I first met Molloy O’Neill at the True Cost of American Food Conference last April. We attended the same communications workshop, and I immediately relished her verve and inquisitive spirit. I was intrigued when I learned that she had been the food editor at the New York Times and was now teaching food writing classes to aspiring authors and bloggers. Could I be considered eloquent enough in my short blogging career to indulge myself in such a league?
Month: October 2016
Organic is Skin Deep
As follow-
up from my last blog post, Beyond the Dirty Dozen…Tips to Shop Organic Throughout the Store, we are continuing the story to talk about a department that you may not always consider buying organic.
“Did you know that your skin in your largest organ?!” is a fun fact that a preteen may share after coming home from their biology class. Indeed, it’s a fact that you may vaguely recall learning at some point – but we want to understand what this means for the products you use, especially in regard to organic. Continue reading “Organic is Skin Deep”
A Collision Course with Unintended Consequences
In an early morning jaunt to Sacramento last week my car was rear ended. I serve on the California Organic Products Advisory Committee (who by the way are looking for new members), and was on my way to attend a subcommittee meeting when boom—a fine young man rammed me in the rear end of my car. As I recuperate from the trauma, I wax philosophical and wonder why this happened and what the long term unintended consequences will be. The same ruminations can be applied to the novel gene editing techniques that are racing towards us with accelerating speed. Are we all on a genetic collision course with unintended consequences? Continue reading “A Collision Course with Unintended Consequences”