History of Soybeans: Part One
By Elena Day Back in 1972, Nixon opened the door to the People’s Republic of China. I and many others became enamored with things Chinese: embroidered textiles, very cute cloth Mary Jane shoes, Chinese...
View ArticleSoybeans: Part 2
Find part one here. By Elena Day Regarding Soy: One cannot dispute the soybean’s role in increased worldwide use of herbicides and pesticides as well as in the proliferation of factory farms....
View ArticleNAFTA Asparagus
By Elena Day It is the season of renewal and regeneration. The festival of Beltane, approximately halfway between the spring equinox and summer solstice, was and continues to be celebrated on May 1 in...
View ArticleTrans-Pacific Partnership
By Elena Day The Obama administration continues to press for Congressional passage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The trade deal will increase corporate control over a world in which national...
View ArticleNeonic Insecticides Implicated in Bee Deaths
By Elena Day An article in the June 30 “Local Living” section of the Washington Post implicates neonicotinoid insecticides (“neonics”) in the decline of honeybees. Varroa parasitic mites and loss of...
View ArticleFall Planting, DARK Passage
By Elena Day It’s been a summer of too many 90-degree-plus days. I’ve noted that hot weather affects the fruit set of my French filet or “skinny” beans. These have blossomed heavily the last two weeks...
View ArticleWhat You Need to Know About Nitrous Oxide
By Elena Day Election day is a month away and the Republican candidate has expressed plans to get rid of the “FDA (Food & Drug Administration) Food Police” and has promised to “End the War on...
View ArticleRegenerate, Like Boudhira
By Elena Day On October 29, The New York Times published an article titled “Doubts About the Bounty of Genetically Engineered Crops” by Danny Hakim. It compared yields of genetically engineered (GE)...
View ArticleA New Year, But the Same Fight for Safe Food
I turn the calendar with a deficiency of optimism. The churches tell us that the meek will inherit the earth. Will the extraction of the earth’s resources continue without environmental restraint? Will...
View ArticleMake Earth Great Again
My dear friend carried a poster with the message “Make Earth Great Again” at the Women’s March Jan. 21. It was an apt response to the red baseball caps manufactured in China or another Southeast Asian...
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