Clean drinking water is a precious resource we often take for granted. Our humanity depends on it yet millions of gallons are wasted or misused. We're donating proceeds from our October events to support relief efforts in Puerto Rico. We hope you will give, too. Best Ways to Help Puerto Rico ... Continue Reading
Pancake flap: Aunt Jemima Mammy Stereotype in Question
Pancake flap: Born a slave in 1834 in Kentucky, Nancy Green was the first Aunt Jemima "Mammy" in 1890. More about the case Diane Roberts, a professor of Southern culture at Florida State University in Tallahassee and author of The Myth of Aunt Jemima, said that "Mammy" stereotype "romanticized the cruelty of slavery for a nation reconciling the trauma of the Civil War. "It's ... Continue Reading
Shop Community Owned French Broad Food Co-op
Food Co-Ops are a wonderful way to enjoy natural food, local produce and invest in the local community. Community owned and operated, decisions and policies are made democratically by voting members. Sevananda Natural Foods Market Co-op is Atlanta's original natural grocery co-op since 1974! In addition to packaged and bulk foods, I can't ever leave the ... Continue Reading
Reduce Food Waste: A Billion Dollar Tragedy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8xwLWb0lLY Here's an excellent piece on Food Waste and how it's being perpetuated not by science, safety or facts, but misinformation, myth, and fear. Ineffective labeling policies combined with consumer and industry's unfounded fears around food safety liability result in an unbelievable amount of good food wasted, enough to feed several ... Continue Reading
No Bees, No Food: Bumblebee listed as endangered species
Bees are responsible for pollinating most of the plants that require insect pollination to produce fruits, seeds and nuts. Like other bees, rusty patched bumblebees pollinate important crops such as tomatoes, cranberries and peppers. A bumblebee is now on the endangered species list for the first time in a "race against extinction," the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced ... Continue Reading