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Big Ag’s Greed Revolution

ETC Group News Release 17 January 2012

Big Agribusiness Influence Threatens to Override Public Interest in Greed Revolution

A new 30-page report that documents the growing influence of agribusiness on the multilateral food system and the lack of transparency in research funding has been released today by the international civil society organization ETC Group. The Greed Revolution: Mega Foundations, Agribusiness Muscle In On Public Goods presents three case studies – one involving the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and two involving CGIAR Centers (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research) – which point to a dangerous trend that will worsen rather than solve the problem of global hunger. The report details the involvement of, among others, Nestlé, Heineken, Monsanto, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Syngenta Foundation.

NAFTA and The Fourth World War

NAFTA and The Fourth World War

In 1994 when Canada, US and Mexico first signed NAFTA into being, Subcommandante Marcos and the Zapatistas rose up to defend the little they had left. They have been fighting ever since. In my book Subcommandante Marcos is the original Anon. Slowly, but more rapidly now, the rest of us are waking up ...

Good Vs Ineffective Probiotics

Good Vs Ineffective Probiotics

Michael Larsen is the father of twins, one of whom was diagnosed with Autism in 2008. After implementing the Body Ecology diet along with plenty of young coconut water kefir their daughter, Tula, is now fully recovered and living a full and healthy life. Michael and his wife, Holly, founded the ...

Kombucha Challenge 2012

Kombucha Challenge 2012

I've had kombucha on the brain for a while now, but things have been so nutty I haven't been able to keep up with posting lately at all, please forgive me. I have had a rather kombucha-filled Christmas and the New Year looks to be full of kombucha cheer as well with Kombucha Kamp's annual Kombucha R ...

Wave Of Suicides Among Indian Farmers

Wave Of Suicides Among Indian Farmers

Alex Rossi, India correspondent reports on the most recent surge of suicides in India. This has been going on for more than a decade now. I remember how shocked I was when I first learned of this terrible situation, since then it has only gotten worse. Monsanto and other corporations in the Big Ag w ...

Monsanto’s Broccoli Patent

Monsanto’s Broccoli Patent

In case you hadn't heard about this latest Monsanto trick: Patent on Broccoli will not be revoked European Patent Office (EPO) canceled a public hearing on the controversial patent on a broccoli in October. The broccoli protected by the patent EP1069819 was derived by conventional breeding m ...

Homogenization – Manipulated ‘Milk’ and the Loss of the Creamline

Homogenization – Manipulated ‘Milk’ and the Loss of the Creamline

With all the fuss going on lately about raw milk, it is a good idea to have a look at the history of the dairy industry and how we have gotten to this point. Let's call it part two of our Factory Farm History 101. Read the first part here about distillery dairies in New York. This is taken from Anne ...

Microbes Play crucial role in human health

Microbes Play crucial role in human health

Every day I see more information coming out about the amazing variety of ways in which beneficial microbes assist the human body in healing, absorbing nutrients, functioning, interacting, and much more. Our relationship with these tiny organisms is so intricately twined that we still have a long ...

Meeru Dhalwala Speaks out for Food Freedom

Meeru Dhalwala Speaks out for Food Freedom

New Westminster November 2nd rally for food freedom. Meeru Dhalwala of www.vijs.ca reminds us all how silly this situation is. Canada is one of the most democratic countries in the world and yet won't let us make a choice about how we drink our milk. Please join us November 23rd Vancouver BC ...

Food Stamps Worth Double at Detroit Farmer’s Markets

Food Stamps Worth Double at Detroit Farmer’s Markets

In Michigan, food stamps are worth double at farmers markets, which means more healthy food for low-income shoppers and more customers for local farmers. A Double Win for Fresh Food by Oran B. Hesterman Detroit is home to the longest-running public farmers’ market in the country, as wel ...