 While Michelle Obama continues to teach kids to garden in the White House Garden, our tax dollars are funding a mono-crop culture heavy in corn and soy. Imagine U.S. disease rates (including child obesity and the growing epidemic of Type II diabetes) if most vegetables weren’t pricier than your average soda or McDonald’s cheeseburger. . . . → Read More: Why Michelle Obama means well, but new USDA guidelines won’t do (illustrated!)  I’m loving “The Story of Cosmetics,” which came out today from Story of Stuff creator Annie Leonard with Clean Water Action, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, and Free Range Studios. Annie explains that the average American uses an average of 6-12 beauty products daily, with most of them unchecked for potentially harmful ingredients. Free Range created . . . → Read More: Watch “Story of Cosmetics” and vote to get toxins off body products For World Water Day 2010, I thought I’d mention three campaigns doing strong work on pressing issues right now: disaster relief in Haiti and stopping the bottled water industry. I also posted them on my Take Back the Tap Facebook page. Charity: water has grown so much since it started a few years ago by one New . . . → Read More: Growing campaigns for World Water Day Last night I attended a night of foodie-activist mingling and new media at the Green Zebra Remake Lounge. I met Anne from Civil Eats’ Kitchen Table Talks, saw familiar and new faces, and sampled some really good quality chocolate by Alter Eco (great stuff!) I got to catch up with Executive Producer Erica Priggen from Free Range . . . → Read More: Changing our food system through media and education One of the most interesting panels to come out of the Monterey Aquarium’s recent event on sustainable cooking solutions talked about the increased consumer demand for farm animals raised and slaughtered using humane methods. Gourmet magazine wrote a piece on it that made me hopeful for more legislature like Proposition 2, which passed last November in . . . → Read More: Towards a more humane diet |
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