Organic food – Insight Sciences

GMO in my foods: there’s an app for that

October 24, 2012 by timbatchelder, posted in Data Governance, Health Informatics, Knowledge Management, Linguistic Search, Systems Science

An App To Tell You If There Are Genetically Modified Ingredients In Your Food
BY ARIEL SCHWARTZ, fastcoexist.com

There are no laws that say companies have to tell you if they’re using genetically modified ingredients. If that doesn’t sit right with you, there’s now an app to help you sort out which foods’ genes have been altered.

Genetically modified…

http://flpbd.it/mjhkB

Hungary Destroys All Monsanto GMO Corn Fields (trueactivist.com)
Whole Foods’ Brilliant Cross-Contamination Plan (dailyfinance.com)
GMOs in Foods (cleanandgreennutrition.wordpress.com)

Tour de Coops: Raising chickens in Boston

May 22, 2010 by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Free range chickens seek shade in their simple... — Free range chickens seek shade in their simple coop. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

With the economy in the trash more and more locals are turning to raising chickens for fun, recycling and food.

Chicken fanciers can take “Tour de Coops” on Sunday – Milton – Your Town – Boston.com.

Sheds Unlimited Announces Backyard Chicken Coop Shed Sale for February (prweb.com)
Chicken Coop Plans for Backyard Farmers Now Rising in Popularity Reports iTrustNews.com (prweb.com)
Chickens multiply in Tampa before rules allowing them are added (tbo.com)
How To Raise Backyard Chickens (forbes.com)
Tampa reconsiders urban chicken rules (tbo.com)
Urban Chickens: Frugal Fad or Pricey Pastime? (mint.com)

Brookwood Community Farm

May 30, 2009 by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Metadata Masterdata, Systems Science

Brookwood Community Farm » About the Farm.

Farmers’ Markets on Wheels: Local Non-Profit Raises Funds for a Pedal-Powered, Mobile Farm Stand (bostinno.com)
Innovative organic farming achieves sustainability in rural Hokkaido (japantimes.co.jp)
Why your banana may not be vegan – Warning to those allergic to Shellfish (engineeringevil.com)
Before You Bite: News About Organic Tomatoes, Walmart Corn (aarp.org)
Farming Without Water? Age-Old Techniques Are Making a Comeback (alternet.org)
What Do We Know About Farming (calmyourbeans.wordpress.com)
Oregon seed, farm groups sue state over GMO canola (news.terra.com)
Bhutan’s New Road to Happiness: Organic Farming (fora.tv)
Amid drought, farmers flood social media | Grist (grist.org)
Largest local organic farm seeding greener pastures (mysouthwestga.com)

Howonearth: Great restaurant in Southern Mass

August 28, 2008 by timbatchelder, posted in Health Informatics, Information Visualization, Knowledge Management, Systems Science

English: Cell-nique, 1st Organic Super Green D... — English: Cell-nique, 1st Organic Super Green Drink… Each Bottle has same 31 Organic Super Foods (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Can a New Kind of Fast Food Bring Healthy Green Eating to the Masses? (forbes.com)
Former McDonald’s CEO Opens a Sustainable and Healthy Fast-Food Restaurant to Rival the Giant (inhabitat.com)
Choose Organic Produce Where It Matters Most (organicready.org)
Agri-Cube grows mass quantities of vegetables in a one-car parking spot (gizmag.com)
Main Line Dining: Restaurants in Wayne PA Offer Big City Feel (foodrestaurantpa.typepad.com)
Chipotle Ups the Ante to Twice as Much Local Produce (triplepundit.com)
Study shows organic tomatoes have more antioxidants (seattlepi.com)
Have you bought fresh farm foods recently? (5thingstodotoday.com)
33 Environmentally Friendly Eating Habits (greatist.com)