Photo: lab rat from Health Freedom Alliance newsletter
Can you believe it?! Even rats prefer ORGANIC food! This newsflash comes from the latest Health Freedom Alliance newsletter:
“The next time you find yourself in a debate about which tastes better (organic or non organic foods – if it’s still debatable), you can mention that even rats prefer [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Even Rats Prefer Organic Food!
Posted in Other News! on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What’s “Organic Wine”?
Posted in Where Else ORGANIC? on November 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Photo: organic wine illustration
If only organic labelling were so easy! In Canada organic wine is a “wine that has been produced from organically grown grapes, but no legal international definition exists. Organic wines are not nessarily sulfate-free, but they have no added sulfates.“ [For more information, see Wines of Canada.]
In the US organic wine is defined [...]
Goin’ Bananas!
Posted in Superfoods on November 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Photo: an organic banana artistically displayed
Ever wonder where the expression “goin’ bananas” originated? A professor at CCNY (Community College of New York) has an answer for you. Here’s what he told his “Physiological Psych” class about “bananas.” The expression “goin’ bananas” is from the effects bananas have on the brain.
According to the professor: “Bananas contain three [...]
Organic “Bait and Switch”
Posted in Other News! on November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Photo: illustration from Health Freedom Alliance newsletter alert
Organic is so popular these days that even when a food company giant like Dean (which produces Silk Soy Milk) “switches” from organic to “conventional” sources, no one is notified–neither grocers or consumers. Here’s a “head’s up” from Health Freedom Alliance action network about this “not really organic” soy [...]
Organic Art?
Posted in Original Art on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Photo: food sculpture by artist and chef, Jimmy Zhang (San Francisco)
“Where’s the butter?” is obviously not the first thought that comes to mind for artist Jimmy Zhang, when he looks at a loaf of bread. [To see more of these sculptures, see "Jimmy Zhang's Food Sculpture."]
