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Tuesday, March 09 , 2010

Interview with the Directors of the Documentary DIRT! the Movie

For DocuWeek I had the chance to screen the enlightening film Dirt: The Movie! Here's a little interview with directors Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow for your reading pleasure.  More >

Tuesday, September 08 , 2009

Pop Goes the Critic

When the refined British wine writer Jancis Robinson joined the frenetic Gary Vaynerchuk last fall on his video blog Wine Library TV it was as if Helen Mirren had shown up on an episode of "Dog the Bounty Hunter."  More >

Tuesday, August 04 , 2009

A new crop of school gardens

A freckle-faced Malloy Sparling wraps her dirt-dusted fingers around a three-pronged cultivator and looks up with a big-toothed smile. "We're making a garden," she says, plucking a weed out of the ground, then wiping her little hands on her tomato red T-shirt.

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Monday, August 03 , 2009

Organic Consumers Group Preparing Boycott Of Non-USDA-Certified ‘Organic’ Personal Care Products

This fall the Organic Consumers Association intends to launch a boycott of personal-care products marketed as "organic" that lack a federal stamp of approval -- with some exceptions.

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Monday, August 03 , 2009

The Food Safety Enhancement Act Hurts Small Farmers and Organics

During the debate, several of the concerns raised in the thousands of letters sent by Organic Consumers Association members to Congress were addressed.

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Monday, August 03 , 2009

Health complaints linked to former NASA site in Downey

In 34 years as a Hollywood prop maker, John Izumi rarely missed a day of work. Now he can barely pull himself out of bed.

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Wednesday, July 08 , 2009

Street Farmer

Will Allen, a farmer of Bunyonesque proportions, ascended a berm of wood chips and brewer's mash and gently probed it with a pitchfork. "Look at this," he said, pleased with the treasure he unearthed. A writhing mass of red worms dangled from his tines. He bent over, raked another section with his fingers and palmed a few beauties.   More >