Weekend Reading - and Local Fun

Reading

You can still sign up for the Garden of Eve's CSA winter farm shares. Click here.

If you are still interested in NYC's giant soda ban, read this nice round up of the evidence that sugary drinks are a problem and that education alone won't solve it.

We STILL need a Farm Bill. Read more and sign the petition.

The Institute of Medicine held a workshop and published a summary on the health and environmental costs of food.

What's in pork? Consumer Reports finds antibiotics and drug resistant strains of Yersinia in most of it.

Budget cuts have just eliminated 80% of testing for pathogens in our produce. 

Action

Ask the President to do more to regulate the marketing of junk food to kids. Click here.

Gifts

Food, Inc. and Take Part present 9 easy, homemade holiday food gifts.

Fun

Our school's Holiday Craft Fair is this Saturday. Let the kids make gifts and support our school.

Coe Hall at the Planting Fields hosts its annual holiday weekend with fun for the kids.


Film

From the Hunington Cinema Arts Theatre:

Sunday, December 9 at 2 pm only

Seeds of Death: Unveiling the Lies of GMOs

In Person: GARY NULL

Health Guru & Filmmaker

  

Gary Null PhD exposes the public health dangers of genetically modified foods in this feature-length documentary featuring leading scientists, physicians, professors, attorneys and activists. You'll see the deep corruption surrounding GMO's and the nefarious deception that is being perpetuated against the world. Gary Null is a talk show radio host, author, filmmaker, nutritionist, educator, and human rights activist. He is a published author of over 60 books on health and nutrition topics as well as numerous articles published in leading magazines. Gary will appear for discussion and reception following the screening. 

A free DVD of the film will be given to every attendee.