Category Archives: GMOs

Ignorance is Blistering

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Scott

I recently came across this product and was incredibly relieved to finally find a salt that hasn’t been genetically modified (although, the “pinkness” of this salt makes me wonder if it has been spliced with the genes of salmon)! This … Continue reading →

Posted in food, GMOs, organic foods | Tagged food labels, GMOs, himalania rock pink salt, hysteria, misinformation, non-GMO certified, non-GMO labeling, non-GMOs, organic food, organic foods, The non-GMO project | 13 Comments

Why is Walmart so expensive?

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Scott

In my eternal scan of the Internet for MOM’s data and feedback, I came across this blogger’s post: Why is MOM’s Organic Market so expensive? I hear this question in one form or another all the time. If you read reviews of … Continue reading →

Posted in environment, food, GMOs, MOM's Organic Market, organic foods | Tagged agri-business, big corporations, cancer, carbon emissions, chesapeake bay, colony collapse disorder, conventional agriculture, conventional farming, corporate america, Farm bill, honeybees, monarch butterflies, obesity, organic food, organic foods, pesticides, poultry fair share act, subsidies | 12 Comments

Good News, Bad News, Who Knows?

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Scott

The Washington Post ran a story yesterday about unapproved GMO wheat that was found on an Oregon farm. At this point it’s a big mystery how this happened, as this particular GMO wheat was last tested by Monsanto in a … Continue reading →

Posted in business, environment, food, GMOs, organic foods | Tagged cargill, cross contamination, GMO, GMO wheat, monsanto, oregon, organic foods, Washington Post, wheat | 7 Comments

The Powerful Organic Consumer

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Scott

In this past Sunday’s Washington Post, there was an article in which Whole Foods’ co-CEO Walter Robb was interviewed on their decision to require labeling of GMO products in 5 years. WF’s decision is a game changer. There have been … Continue reading →

Posted in food, GMOs, organic foods | Tagged consumer, GMO, interview, labeling, Washington Post, Whole Foods, you | 3 Comments

Infinite Shades of Grey

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Scott

The battle against GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) has gained much momentum these past few years. It seems like the issue really caught fire when this picture went viral on the internet in the spring of 2012. Kashi was lambasted when … Continue reading →

Posted in GMOs, MOM's Organic Market, organic foods | Tagged consumer choice, GMOs, kashi, organics, prop 37 | 5 Comments

The Absence of Negatives

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Scott

A reporter recently called to ask me about the recent Stanford study which claimed that organic foods are not more nutritious than conventional foods. I told him that while there have been studies indicating that organic foods are more nutritious … Continue reading →

Posted in environment, food, GMOs, MOM's Organic Market, organic foods, water | Tagged animal cruelty, GMOs, organics, pesticides, stanford study | 5 Comments

Natural Foods- Progress, not Perfection

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Scott

I was recently offered membership to Natural Products Association. I declined. Natural products are better than the usual junk foods that people eat, but given all of the synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides used in the growing process (and the … Continue reading →

Posted in environment, food, GMOs, MOM's Organic Market, nature, organic foods | Tagged GMOs, natural foods, natural products assocation, organic foods | 4 Comments