Is Monsanto Really That Bad?
We’ve all heard it. Monsanto is evil, corrupt, horrible, blah, blah, blah. But, is this…
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March Against Monsanto: PDX
Six thousand Portlanders came out for last Saturday’s ‘March Against Monsanto.’ Folks held their anti-GMO…
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Dirt!
For a class assignment we had to choose from a list of food documentaries and…
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Eating Out = Eating More
Eating Out = Eating More. I am currently in school for Holistic Nutrition and we…
Read MoreFloppy the Fish Tells Us Why We Should Eat Local in 2:48
fudehouse: my friend, Floppy the Fish gives a quick argument for eating local. Love fudehouse.
Read MoreRobyn O’Brien’s 2011 TedxTalk
Labeled the food industry’s Erin Brokovich, Robyn O’Brien was the least likely candidate to campaign…
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Is Their Slavery in Your Chocolate?
Why I don’t buy Snickers, Mars Bars, Nutella, Payday, M&Ms, Hershey Kisses, Nestle Chocolate Chips,…
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The Scary Seven
Naturally Savvy put together a list of the seven worst ingredients in food. Our kids…
Read MoreSlimming Down Schools
In Philadelphia, a two-year experiment by researchers at Temple University to examine whether nutrition education…
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Nerd Grenades: Jon Stewart’s Take on Michelle Obama’s New School Lunch Policy
‘There’s been quite a bit of tension since First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary…
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1 in 3 Children in America Are Overweight: What Are We Going to Do About It?
In May 2008 The Washington Post ran a 5-part series called Young Lives At Risk: Our…
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FRESH the Trailer
‘Food is at the foundation…but, it’s really about life.’ – Fresh
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From Pasture to Plate: Small-Scale vs. Factory-Farmed Poultry
I asked my farmer friend, Jerry, to tell me a bit about the chickens on…
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What Has Massive Breasts, a Weak Heart, and a Lifespan of 42 Days?
I didn’t come up with this clever title. Tom Philpott of Mother Jones did. His…
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Welcome.
Welcome to Freshly Grown. Over the next week or so I’ll be sharing all things…
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Freshly Grown’s Egg Buying Guide
For those of us who purchase eggs, the choices seem endless and confusing with so…
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2 Reasons to Reconsider the Eggs You Buy
Of course chickens should run around and do their chicken thing and be fed and…
Read MoreChickens & Waste
‘Chickens can be of community and civic service. One standard chicken eats about 8 pounds…
Read MorePortlandia: Is the Chicken Local?
Laughtastic! Soo Portland. Although this clip completely makes fun of Portlanders to a T, as…
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