After my post on staph a few weeks back, Joe sent me this article from Salon: Is the way we raise our food giving us MRSA? (MRSA = Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) It’s an interesting article with a slant that I’ve never considered before.
Bacteria typically become resistant to antibiotics through exposure to them. … [...]

Tags: antibiotics, CAFO, E.coli, grain-fed, grass-fed, MSRA, staph

Joe Matasic turned me onto this article in the post on Veganism. It is a very damning article about Smithfield’s Foods. It’s a Rolling Stone article, so some of it must be taken with a grain of salt as RS isn’t known for being “fair and balanced” (you know, like Fox News….hahaha!!!). [...]

Tags: CAFO, grain-fed, grass-fed, pork

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Here is an interesting article that I found on Veggie Chic via some other site: Vegan War of Words. Basically, an art teacher was fired for trying to teach kids about the health benefits of a vegan lifestyle. He has since threatened to sue unless the cafeteria switches to an [...]

Tags: CAFO, PETA, propaganda, vegan, Vegetarianism