Roundup Ready (TM) resistant superweeds are now spreading across Ontario. Thanks to Monsanto’s special seeds that come with herbicides, weeds have become mixed up too and despite all the toxic sprays, these weeds are thriving. Cough cough. In the meantime, Monsanto is pushing for a Roundup Resistant wheat. Think about that next time you’re having [...]
What is one of the most toxic jobs in the world? Mine worker? Asbestos handler? Try a nail salon worker. Yes, your friendly nail bar down the street houses one of the most toxic chemical environments on the planet. Along with all the other stuff they’re putting on your nails includes toluene, formaldehyde and dibutyl [...]
Canada’s entire flax industry – worth $320 million annually – could flub out. The European Union has put the brakes on flax exports from Canada because the exports were contaminated with the genetically modified version, Triffid. Triffid was a genetically modified (GM) flax seed developed at the University of Saskatchewan in the 1990s and de-registered [...]
Greenpeace has a short powerful video to illustrate how Nestle’s dependence on cheap palm oil for its chocolates is resulting in the destruction of rainforests in Indonesia by forest giant Sinar Mas. As consumers, while we can’t have much of an effect against Sinar Mas, we can make a difference by not buying from Nestle. [...]
Picturesque scenes of apple tree blossoms against the backdrop of Okanagan Lake may no longer exist as fruit packing houses in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley are packing up themselves. In June 2008, the operations of four grower-owned packinghouses: Okanagan North Growers Cooperative, BC Fruit Packers Cooperative, Sun Fresh Cooperative Growers, and Okanagan Similkameen Cooperative Growers [...]
The life of a battery hen is a harsh one. It is chickens like this who lay the eggs you buy in the supermarket. Unhealthy, featherless and weak. Is this a healthy food choice when the chickens are in this state? Thankfully there is the Little Hen Rescue in Norfolk, England. It all started with [...]
Subway sandwiches are often touted as being healthy fast food, but are they really? Bnet.com has an interesting article which you might want to read before you order. First of all, the bread is made with sodium stearoyl lactylate and ammonium sulfate, which are used as a dough conditioners, and azodicarbonamide, a bleaching chemical most [...]
Continue reading about What makes Subway sandwiches dangerous?
Milk in Canada is getting more expensive to buy and more expensive for cheesemakers and others in the dairy industry. Why is this a concern? Food security is a green issue. Currently, Canada does not have a national framework to deal with the dairy industry. Unlike the U.S., Canada has a quota system which used [...]
Contrary to popular belief, Europe does buy genetically modified (GM) canola – referred to as rapeseed oil. The European Union did relax the moratorium on genetically modified canola, and at least one freighter of gm canola was bound for Europe from Canada in October. In Australia, Gene Ethics has been trying to pressure processing companies [...]
Continue reading about Europeans buy more genetically modified canola
Now is a good time to plan your spring garden and select some seeds to grow. The Seed and Plant Santuary for Canada is a charitable organization founded by Salt Spring Seeds which allows a member access to five varieties of seeds from their databases which include rare and heirloom species – everything from tomatoes [...]
