Archive for the 'Food' Category
“Breadbasket Of World” Choked Off By Russian Invasion As Wheat Prices Soar
March 1st, 2022Via: ZeroHedge: Ukraine has earned the nickname “breadbasket of Europe” for its rich dark soil, vast wheat fields, and other farm goods. The Russian invasion has cut off the world from cheap and abundant wheat supplies. Ukraine and Russia are vital to the global food supply, accounting for more than a quarter of global wheat […]
‘Grocery Cartels’ Control What Americans Eat, Where They Shop for Food
December 1st, 2021*snort* You haven’t seen a grocery cartel until you’ve come to New Zealand. Via: The Defender: “Grocery cartels” comprised of corporate monopolies controlling most of what Americans eat and drink — and the supermarkets in which they shop — have created a false illusion of consumer choice in a system that’s also draining local communities […]
North American Fertilizer Shortage
November 25th, 2021Via: Guardian: A global shortage of nitrogen fertilizer is driving prices to record levels, prompting North America’s farmers to delay purchases and raising the risk of a spring scramble to apply the crop nutrient before planting season. Farmers apply nitrogen to boost yields of corn, canola and wheat, and higher fertilizer costs could translate into […]
Bill Gates and the Uncertain Future of Food Security
November 1st, 2021Via: Off-Guardian: As we approach a winter of discontent and Global food systems go from bad to worse, there’s trouble in paradise. At the root of these problems, Government responses to COVID-19 have contributed to a six-fold increase in famine-like conditions as global supply chains collapse, and field trials for gene-edited crops and farm animals […]
This Year’s Thanksgiving Dinner Will Be The Most Expensive In History
October 27th, 2021Via: ZeroHedge: Thanksgiving Day, an annual national holiday in the US, began as a way to celebrate the harvest and other blessings of the past year. Nowadays people celebrate the holiday with massive feasts and watch football. But one thing consumers won’t be giving thanks to this year is soaring food inflation that could make […]
Supermarkets in German State of Hesse Can Now Block Entry to the Unvaccinated
October 16th, 2021Via: The Local: Supermarkets in Frankfurt and the surrounding region can now implement rules that only allow vaccinated and Covid-recovered people onto their premises. The new Covid health pass entry rules announced by the central state of Hesse have upped the pressure on the unvaccinated by allowing all shops to implement the so-called 2G rule […]
Australia: Truck Driver Strike
August 23rd, 2021For those in Australia: While this is indicating that the strike will only last for 24-hours, it would be a good idea to pay close attention to the situation. Any extended driver strike would be extremely disruptive. Via: Business Insider: Australia will need to brace for major disruptions from Friday as it experiences its first […]
Mexico Phasing Out Imports of Glyphosate and GMO Corn
August 9th, 2021Via: The Counter: On December 31, 2020, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador signed a decree that could enable Mexican farmers to reclaim their livelihoods within their home country. The order calls for the phase-out by 2024 of two pillars of American agribusiness: glyphosate and genetically engineered (GE) corn, particularly corn grain consumed as part […]
Tractors and Utes Descend on Cities as Farmers Protest Increasing Interference from Government, Unworkable Regulations and Unjustified Costs
July 15th, 2021Could Comrade Cindy’s ship of fools be in trouble? I doubt it. And National is just as retarded and as compromised by China. A vote for either of those parties is a vote for Chinese control of New Zealand. Will any of the National voters protesting today remember that during the next election? Not a […]
The Cookbook and Home Economics Collection
July 7th, 2021Via: Internet Archive: The Cookbook and Home Economics Collection includes books from the Young Research Library Department of Special Collections at UCLA, The Bancroft Library at The University of California, Berkeley, and the Prelinger Library. These fascinating books take us back to an America in the early decades of the 20th century covering topics on […]
