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Jamie Oliver on Kids’ Diets

Cool video on healthy dining shared by King of Green Dining, Vaughan Lazar, co-founder of Pizza Fusion, the all-green pizza wave splashing across the country and beyond….

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Challenge for Ethical Eating – Plants Want to Live, Too

I love this article by esteemd science writer Natalie Angier. I always find myself apologizing to my mizuna, arugula and nasturtium plants when I trim them to make a salad… and I’ve sure heard trees crying when I’ve seen them razed….
“…plants no more aspire to being stir-fried in a wok than a hog aspires to [...]

Monsanto Squeezes Out Seed Business Competition

Allowing monopolies on our food supply seems pretty scary, and besides, I don’t want to eat genetically modified foods – we find out far too often that messing with nature causes problems. How to avoid supporting this seed monopoly and avoid GM foods? Buy organic. Plant your own garden with organic seeds, keep and resow [...]

Score 1 for environmental justice. (For once.)
A U.S. Federal Court has ruled the U.S. government failed to adequately evaluate the environmental risks of Monsanto’s new Franken-crop, the Roundup-Ready “superbeet.” As you may know from the film Food, Inc., the Monsanto Corporation is known for some truly monstrous practices, not the least of which are wreaking [...]

Recent research has the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) concerned that the huge quantities of metal, plastic, paint chips and other man-made debris floating at sea, hundreds and even thousands of miles from land, may be working their way into the American diet. NOAA, a part of the Commerce Department, largely exists to track [...]

FOOD, Inc. will be featured at the Hippodrome State Theatre, September 25th – October 1st

Green Drinks and GoGreenNation.org will co-host the opening night reception with the Hippodrome, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Sept. 25.

Just mention GoGreenNation Green Drinks for a discount of $1 off the house beer or wine of your choice at The Hippodrome bar, (valid Sept. 25, 2009 only).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Scientists detected mercury contamination in every fish sampled in 291 streams across the country, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study released [August 19].
Mercury, a neurotoxin, is one of the most serious contaminants threatening our nation’s waters. The main source of mercury to natural waters is mercury that is emitted [such as [...]

“We are learning that when schools serve healthier meals, they solve serious educational and health-related problems.” via Alice Waters: Want to Teach Democracy? Improve School Lunches.
TAKE LOCAL ACTION TO IMPROVE SCHOOL NUTRITION:
Join a community potluck on Labor Day, September 7 to promote awareness of the Child Nutrition Act

Support a local effort to protect animals at a July 4th Pignic sponsored by Animal Acres. Fun, games, cruelty-free food, and a presentation by author Ruby Roth on compassionate dining.

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If we help those caught in the wake of famine to grow their own gardens, as well as reduce meat consumption, we might stand a chance of addressing this growing global problem of world hunger.