Organic DOES NOT MEAN Pesticide free.

This is a pet peeve of mine, and one that I think is a harmful myth perpetuated by the “green revolution.” It is also a misconception I saw illuminated in the words of Julie Cummins, the director of education at the Center for Urban Education About Sustainable Agriculture (in this Chowhound thread). She tells consumers: [...]

The Food Revolution is going to be televised?

I’m not a huge student of reality TV; however, you can understand how a student writing his thesis on Community Supported Agriculture as a Tool for Food Justice would be interested in Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. Now I’ve already briefly talked about why I think the show has failed to address the underlying issues in [...]