Category Archives: Health

As Vermont GMO Law Approaches, General Mills Opts to Label Products Nationwide

Posted by Erica Houskeeper | March 23, 2016

General Mills announced Friday it will begin labeling products nationwide that contain genetically modified ingredients. The company said that since it will be forced by July 1 to begin labeling for GMOs in Vermont—the result of a state law here—it … Continue reading →

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Food Waste Gets Second Life as Renewable Energy on Vermont Dairy Farm

Posted by Guest Author | March 22, 2016

By Laura Hardie Recycling is at the heart of dairy farming. Water is recycled to use on crops or to clean the milking parlor. Manure is recycled as fertilizer for the fields or converted into electricity on farms with cow-power … Continue reading →

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Why You Need to Watch Cooked, Michael Pollan’s New Netflix Series

Posted by Cynthia Belliveau | March 14, 2016

In Neil Genzlinger’s Feb 17, 2016, New York Times review of Michael Pollan’s four-part Netflix docu-series based on his book “Cooked,” he writes that Pollan “is food-shaming us again…a gentle sort of shaming, and informative, but unless you’ve previously been … Continue reading →

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Tortillas With Soul

Posted by Guest Author | February 9, 2016

By Sarah Bhimani, Outreach and Education Manager, City Market, Onion River Co-op City Market, a community owned food co-op in Burlington, VT, has a list of Global Ends to guide its business. One of City Market’s Global Ends is “strengthening … Continue reading →