Tag: Pesticide

  • The Cost of Conventional Food to Society

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    Dr. Stan Gardener shares his perspective on the cost society pays for conventional food in his article Pay the Farmer or Pay Pharma.  This was published in the Meridian Magazine by the LDS Church.  It is refreshing to see them take this on. If all the churches followed suit, we might see significant changes to our…

  • America Exporting Poisons to Rest of World

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    Reposted from Salon.com: After eating a school lunch that was made with cooking oil tainted with the toxic pesticide monocrotophos, 23 Indian children were recently killed. While the media has highlighted the widespread use of highly hazardous chemicals in India and subsequent health effects, what’s largely unreported is the role that the United States has played — and continues…

  • Benefits of an organic food diet from an organic farming advocate’s perspective

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    Posted by: Khareem Cabey in Business Organic farming advocate, Philippe van den Bossche,responds to an article discussing the benefits of eating organic. According to a Wall Street Journal article, sales of organic food have been rising steadily over the past 10 years, “reaching almost $30 billion in 2011, or 4.2% of all U.S. food and beverage sales, as reported by the…

  • Pesticides Linked to Development of Parkinsons

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    Amy Boulanger reports on the link between Parkinsons and pesticides in a recent article in Medical Daily: Choosing an organic-based diet might be a healthier option for helping prevent the onset of PD, or helping those already diagnosed with the disorder. Numerous studies demonstrate the health risks of exposure to pesticides, which are used to…