Divine retribution (or why God hates Monsanto)

I am not a scientist. That’s why I am sometimes amazed and appalled when a bunch of really, really intelligent PhD types do something like create genetically-modified Round-up resistant cotton and then react with surprise and dismay when weeds start turning up with herbicide-resistance. Yes, Monsanto, I’m talking about your scientists, your GMO cotton, and [...]

Study confirms what we already know: Local is better!

Researchers at Cornell University released a study that confirms what we already knew: eating local is better for the planet and better for our health. The study found that the United States food production industry uses almost as much fossil fuels as our entire fleet of automobiles. This seems impossible until you consider that it [...]