 The Little-Known History and Hazards of Food Irradiation by Susan Meeker-Lowry (SusanMeekerLowry)
posted Thu January 7th 2010 @ 2:04 PM
When it comes to food safety, the food industry has some very interesting ideas indeed. Rather than cleaning up its act, regionalize food production, and move away from monocultures the industry has decided that irradiating food to kill pathogens is the way to go. Read More »
  Michael Pollan Interview on Cooking (SeanBossie)
posted Sun January 3rd 2010 @ 12:00 AM
This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies, senior writer for the Philadelphia Daily News, filling in this week for Terry Gross.
Writer Michael Pollan has become something of a crusader for changing the way we think about food in America. By growing and processing food on a massive industrial scale and transporting it thousands of miles for consumption, Pollan argues, we're burning too much energy, damaging the environment and undermining our health. Read More »
 Raw Food or Cooked Food? (SeanBossie)
posted Sat January 2nd 2010 @ 12:00 AM
This is an interesting conversation on the popular raw food vs cooked food debate...What is YOUR take? Who proved their point the best in this debate? Read More »
 The Brave New World of Genetic Engineering by Susan Meeker-Lowry (SusanMeekerLowry)
posted Sat January 2nd 2010 @ 12:00 AM
We were so excited by the power of a new discovery [nuclear technology], that we leapt ahead blindly, and without caution. Today the situation with genetic engineering is perhaps even more grave because this technology acts on the very blueprint of life itself. Read More »
 Giving All to what's present (SeanBossie)
posted Mon December 28th 2009 @ 5:48 AM
"Real generosity toward the future consists in giving all to what's present" Read More »
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