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Owen Paterson wants Roundup Ready crops in England

Posted on July 2, 2014 by argylesock

Helen Wallace at GeneWatch UK tells us that a committee within our UK Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA, headed by Owen Paterson), hopes to see Roundup Ready crops on English farms. Those are genetically modified (GM, genetically … Continue reading →

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What is biodiverse food?

Posted on June 13, 2014 by argylesock

Ann Tutwiler of Bioversity International tells us why in the 21st century, we need biodiverse food. And she tells us what that could mean. Ms Tutwiler doesn’t mince her words, saying that a need for dramatically increased food production is … Continue reading →

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Food waste in Britain and the first social supermarket

Posted on December 14, 2013 by argylesock

Laurence Gibbons at Food Manufacture says that good food is being wasted in Britain. Huge amounts of good food. You can scroll down for his infographic about this scandal. Supermarkets are blaming fussy shoppers but they’re also promising to change … Continue reading →

Posted in food, horticulture | Tagged access to food, food waste, grocery, poverty, supermarket | 1 Comment

Food waste from a British supermarket

Posted on October 21, 2013 by argylesock

Our leading supermarket chain in Britain is Tesco. Today, the BBC says that Tesco introduces measures to reduce food waste. ‘The statistics show that 68% of salad to be sold in bags is thrown out, 35% of it by customers.’ … Continue reading →

Posted in food | Tagged food, food waste, grocery, salad, supermarket, vegetable, waste | 6 Comments

Playing the long game for GM crops in Europe

Posted on July 24, 2013 by argylesock

Is Europe a no-go zone for GM crops? Those are genetically modified crops, also called genetically engineered (GE) crops or biotech crops. Whether we’re a no-go zone for GM depends on whether you look at the short game or the … Continue reading →

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Mislabeling damages consumer trust in seafood

Posted on July 9, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on The Coastal House:
seafoodsource.com reports: The deliberate mislabelling of seafood has the potential to damage an industry valued for its quality and sustainability. Recent press coverage of this issue in the U.K. has raised concerns that weakly…

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Will this be another food scare? Meat is sold from cattle with tuberculosis

Posted on June 30, 2013 by argylesock

Jonathan Leake at the Sunday Times tells us that tens of thousands of cattle (Bos primigenius), slaughtered after testing positive for bovine tuberculosis (bTB), are being sold for human consumption in Britain. Mr Leake says this is being done by … Continue reading →

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Are GMOs Used to Make Organic Cheese?

Posted on June 8, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on The Fanning Mill:
Recently, I’ve been part of some discussions relating to the use of enzymes derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in organic cheese production. The concern, or the assumption, is that they are employing the…

Posted in food, miniculture | Tagged bacterium, biotechnology, cheese, enzyme, food processing, genetic modification, grocery, label, milk, organic, supermarket | 2 Comments

Genetically modified animal feed

Posted on April 13, 2013 by argylesock

Do we want to know whether or not the meat, milk and eggs we eat come from animals fed on genetically modified (GM, aka genetically engineered) feed? Here in Britain, that’s an issue with some of our major grocery outlets … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, ecology, human health, knowledge transfer | Tagged biotechnology, ecosystem, egg, feed, food, food safety, genetic modification, grocery, knowledge, label, livestock, meat, milk, supermarket | 7 Comments

How the food we eat can connect kids to nature

Posted on February 22, 2013 by argylesock

argylesock says… Every year in season, we’d go to the Pick Your Own farm. Then we’d eat strawberries with cream, my mother would make jam and pies… you never forget something like that.

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