Organic Peanut Butter: Is it safe?

Peanut butter is one of those foods that one would think would be better to eat organic. In terms of general health, we’ve probably all heard by now that is better to avoid peanut butter varietys that contain hydrogenated oils, and to stick with those butters that are made of nothing but peanuts, and possibly a bit of salt.

But where does organic peanut butter fall? According to Tara Parker-Pope of the NYTimes, more than 99 percent of peanuts are grown conventionally, including the use of…

Free range farmer only ten years old

Elsa Amiss lives on the Higher Hingle Farm with her parents and siblings. After watching her parents sell by 100 organic ducks a week, Elsa decided to start her own business. She sells organic duck eggs to local markets and oversees the care of 300 ducks. She is England’s youngest supermarket supplier.

Underneath a giant tent, Elsa’s brothers gather the eggs. Each egg is hand washed by Elsa before she enlists the help of her two brothers and sister to label and box them for shipment. She …

Green Daily Giveaway Reminder: Boca - burgers and more!

If you’re a meatless eater, and want to try the new flavors from Boca, don’t miss that week’s giveaway:three coupons, each good for one free package of Boca Meatless Products.

Click on by to the original post (please don’t comment here, it won’t count!) and leave a comment telling us about your favorite meat-free dish. At 5 pm EST we’ll pick a winner at random. That could be you, but you have to enter to win!

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The RNC is BPA-free

As a member of the media covering life beyond the perimeter of the Republican National Convention at Saint Paul’s XCel Center I can’t tell you whether the metal detectors, video monitors or hairspray being used is environmentally-friendly.

But I can tell you some of the swag disagrees with the FDA on BPA. That is, the Food and Drug Administration earlier stated that Bisphenol A had not been linked to cancer, and was exposure to it in plastics did not warrant health concerns.

The offici…

Dude, you just ate a clone burger!

In news that’s certain to construct some of you meatatarians out there a little uneasy, rumor has it that unless you’ve been buying organic, you may have theoretically aly eaten products from a cloned animal. In January, the USFDA removed the ban on meat and milk from cloned animals, which means its probably aly out there somewhere — lurking on a supermarket shelf.

According to the FDA, there’s no reason to anguish — since it’s “impossible to differentiate” within products from cloned a…

Keep butter fresh without your refrigerator

Food

I’m always asking my mom to tell me stories of growing up on a family farm. One of things that fascinates me is that they did not have a refrigerator. She says that they really didn’t need one. They had fresh milk every day from their own cows, fresh eggs from their chickens, fresh fish from the sea right outside their window, and some dry and preserved items to round things out. And of course, butter and cheese, well, those would last a while even without any refrigeration.

The Glass…

Green Daily Giveaway: Boca - burgers and more!

Meat-free meal options have come a expanded way since tofu dogs and veggie burgers. You can find a huge variety of shapes and sizes in the freezer section of your local supermarket.

Boca Burger has about a zillion (okay, only ten but that’s a lot!) versions of the just the burger, including one made with organic soy. They recently introduced even more new products, including a microwavable chik’n sandwich in a bun that is surprisingly chicken-like, and tasty.

Want to try for yourself…

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