Posts tagged with corn

Why is corn bad?

Published on: September 6, 2011 at 1 pm

Someday the entire planet may be eating foodlike substances derived from the vast cornfields of America’s heartland, but it is a future that can only only occur through the annihilation of food cultures.

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Overfishing: The rise of farmed fish and Frankenfish

Published on: September 24, 2010 at 8 am

The incredible demand for sushi and other seafood has put a lot of strain of the planet’s natural fish stocks. We are simply overfishing our oceans

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Genetically-modified corn found growing in Ireland

Published on: August 18, 2010 at 9 am

Frankenmaize and other GM crops are generally banned from cultivation in Europe. Slip-ups in documentation raise concerns for the future.

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Xanthan gum: It’s (probably) in your salad dressing

Published on: May 27, 2010 at 2 pm

Can you picture xanthan gum growing in nature? Of course you can’t. No one can. Xanthan gum is a second-order natural food additive, and it’s in a lot of the stuff we eat.

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