Tostitos Natural Yellow Corn Tortillas

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…”Made with Certified Organic Corn”, so says the package. I thought I was fooled again by a big corporation, trying to pull my leg, when I came home with this rather expensive package of tortilla chips – 9 oz bag cost $3.99. Holy Tortilla Batman! But if the price wasn’t bad enough, (and the amount of chips in the bag occupied only about 20% of the bag!), the bag said, [...]

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BREAKING NEWS: GE Alfalfa has been approved by USDA

This issue has been on my mind since I first learned that Cornucopia Institute was suing to stop GE Alfalfa but now GE Alfalfa has been approved by the USDA for general planting as early as this Spring. Once again, our government has been ‘bought’ by biotech companies with their lobbying groups even when USDA saw problems with GE Alfalfa. It’s mind boggling how this has passed when it was [...]

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Visiting local farms in Westchester, NY

I live about 45 minutes north of NYC and about two hours south of Albany, NY. My town is at the edge of suburbia and right before the “boonies”, depending on who you talk to. The good thing is, I can drive to a numerous number of farms within an hour. And not surprisingly, there are farmers markets in practically every town and you can be assured that the products [...]

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No evidence organic foods benefit health

Yes, you read it correctly if you read the Yahoo News yesterday. It got my attention. But boy, was I fuming. This is another perfect way the media manipulates you. It worked on me! I clicked on the title! But reading the article further down, the information clearly says, the studies were too small and the length of the study was too short, that there is not enough evidence – [...]

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When to buy organic – Dirty Dozen and Clean 15

I try to buy organic products as much as possible. But lately, with frugality being the name of the game, I tend to question, “Can I get away with buying non-organic for this one?” before I pick up a bag of oranges or potatoes. So I researched to see what I can get away with. According to Consumer Reports….. Buy these items organic as often as possible Apples, bell peppers, [...]

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