Archive for the 'Food' Category
Open-Ocean Fish Farm Proposed Off San Diego Coast
September 21st, 2020Via: LA Times: The proposed Pacific Ocean AquaFarm would be about four miles offshore of San Diego and would generate 5,000 metric tons of sushi-grade yellowfish each year — enough for 11 million servings of the popular seafood. A partnership between Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute and Pacific6 Enterprise, the project also would create a diversity of […]
Hungry New Yorkers Form Quarter-Mile Line for Free Food in Queens
August 26th, 2020Via: New York Post: The line stretched a quarter-mile before the sun was barely up Saturday, snaking around corners like bread lines in the 1930s. But the hungry in Queens are today’s New Yorkers, left jobless by the coronavirus. Until the pandemic struck the city, La Jornada food pantry used to hand out groceries to […]
Oatly: The New Coke
August 8th, 2020Via: Substack: What actions has Oatly taken that would make us trust them? They’ve built an incredible marketing engine and raised 100s of millions of dollars convincing you that you should put sugar and vegetable oil into your coffee each morning, while hand-waving away evidence that they’re harming you.
U.S. Units of Chinese Companies Got American Bailout Funds
July 15th, 2020Via: Bloomberg: Chinese companies including conglomerate HNA Group Co. and affiliates of a state-owned defense giant were among recipients of the billions of dollars in coronavirus-relief loans handed out by the U.S. government.
For First Time Since The Great Depression, Americans Must Wait In Line For The Most Basic Essential Items
July 12th, 2020Via: ZeroHedge: The scene can be somewhat dystopian and third world when you look at it: as a result of the pandemic and the new way that our economy is forced to do business, Americans all over the country are waiting in line – even for the most basic of essentials. For example, Bloomberg points […]
Open Seeds: Biopiracy and the Patenting of Life
July 7th, 2020This is from 2012. It will be old, sad news for many of you, but it’s worth a look if you are new to the topic. Via: Corbett Report Extras:
How Did Potatoes Get So Popular?
June 2nd, 2020This isn’t just about potatoes. Via: Corbett Report:
Pandemic Effects Could Leave 54 Million Americans Without Food
June 1st, 2020Via: Guardian: A record number of Americans face hunger this year as the catastrophic economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic looks set to leave tens of millions of people unable to buy enough food to feed their families. Nationwide, the demand for aid at food banks and pantries has soared since the virus forced […]
Why We Have So Many Problems with Our Teeth
May 29th, 2020Since switching to a mostly paleo diet, I’ve had four cavities, three of which are shown on the quote below. I had none before. *groan* Maybe the damage was done during the doughnut and pasta days of decades ago??? I don’t know. Anyway, if you have supported Cryptogon lately, thank you. Via: Scientific American: Indeed, […]
U.S. Grocery Costs Jump Most in 46 Years, Led by Rising Prices for Meat and Eggs
May 13th, 2020Via: CNBC: Prices Americans paid for eggs, meat, cereal and milk shot higher in April as people flocked to grocery stores to stock up on food amid government lockdowns designed to slow the spread of Covid-19. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that prices U.S. consumers paid for groceries jumped 2.6% in April, the largest one-month […]
