Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with food www.salem-news.com 2010 Restaurants, coffee shops, carts, bars and bakeries around the state will donate a generous percentage of their day’s proceeds to Basic Rights Oregon on June 21st. “This is one of the most fun – and easy – fundraisers we have all year,” said Basic Rights Oregon’s development Director Juan Martinez. http://salem-news.com/articles/may222012/basic-rights.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may222012/basic-rights.php Tue, 22 May 2012 18:32:00 PDT Foster Farms, a Turlock, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 15,040 pounds of a turkey burger product because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen. The product contains a seasoning mix with hydrolyzed soy protein, a known allergen, not declared on the label. http://salem-news.com/articles/may182012/recalled-turkeys.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may182012/recalled-turkeys.php Fri, 18 May 2012 13:52:00 PDT Government scientists will continue field testing a genetically modified eggplant in the Philippines. This, despite the Supreme Court’s (SC) issuance of a writ of kalikasan against its commercial production. http://salem-news.com/articles/may162012/manila-gmo-hf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may162012/manila-gmo-hf.php Wed, 16 May 2012 13:20:00 PDT Health conscious Oregonians are mounting a campaign to demand that GMO foods be labeled as such. The group behind this effort has a web site http://oregonrighttoknow.org. They have one month to gather enough signatures to place this issue on the state-side ballot in November. http://salem-news.com/articles/may152012/oregon-gmo-food.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may152012/oregon-gmo-food.php Tue, 15 May 2012 13:34:00 PDT The destruction of our earth is coming from the massive industries behind fossil fuels, deforestation, industrial agriculture, extraction of natural resources, and the synthetic drug industry. But the wealthiest people in the world are pinning the blame on babies. And parents who made them. And they have a solution - vaccines! http://salem-news.com/articles/may132012/gates-mothers-day.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may132012/gates-mothers-day.php Sun, 13 May 2012 12:56:00 PDT Congress currently is considering the Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012, commonly known as the “farm bill,” which would cut billions of dollars to public food assistance programs. Michelle Kaiser with the University of Missouri School of Social Work, says the cuts will affect approximately 50 million Americans struggling to meet their food needs. http://salem-news.com/articles/may092012/food-cuts.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may092012/food-cuts.php Wed, 09 May 2012 18:07:00 PDT Rio Grande irrigators in the Paso del Norte borderland are in for more bad news. Experts have noted that spring runoff forecasts for the Rio Grande into New Mexico’s Elephant Butte Reservoir are only 21 percent of normal flows. http://salem-news.com/articles/may082012/rio-grande.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may082012/rio-grande.php Tue, 08 May 2012 12:54:00 PDT Vermonters was slammed by the biotech industry twice this month. They were hit the first time when 90% of the population wanted GMOs in their food labeled but the governor would not sign a bill requiring this because the biotech giant Monsanto threatened to sue the state. http://salem-news.com/articles/may072012/informed-consent-.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may072012/informed-consent-.php Mon, 07 May 2012 17:02:00 PDT Another of the many failures of mainstream media is its unwillingness to explain to the American public the causes for rising gas prices. There is no current shortage of gas and oil, world demand is down, current US demand is lowest since 1977, and supplies are relatively high, so what gives? http://salem-news.com/articles/april272012/gas-prices-jc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april272012/gas-prices-jc.php Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:21:00 PDT Not only Nepal’s but the entire Himalayan region is under threat. Genetically Engineered seeds are weapons of mass culling. The Nepalese Government’s foolishness in inviting USAID and Monsanto for ‘agricultural development’ through genetically engineered maize will destroy the quality of its livestock and humans. http://salem-news.com/articles/april242012/gm-maize-nepal-as.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april242012/gm-maize-nepal-as.php Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:48:00 PDT The story from Survival International involves the devastating impact of corporate food on an indigenous community. It relates very directly to what is happening right now in the US as the corporate food industry is using government to destroy traditional sources of food... http://salem-news.com/articles/april232012/diabetes-walk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april232012/diabetes-walk.php Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:52:00 PDT Raising chickens in the city is a means to support local organic food systems and to provide food security to any family. Increasing numbers of cities are changing laws to legalize raising chickens. http://salem-news.com/articles/april192012/bird-flu-jf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april192012/bird-flu-jf.php Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:24:00 PDT In India, Monsanto hired Bollywood actors to promote genetically engineered cotton seed to illiterate farmers. Nana Petakar became a brand ambassador for Monsanto. The advertising has been called “aggressive, unscrupulous and false.” http://salem-news.com/articles/april182012/gates-vaccines-js.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april182012/gates-vaccines-js.php Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:32:00 PDT What is your idea of a Saturday morning in spring time? In Salem, Oregon, Spring means coming outdoors, breathing in the fresh air, and maybe even turning over some soil in your own backyard. Friends and neighbors are seen mowing their yards, planning for events under sunny skies and looking for new, intriguing products to make spring really sing. http://salem-news.com/articles/april132012/salemsaturdaymarket-2012_bk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april132012/salemsaturdaymarket-2012_bk.php Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:31:00 PDT Officials in the self-declared republic of Somaliland are appealing for food aid and potable water for thousands of families who have lost their livelihoods in the current drought. “You can see from far children running to the road waving empty bottles asking you for water and bread or biscuits,” Hussein Muhumed Hog, Somaliland's health minister, told IRIN. http://salem-news.com/articles/march312012/somaliland-drought.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march312012/somaliland-drought.php Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:14:00 PDT Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has called for and demanded the immediate removal of Dr Giam Choo-Hoo from the UN’s Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. Dr. Giam, a key member of the UN body that helps regulates trade in endangered animals has been accused of being a representative of the shark fin industry, which is driving some species of the fish towards extinction. http://salem-news.com/articles/march252012/sea-shepherds.