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Comment on CLF Week in Links: Bees, Monsanto, Free Trade and More by Linda Carpenter

Linda Carpenter — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:54:54 +0000

I just read F&WWs corporate profile of Monsanto.

I’ve been told many times that the suicides of Indian farmers & its link to Monsanto have been debunked.

Can you provide any illumination into this?

Thanks.

Comment on Sneak Peek at Baltimore’s New Urban Agriculture Policy Plan by Food News Fast - May 20, 2013 | Food Politic

Food News Fast - May 20, 2013 | Food Politic — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11:55 +0000

[...] Baltimore is transforming its urban agriculture policy through bills and city initiatives. [CLF Blog] [...]

Comment on Who will protect our poultry farmers? by MOHAMED IBRAHIM

MOHAMED IBRAHIM — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:27:13 +0000

Mr.

Greetings,,

I am from Libya and I would like to import chicken farm (fattening)

Farm to be the dimensions of 12 meters width of 50 m length.

I want to presentations supported by pictures and your estimated price

Premiere: – and the walls and roof of the farm from sandwich panels integrated doors and windows and all the necessary.

Second offer: – be without the sense of structure walls and ceiling only We take the process

Create the floor and side walls and building that will be of cement block.

Wishes you luck from God

Mohamed Ibrahim

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Comment on New FDA Numbers Reveal Food Animals Consume Lion’s Share of Antibiotics by Antibiotic overuse | French Road Bakery

Antibiotic overuse | French Road Bakery — Sat, 18 May 2013 09:48:57 +0000

[...] the United States—in all of our prescription fill-ups and hospital stays combined—use just over 7 million pounds per year. Thus the vast bulk of antibiotics consumed in this country, some 80 percent, goes to factory [...]

Comment on Food System Musings, from the Dentist’s Chair by Julie Dunn, RN

Julie Dunn, RN — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:42:59 +0000

If consumers were more compassionate and tried vegetarianism/vegan diet, these ponderings of yours would be much happier. We would be headed to a better place (in mind, body,spirit and environment). As Albert Einstein said: “Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.”

Comment on Food & Water Watch sues FDA for answers on arsenic by rhea say

rhea say — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:21:01 +0000

why such drugs are fed to chicken and other animals, are we short of animal crops? If yes what is the alternative? This will resolve the problem if analyzed carefully.

Comment on Flexitarianism—A Unique Perspective on Consumer Behavior from the Netherlands by Allison Righter

Allison Righter — Wed, 15 May 2013 20:12:21 +0000

As a follow-up to this study, another set of Dutch researchers have recently published a fascinating study (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21983048) that investigates consumer behaviors regarding of meat consumption, reduction, and substitution. The study highlights many facts that could be helpful in structuring effective social and policy responses to encourage meat reduction and substitution. Many of it’s findings could and will be particularly helpful in understanding how to effectively target campaigns like Meatless Monday, and which tools/resources the campaign should focus on promoting.

Comment on Food & Water Watch sues FDA for answers on arsenic by Jane Peters

Jane Peters — Mon, 13 May 2013 23:47:53 +0000

And people wonder why there are so many birth defects and cancers.

Comment on What’s New in Swine Flu – Three Novel Viruses by Darell Langerman

Darell Langerman — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:55:08 +0000

In June 2009, the World Health Organization declared the new strain of swine-origin H1N1 as a pandemic. This strain is often called swine flu by the public media. This novel virus spread worldwide and had caused about 17,000 deaths by the start of 2010. On August 10, 2010, the World Health Organization declared the H1N1 influenza pandemic over, saying worldwide flu activity had returned to typical seasonal patterns.`^

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Comment on Immigration Reform, Agriculture and Public Health by CLF Week in Links: Farm Bill, Honeybees, Urban Ag and More | Center for a Livable Future

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:44:38 +0000

[...] did a terrific job addressing the complexities of the current immigration reform climate in this blogpost. And this week, the New York Times ran this story about the many low-income Americans, mostly [...]