Organic Activists (page 16)

Quote of the Week

Meghan Cox Gurdon, who reviews children’s books for The Wall Street Journal, has noticed a startling trend in the environmental messages bombarding America’s children: They’re not just about the…
Posted April 17, 2009 at 12:00 am

Ten Food Rules For Michael Pollan

Yesterday on the New York Times health blog, food writer Michael Pollan asked readers for a few new food rules that everyone should try to live by. For too…
Posted March 10, 2009 at 12:00 am

‘Heirloom Arugula Won’t Save Us’

Seeing that sentence in the new issue of Mother Jones magazine had us doing one of the biggest double-takes ever. Mother Jones – the preferred glossy of anti-burger activists…
Posted March 5, 2009 at 12:00 am

Anti-Technology Activists Score One in Europe

The emotionally charged controversy over genetically modified (GM) foods reached the highest level of European bureaucracy today. And a few hours ago, the first wire reports came through with the…
Posted February 16, 2009 at 12:00 am

Gourmet Activists Say They Want A ‘Revolution’?

On the day after Barack Obama’s inauguration, we remarked that the President has done a service to American consumers by hesitating to base his food policies on the…
Posted February 6, 2009 at 12:00 am

Is ‘Green’ Food Playing Catch-Me-If-You-Can?

Yesterday, a reader’s letter in a Florida newspaper began: “With unemployment, food scares and demands on food banks all up, the time is now for an organic revolution.” We’ve…
Posted February 5, 2009 at 12:00 am

Presidential Priorities Shouldn’t Cater To Food Fringe

In the run-up to yesterday’s inauguration, all sorts of dietary busybodies came out of the woodwork to make their wish lists known to America’s 44th president. Green groups begged…
Posted January 21, 2009 at 12:00 am

Ringing Out 2008: A Look Back

As we prepare to chronicle (and resist) a 2009 full of assaults on our food freedoms, we’re also reflecting on the year that’s drawing to a close. Here are some…
Posted December 31, 2008 at 12:00 am

Is it Really Organic? (Only the Fertilizer Company Knows for Sure…)

As we reflect on the past year and look forward to ringing in a new one, financial uncertainty seems to be at the forefront of everyone’s mind. So as we…
Posted December 29, 2008 at 12:00 am

Organic Activist Complaints Smell Fishy

In addition to being America’s self-anointed nutrition czar, Marion Nestle is our benevolent organic overlord. On her blog (titled, without a hint of authoritarian irony, “What To Eat”), Nestle…
Posted November 20, 2008 at 12:00 am