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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...