What’s Behind the Added Expense of Organic Food?
Organic food wasn’t as pricey for our grandmothers as it is today but the food system we have today isn’t the one that she had either.
Robyn O’Brien is the co-founder of rePlant Capital, an impact investment firm, deploying integrated capital from soil to shelf in order to build soil health and financial resiliency for farmers. She is also the founder of Do Good, a strategic advisory firm, and the AllergyKids Foundation. Random House published Robyn’s book, The Unhealthy Truth, in 2009, and her TEDx talks have been translated into dozens of languages and viewed by millions around the world.
Kraft Finally Decides to Ditch Artificial Dyes in Mac and Cheese
Kraft announced that they are reformulating some of their signature mac and cheese products to be more nutritious.
GMO vs Non-GMO: A Tale of Two Stocks
A look at the escalating growth of Annie’s versus the collapsing growth of Kellogg’s tells the GMO vs Non-GMO story from the viewpoint of what food buyers truly want.
What the Food Industry Really Fears about GMO Labeling
The food industry’s claim that GMO labeling will raise food costs can be easily disproved. The real reason for their opposition is a much bigger fear on their part.
GMO Labeling: Are Biotech Companies Duping Their Own Shareholders?
Biotech companies oppose GMO labeling claiming to the FDA that their products are the same as non-gmo. But they also claim patents for unique properties and features. Which is it?
Sick Food: An Obsolete Technology
As junk food becomes more of an obsolete technology, what will happen to financial portfolios that are vested in companies in this field?
The Food Awakening: Join the Conversation Over a Candy Bar
Its an odd concept to think that food awareness could connect in a candy bar.
GMOs: A Pig Feeding Trial Exposes Problems and “He Said, She Said” Science
A recent study shows that animals found in the US food supply are harmed by the consumption of GMOs in corn and soy animal feed.
GMO Foods: They Look the Same, But Are They?
The landscape of food has changed. Not only is it available 24/7 and marketed to us using mobile apps and Internet games, but it is also full of lots of ingredients that just didn’t exist when we were kids. So while our food may look the same, it now contains artificial, engineered and genetically altered…
Autism and Learning Disabilities: The Top 10 Possible Chemical Causes
There is a huge gap in the research into the increase in autism and the 80,000 chemicals in use in our society today, only 200 of which have been examined by the EPA.