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MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE VULNERABLE TO STARVATION
The cost of food has been steadily increasing in places like Thailand and Venezuela as evidenced by the fact that since the beginning of 2014, riots are occurring in countries that are suffering through
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Big Corporations Have An OVERWHELMING Amount Of Power Over Our Food Supply
From our fields to our forks, huge corporations have an overwhelming amount of power over our food supply every step of the way. Right now there are more than 313 million people living
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An Unprecedented Plague Has Hit Oranges And Another Has Hit Bananas
What is causing all of these plagues to hit our food supply? Have you heard of citrus greening disease? Probably not, but it has already gotten so bad that it is being
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The Drug in Your Meat That’s Banned in 100 Countries
A drug used on the animals we eat is banned in more than 100 countries, but the FDA’s approval of ractopamine allows the drug to be used widely in U.S. factory farm operations. The U.K.,
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Americans trash about 1/3 of their food, worth $161bn – USDA
About 30 percent of the 430 billion lbs of food produced in the United States is wasted, an incredible statistic, especially given the lack of landfill space, not to mention the global menace of
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How to Beat Coming Killer Food Shortages
Only a small space is required to grow most fruits and veggies for a family. So Stan and I will scamper over to our local garden center this week and for additional organic compost
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It Has Begun: Wise Up and Stock Up as Food Shortages and Price Hikes Are Coming Before the Year’s End
Stop for a moment and think about what’s happening weatherwise around the world. California is in the middle of a drought so severe that domestic supplies may be cut in a matter of weeks. California
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U.S. Cattle Herd Is At A 61 Year Low And Organic Food Shortages Are Being Reported All Over America
If the extreme drought in the western half of the country keeps going, the food supply problems that we are experiencing right now are only going to be the tip of the iceberg.
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Tesco vows to act after study confirms huge food waste
Britain’s shameful waste of food has been confirmed by a new study that shows more than two-thirds of produce grown for bagged salads, just under half of bakery goods and four out of 10
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More Than 30 Percent of The World’s Food Supply Is Wasted Every Year
Loss and wastage occurs on all steps in the food supply chain. In low-income countries, most loss occurs during production, while in developed countries much food — about 100 kilograms (220 lb) per person
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About 40 Percent Of All Food In The United States Is Thrown In The Garbage
Could that headline actually be true? Do Americans waste about 40 percent of all the food that we produce? That sounds like an absolutely crazy number, but it is actually quite accurate
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Nestle’s Wet Dream: They Mark Up Water 53 MILLION Percent (Update: Response From Nestle)
The directors of Nestle must be breathing a sigh of relief as the world targets Monsanto with a barrage of negative publicity, global protests, and grassroots campaigns. While we’re all distracted by Monsanto’s GMO
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Insecticides put world food supplies at risk, say scientists
truther June 25, 2014 0Regulations on pesticides have failed to prevent poisoning of almost all habitats, international team of scientists concludes The world’s most widely used insecticides have contaminated the environment across the planet so pervasively that global food
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