LUNA's gone organic! How cool is that? We're very excited, but all those differing labels, logos and certifications can make it quite challenging to choose the right food for your body. A girl could go bonkers trying to figure out what it all means. That's why I was so happy to stumble across this list from the Organic Consumers Association (OCA). In light of LUNA going organic, take a moment to educate yourself about the label mayhem that awaits you at the supermarket and be better informed when making your food choices. P.S. LUNA contains 70% USDA Certified Organic ingredients.…

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Are you ready to eat a lot? Are you learning more about where your food comes from everyday? Maybe trying a new recipe? Perhaps visiting new friends and family that you've never met before. Now's the time to spread word about how we can as individuals help change the food system for the better. Try to incorporate one organic dish into your Thanksgiving meal. Even better, buy ingredients or a main dish that's traveled no more than 150 miles. Mind boggling isn't it.... Each of us has to make a small change that will most definitely make a big impact.…

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Working for a natural food company that makes mostly vegan, organic energy bars and food, it’s easy for me to forget that there’s a lot of bad stuff in our food system—stuff I don’t want in my body. Seeing a screening of Fast Food Nation (based on the acclaimed investigative book by Eric Schlosser) was a vivid wake up call. The movie isn't a documentary, but is instead a fictional story with characters in the very real-world of American fast food and the meat-packing system. While the plot could be described as chaotic—throwing a lot of people and issues at…

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On Saturday, after swim practice, I headed out to an event I'd been meaning to go to for the past 5 years. The Hoe's Down Festival at Full Belly Farm. It was the 19th annual harvest celebration of sustainable agriculture and rural living in the nearby Capay Valley. The organic veggie box we get delvered to the office comes from River Dog Farm, another Yolo County farm just 6 miles down the road. A horse-drawn wagon shuttled me and Thao in from the parking area. Amy, Cassie and a small Clif Bar crew volunteered at the ice cream booth. I…

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The American Dietetic Association (ADA) released their position on biotechnology this year. Like a defense lawyer with the plaintiff on the stand, they brought the hammer down. By the power vested in the ADA, they hear by declared biotechnology safe, and asked that dietitians everywhere follow the dictatorship doctrine and spread the news like wild fire. Yikes! Hold up! Safe? Genetic engineering has only been tested on rats. Fewer pesticides sprayed? Hardly, since sales of one of the most toxic pesticides out there have increased for soy bean application. Potential to lessen nutrient deficiencies? How, when it destroys nutrient diversity,…

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