A bewildered e-mail from the owner of a prolific grapefruit tree asking us for recipes and other uses for his overabundant crop, is prompting this reminder of the potential health hazards posed by this otherwise … Read More
Organics–What’s So Special?
by Dina Eliash Robinson Who knew that going from ‘farming’ to ‘agribusiness’ would end up poisoning consumers and polluting the environment? A perfect case of good intentions paving the road to… well, you know… Because … Read More
SHORT TAKES: Toxic Pine Nuts From China
Consider yourself lucky if a nasty taste is all that you have suffered after eating pesto, salad or other foods containing pine nuts. At least you’re not alone. Thousands of consumers in the U.S., Europe and … Read More
Safe & Tasty Choices in Fish & Seafood
By Catharine L. Kaufman—a.k.a. The Kitchen Shrink When I was pregnant, the local fishmonger refused to sell me swordfish, explaining that this humungous, bottom feeding creature was loaded with mercury and PCBs. My subsequent research … Read More
Urban Gardening Expertise Improves White House Soil & Veggies
By Dina Eliash Robinson Since urban gardens are exposed to air pollution from traffic and other city activities, growing produce in an organic environment requires expertise in soil preparation to reduce harmful contaminants. Fortunately, Sam … Read More
Swine Flu By Any Other Name…
Can’t blame the hog industry for being up in arms about labeling the new virus “swine flu.” The Obama administration, determined to rev up the economy, responded to hog farmers’ concerns by switching to the … Read More
Pork—The Other (Mrsa-Tainted) White Meat
By Dina Eliash Robinson The good news is that we can always find one or more tasty substitutes for tainted foods we’re warned to avoid. The bad news is that food freakouts keep popping up … Read More
Peanut Alert
By Dina Eliash Robinson The outbreak of salmonella typhimurium at the Blakely, Ga.-based Peanut Corporation of America in mid-2008 either completely slipped by the private inspector hired and paid by the company to check the … Read More
Beef Industry Exposée: Slaughterhouse Blues
By Dina Eliash Robinson Scary Video —- Earlier this year, an undercover video shot by members of the Humane Society of the United States revealed that Hallmark/Westland Meat Co. of Chino, California—a major meat processor—was … Read More
Food Poisoning Can Trigger Chronic Health Problems
By Dina Eliash Robinson This is a heads-up to all our FreeRangeClub blog visitors—and to anyone else you would like to pass on this, potentially life-saving information. Dr. Robert Tauxe of the Centers for Disease … Read More