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THE FOODIST: Wal-Mart Brings Organic Foods to the Masses

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 22, 2014 0

by Jessica Wohl WAL-MART IS TRYING to make organic food more accessible to its budget-conscious shoppers. The nation’s largest retailer is making a bigger bet on the fast-growing category, teaming with Wild Oats to sell organic…

Columns

The 12 Most Pesticide-Laden Foods and 15 Cleaner Foods to Choose Instead

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 27, 2013 0

THE ENVIRONMENTAL Working Group (EWG) has just published its guide to the most and least pesticide-laden fruits and vegetables. The #1 “dirtiest”? Apples. The remedy? Buy from the EWG “clean 15” list or buy organic. The “dirty…

The “Sustainable” Mantra — Organic, Local, and Slow — Won’t Save the World’s Hungry Millions

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 13, 2012 4

by Robert Paarlberg From Whole Foods recyclable cloth bags to Michelle Obama's organic White House garden, modern eco-foodies are full of good intentions. We want to save the planet. Help local farmers. Fight climate change — and childhood…

Arts

Foodist: Is Bourgeois Sustainable Food A Folly When 45.8 Million Americans Use Food Stamps?

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 5, 2011 1

Is it possible for gluttony, purity, and morality to coexist with affordability? Or is this utopian vision a myth?