Monthly Archives: December 2009
Nonprofit David Cuts Down Agribusiness Goliaths Dean Foods, Target Stumble—Being Forced to Correct Deceptive Practices
Nonprofit David Cuts Down Agribusiness Goliaths Dean Foods, Target Stumble—Being Forced to Correct Deceptive Practices CORNUCOPIA, Wis. – December 14 – An investigation by the USDA’s National Organic Program has determined that Target Corporation wrongly used the image of a … Continue reading
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Close friend of agriculture chief now a Monsanto lobbyist
Jerry Crawford, an Iowa lawyer and lobbyist with deep ties to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, recently registered as the Washington representative for Monsanto, a biotechnology and agrichemical giant that embodies the “special interests” President Obama planned to drive from the … Continue reading
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Chicory Recipes
Chicory and White Bean Soup Ingredients * 2 medium onions, chopped * 2 tablespoons olive oil * 5 garlic cloves, smashed * 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled * approximately 5 cups vegetable broth * 1 pound chicory, torn into 2-inch … Continue reading
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the faces of Publix
The other face of Publix: why Publix continues to purchase tomatoes from growers tainted by last year’s brutal slavery prosecution. We want Publix to make good on its promise to be, in the words of its mission statement, “involved as … Continue reading
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