News flash – fast food is corny Another study confirms what Michael Pollan and others have been saying for years, that just about everything on an average fast food menu is made of corn, which means that its cheap prices are held up by corn subsidies, even though the food’s no good for us or the planet.
If it’s not corn, it’s fish This NY Times Editorial points out how un-sustainable it is to feed so much small fish (which account for 37% of catches) to pigs, poultry and farmed fish.
EU loosens beauty standards on veggies The European Union has relaxed regulations restricting mis-shapen fruits and veggies in the marketplace. Bring on the knobbly carrots.
Unhand that butterball Kerry Trueman makes a case against industrially-produced turkey and a case for our Local Thanksgiving Challenge, put on in partnership with the Consumers Union, nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports. Check out the details in yesterday’s post, or take the challenge here.
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