Tag: Living
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10 Urban Farming Projects Flourishing in Boston
Urban agriculture and the local food movement are flourishing as farms and gardens continue to pop up across Boston’s inner-city sprawl. To highlight the green movement, Food Tank created a top ten list of the city’s innovative urban agriculture projects. 1. Berkeley Community Garden, a community of 140 farmers in Boston’s South End, grows a variety of…
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Shopping Guide Helps Consumers Dodge Genetically-Engineered Foods
On Wednesday, the Environmental Working Group released a green shopping guide for consumers who want to quickly find supermarket foods that have not been genetically engineered (GE). Whether they’re certified organic or GE-Free, the Shopper’s Guide to Avoiding GE Food also aims to help shoppers decide which foods are most important to buy, according to an Environmental Working…
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Warning Labels Coming to a Soda Can Near You? California Lawmaker Says ‘Yes’
A state lawmaker and medical experts introduced legislation last week that would require sugary drinks sold in California to display health warning labels similar to those found on cigarette packs, reports the Los Angeles Times. State Sen. Bill Monning (D-Carmel) and the California Medical Association said the bill is necessary in light of research that…
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7 Nontoxic Nail Polish Brands
By Jessica Zischke Most of those cute little bottles lined up in your bathroom have a secret: they’re filled to the brim with chemicals. Some nail polish brands have nearly 30 chemicals all combined. These harsh chemicals can not only be bad for the environment, but also bad for you, as they cause nails to…
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Scientists, Critics Spar Over Potential Cancer Risks of Packaged Food
Scientists say the health risks posed by chemicals in food packaging could cause cancer, and warn that far too little is known about the materials used to encase popular food and drink products, reports BBC News-Health. Scientists Jane Muncke, John Peterson Myers, Martin Scheringer and Miquel Porta recently called for an investigation into the chemicals’ effects in…