A SYSTEMATIC review of literature over 50 years finds no evidence for superior nutritional content of organic produce. There is no evidence that organically produced foods are nutritionally superior to conventionally produced foodstuffs, according … [Read more...] about Organic Food not Nutritionally Better than Conventional
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Whale Meat as a Western Taboo
It’s free-range, organic and tastes like an exceptionally tender eye fillet. I am referring to the whale meat, lightly roasted in black pepper, I enjoyed Tuesday night in Tokyo. The Japanese delegates at the conference I am attending here … [Read more...] about Whale Meat as a Western Taboo
Fishers Snagged: Not Farmed, Then Not Organic
According to an article in yesterday's New York Times the market for organic foods continues to grow with sales reaching US$13.8 billion in 2005 compared with US$3.6 billion in 1997. But there's not much 'organic seafood' about because of problems … [Read more...] about Fishers Snagged: Not Farmed, Then Not Organic
A New Year’s Resolution: No More Organic Food
Joe Fattorini writes in The (Glasgow)Herald about his new year's resolution which is to give up eating organic food: It's self-indulgent, wasteful and frankly immoral. But you know how it is. I was swept along with the trend, and it felt good at the … [Read more...] about A New Year’s Resolution: No More Organic Food
Talking Up Chuck Benbrook To Talk Down GM
Imagine meeting a person who was once a top advisor to American Presidents Jimmy Carter, George Bush Senior and also Bill Clinton! He would have to have been rather special to have survived both sides of politics for that long as a top … [Read more...] about Talking Up Chuck Benbrook To Talk Down GM
When in Drought, Grow Organic
My friend Dr David Tribe from Melbourne University has just started his own blog, click here. Congratulations David! I was scrolling through his recent posts and there is a great paper on organic farming, download file. Well it provides good … [Read more...] about When in Drought, Grow Organic
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
