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    GMOs: Are We Asking the Wrong Question?

    In late 2013 I circulated a call to action to support Vermont’s efforts to pass a GMO (genetically modified organism) labeling law. A reply came in from the opposition arguing that to condemn GMOs was backwards thinking akin to denying the evolution. I countered that the proposed legislation...
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    Food Justice Solutions: Grass Roots GOOD NEWS

    Buying locally raised fruits and vegetables is one of the best ways to have confidence you’re promoting Food Justice instead of exacerbating Food Injustice by being a consumer of food raised unsustainably in conditions that exploit people, animals, and the earth. I applaud those of you who make...
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    Should you buy local?

    Hey, Folks, Check out my latest blog post, "Should you buy local?" (http://www.leslielytle.net/#!blog/c7bm) An article I read recently in Dollars and Sense pushed me to think about some things I'd never considered before. A lot more goes into the cost of a tomato than meets the average...
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    The Safe Cheap Food Quiz

    Hi, Folks. I just added a new post to my Food Justice blog. It's called "The Safe Cheap Food Quiz." Take the quiz below to test your knowledge of the often overheard claim no-till farming and genetically modified crops are the solution to the world’s food shortage, providing a safe, affordable...
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    No-Till: The Road to Roundup and GMOs

    Hi, folks, check out my latest blog post "No-Till: The Road to Roundup and GMOs."In the early 1980s my farmer husband and I were invited to a dinner at a local steakhouse, an evening I later came to think of as the Poison Supper. At the time, it pleased me my husband and I were invited to the...
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    Food Justice: America’s Romance with Meat

    That certainly makes sense! Rickets is caused by Vitamin D deficiency and liver and fatty fish are two of the top sources of Vitamin D.
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    Food Justice: America’s Romance with Meat

    Hi, Folks, I just added a new post to my Food Justice blog. It's the story of America's Romance with Meat. Did you know American’s eat more meat than any other country in the world except Luxembourg? Why is that? Is it because we’re blessed with abundance or is something else going on? The...
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    Middle TN Meat Chicken Questions

    By TN state law, chickens to be marketed for human consumption must be processed at a USDA certified processing plant. There is only one in the state that I know of, Niko and Company in Walling, TN, about 20 miles south of Cookeville (www.nikoandcompany.com). Good luck. I admire you for wanting...
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    Food Justice

    I hadn't heard about the French requiring sustainable use of roof space. What a great idea. I so agree with you about educating folks about growing things. For one, it ,makes you very sustainability aware when you see what it takes to put a serving of green beans on your plate. And, equally...
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    Food Justice

    I’ve decided to start a blog. It’s called Food Justice. I was married to a farmer for twenty years, and for nearly all of my adult life I’ve raised most of what I eat. I witnessed firsthand the evolution of no-till farming with chemical weed control and organic farming, parallel developments on...
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    Looking for Photos of Baby Chicks

    These are all darling! I'm fairly certain one of them will work. Let me check with my editor and see what she thinks. If it's a go, I'll need to send you a release form. Is there a way we can communicate by e-mail or something? I'm new to this and don't quite get how it works. And where are...
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    Looking for Photos of Baby Chicks

    Hi, Hopi Girl, I can't see your photos. I think the website may have blocked them. I recently learned I'm not allowed to ask for photos in this forum. I could ask on Buy Sell Trade, but I can't post there since I haven't made enough posts. I'd like to see your photos, but I don't know how to do...
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    Looking for Photos of Baby Chicks

    I'm looking for a photo of baby chicks milling about to be used on the cover of my novel Chicken Stock scheduled for publication in May by a small press in Boulder, Colorado. The story is highly critical of factory farming, an opinion I suspect many of you can sympathize with. The press...
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