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Where Are Your Grocery Dollars Going?
In March, the USDA released the newest figures in a series of data entitled The Food Dollar; an annual breakdown of food prices that tracks where each dollar spent on groceries actually goes. The results are startling. For 2008 (the … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Food, Geopolitics, Labor, Technology, The Economy
Tagged corn, Ethanol, Farm Bill, Farmers, Food Commodities, Food dollar, local food, oil, small farms, Supply and demand, Sustainability
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The FDA Food Safety and Modernization Act and a New Era in Food Politics
Late yesterday morning, the Senate voted by a clear majority, 73 to 25, to pass S.510, the FDA Food Safety and Modernization Act. The bill, which was passed by the House in 2009, is the first major legislation to affect … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Food, Geopolitics, Labor
Tagged 1938, AAA, Big Ag, corporate interests, Eric Schlosser, FDA, food safety, food security, Glenn Beck, local food, Michael Pollan, modernization, Monsanto, New Deal, S.510, small farms, Steve Green, sustainable food, Tester-Hagan
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