by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 19, 2018 | Agriculture, Organic Food
I fully appreciate the contribution that the organic movement made in the early 20th century when it highlighted the importance of fostering soil health. My problems with institutional organic are not at all about its founding ideals or about organic farmers, but...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 1, 2018 | Agriculture, GMOs, Science
No, GMOs Won’t Harm Your Health – Mother Jones Dr. Steven Novella argues that many of the fears surrounding genetically modified crops are unsupported. No, GMOs won’t harm your health With historic drought battering California’s produce and climate change...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 25, 2018 | Agriculture
Would Rachel Carson eat organic? Rachel Carson, who was born on May 27, 1907, and launched the modern environmental movement with her 1962 book ” Silent Spring,” was a highly private person. But on one occasion she allowed an interviewer to ask,...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Mar 22, 2018 | Agriculture, Critical Thinking, GMOs
Genetically modified disbelief and the lonely road to the sorcerer’s stone It’s an issue that is much debated and one that parties on both sides of the argument are impassioned over when it comes to food safety and nutrition. The hot topic, of course, is...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Mar 19, 2018 | Agriculture, GMOs, Science
How GMOs can save civilization (and probably already have) A Long History of Genetic Modification Humans first began collecting and growing edible grains, fruits and roots, and corralling wild animals for meat, milk, and material goods thousands of years ago. Ever...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 29, 2018 | Agriculture, GMOs, Organic Food
Organic Food Isn’t Better For Your Health – Gid M-K; Health Nerd – Medium Environmentally friendly? Maybe. Healthy? Probably not An ongoing argument that I’ve had with almost every “clean eater” that I’ve ever met is about...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 26, 2018 | Agriculture, GMOs
A scientist didn’t disclose important data-and let everyone believe a popular weedkiller causes cancer Does a common herbicide cause cancer? Over the past several years, that question has stirred up no shortage of controversy, with international health agencies...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Dec 6, 2017 | Agriculture, Humor, Organic Food
Six reasons to always buy organic – The Method – Medium Writing for the National Review, Julie Kelly recently attacked the organic industry by calling it a scam. Such an attack on their bottom line prompted a quick response from the Organic Trade...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Oct 15, 2017 | Agriculture, GMOs, Science
Six reasons to always buy organic – The Method – Medium Writing for the National Review, Julie Kelly recently attacked the organic industry by calling it a scam. Such an attack on their bottom line prompted a quick response from the Organic Trade...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Oct 8, 2017 | Agriculture, GMOs, Science
Memoirs of a Monsanto Shill I have stopped reading newspapers. Not because of all of the stories raising fears about chemicals, cancers, industry domination and planet devastation, but because of all of the horrible things I am finding out about this Risk-Monger...
