With all 50,000 tickets for Saturday's 146th running of the Travers Stakes at Saratoga sold out, and American Pharoah, the first horse to win the Triple Crown in 37 years, set to gallop 1 and 1/2 miles this morning in a workout at the track, open to the public and free of charge, … [Read more...] about Blue Corn Buttermilk Pancakes & American Pharoah in Saratoga Springs
Archives for August 2015
How Individual Members of U.S. Congress Voted On Labeling GMOs in Food
Last week, we reported on the campaign led by the Organic Consumers Association to appeal to President Obama to veto "any federal bill that would preempt states' rights to pass mandatory GMO (Genetically MOdified food) labeling laws." This campaign was started as a response to … [Read more...] about How Individual Members of U.S. Congress Voted On Labeling GMOs in Food
Campaign Started For President Obama To Veto Any Federal Bill Preempting State GMO Labeling Laws
The Organic Consumers Association has started a campaign to appeal to President Barack Obama to veto "any federal bill that would preempt states' rights to pass mandatory GMO (Genetically MOdified food) labeling laws." Via a petition available for signing on the website of … [Read more...] about Campaign Started For President Obama To Veto Any Federal Bill Preempting State GMO Labeling Laws
Urban Farmer Novella Carpenter’s Transformation of a Weedy Vacant Lot: A Story Told Well
Every city must have them: vacant lots where nothing grows but weeds, where the detritus from a busy metropolis blows in and collects in corners. Some people drive by those lots and see eyesores, just one more sign of a forsaken neighborhood. Novella Carpenter looked at the weedy … [Read more...] about Urban Farmer Novella Carpenter’s Transformation of a Weedy Vacant Lot: A Story Told Well