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march252012/sea-shepherds.php Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:32:00 PDT A powerful symbolic drama was staged by members of The Coalition for a GMO Free Poland in which thousands of dead bees were laid out on the Ministry steps. The Minister of Agriculture, Mr Sawicki, never appeared. However he later saw a delegation in his office and, during a public broadcast, announced that he had set in motion a ban of the GM maize MON810. http://salem-news.com/articles/march252012/poland-bees.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march252012/poland-bees.php Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:21:00 PDT Who would have thought getting dirt under your fingernails would ever be considered one of the hottest trends going? According to Doug Jimerson, Garden Core Director for Better Homes and Gardens, “growing your own fruits, veggies and herbs is something Americans are doing in record numbers this season”. http://salem-news.com/articles/march222012/homegrown-food-jc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march222012/homegrown-food-jc.php Thu, 22 Mar 2012 22:33:00 PDT The rescue boat “T2” that will provide first-line support and humanitarian aid to disaster-hit people is ready to hit the open seas. The boat is the first of a group that will deliver food, fresh water and medical supplies to help coastal communities until governmental or large-scale relief arrives. International Rescue Group is a 501(c) (3) California Public Benefit Corporation. http://salem-news.com/articles/march212012/irg-rescue-vessel.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march212012/irg-rescue-vessel.php Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:41:00 PDT Infertility is on the rise in Canada, according to the first study in nearly two decades to measure the proportion of Canadian couples who are having difficulty conceiving. The researchers didn't set out to discover why the numbers are increasing. http://salem-news.com/articles/march172012/canada-infertility-sk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march172012/canada-infertility-sk.php Sat, 17 Mar 2012 06:07:00 PDT The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has granted a five-year permit for the killing of California sea lions that are eating threatened salmon and steelhead near Bonneville Dam in northwest Oregon. Oregon, Washington and Idaho may each year kill up to 92 sea lions that have a “significant negative impact” on at-risk salmon and steelhead runs on the Columbia River. http://salem-news.com/articles/march172012/sea-lion-deaths.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march172012/sea-lion-deaths.php Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:20:00 PDT A bipartisan group of 55 members of Congress this week urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to require the labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods. The 45 House members and 10 senators joined in supporting a legal petition filed last year by the nonpartisan Center for Food Safety (CFS) on behalf of the “Just Label It” campaign that foods with genetically modified (GM) ingredients be labeled accordingly. http://salem-news.com/articles/march162012/gmo-labeling.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march162012/gmo-labeling.php Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:02:00 PDT Federal regulators will decide this month whether to ban use of the synthetic chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) in all food packaging, officials said. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering a BPA ban because of a citizens’ petition filed by the National Resources Defense Council in October 2008. http://salem-news.com/articles/march112012/bisphenol-ban.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march112012/bisphenol-ban.php Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:50:00 PDT The Salem Multicultural Institute today announced that Samba Fogo of Salt Lake City will headline the 15th Anniversary World Beat Festival, which takes place June 30 – July 1. Samba Fogo Music and Dance Company draws on Afro-Brazilian traditions and mythology and fuses Brazilian dance and fire dance. http://salem-news.com/articles/march042012/world-beat.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march042012/world-beat.php Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:37:00 PST My spouse and I love to travel and let our minds unravel. To date we've driven the roads of 47 of the 50 states. Yet we try to maintain a fairly frugal budget as we trek along. We neither pig out nor go high hog on high-priced roadside restaurants. http://salem-news.com/articles/february252012/travel-edibles-blc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february252012/travel-edibles-blc.php Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:36:00 PST Local resident, Nashville recording artist/songwriter BobbiLynn Forbus, is bringing ‘Hoedown For Humanity’, Winter Concert and Dance to benefit Marion/Polk Food Share to the Independence BPOE #1950. Located at 289 South Main Street, the event takes place Saturday March 17th 5pm-11pm. A bag of nonperishable food items per person, will be accepted as admission at the door. http://salem-news.com/articles/february212012/hoedown-humanity.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february212012/hoedown-humanity.php Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:31:00 PST Across the country rage is growing about GMOs and their being unleashed one after another on the country. http://salem-news.com/articles/february202012/starbuck-gmo-rm.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february202012/starbuck-gmo-rm.php Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:39:00 PST There is a growing outrage over genetically engineered crops. Pathologists report evidence of animal sterilization, scientists are seeing gross deformities in amphibians and birth defects... http://salem-news.com/articles/february122012/fda-sabbath-rl.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february122012/fda-sabbath-rl.php Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:47:00 PST Let's consider some statistical facts that must be taken into account: A child, less than 5 years old, dies of hunger every 6 seconds. About 30 children die every 3 minutes from impoverishment. Studies reveal a total of 6 million children under 5 suffering from malnutrition worldwide. http://salem-news.com/articles/february062012/child-hunger-cf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february062012/child-hunger-cf.php Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:25:00 PST In the latest chapter of a long-running border environmental mystery, U.S. federal and state officials plan a visit to south Texas this coming week. Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) are expected to be in the area around South Alamo, Texas, from February 6 to 12. http://salem-news.com/articles/february052012/fishy-borders.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february052012/fishy-borders.php Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:33:00 PST