Month: November 2013
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Interview with Green State TV
Last spring I was asked to do an interview for Green State TV (see below) via Skype and it was recently posted. Rick E, the interviewer, was curious about my switch from anti-GMO to pro-science. The piece is highly edited and of course, I wish I would have said more but here it is! […]
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Sleuth4Health Comments to USDA Regarding Non-Browning Apples
Below is my comment submitted to the USDA’s APHIS division during the final comment period for the Arctic® Apple, slated to come to market in the US. The nay-sayers don’t like this apple simply because they don’t like anything associated with biotechnology or genetic engineering. In the world of anti-GMO activism, the entire technology is painted […]
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Looking Forward to a Platter of Arctic® Apples
This past weekend I threw an 80th birthday party for my mother. The food was pretty simple: veggie tray with the obligatory container of ranch dip, crackers and cheese, cute cupcakes and a store bought platter of apple slices perfectly placed around a container of gooey carmel sauce. Concerned that the apples would turn brown […]
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Organic Is Always Superior To Conventional – Right?
Please enjoy this article by Scientific American Blogger Christie Wilcox that busts some über popular myths about organic farming MYTHBUSTING 101: ORGANIC FARMING > CONVENTIONAL AGRICULTURE People believe a lot of things that we have little to no evidence for, like that vikings wore horned helmets or that you can see the Great Wall of […]