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Egg Carton Labels’ Animal Welfare Claims Not Always Accurate

11:56 am in animal rights, birds, environmental certifications, Food & Health by TreeHugger

cage-free egg carton photo photo: inspector_81/Creative Commons Perhaps this isn't surprising for seasoned animal welfare watchers, but for the novice pay attention: According to a new article in the forthcoming issue of the Temple Journal of Science, Technology & Environmental Law all those labels you see on egg packaging touting 'Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Fracking & Farming Don’t Mix – Isn’t It Time We Exhibited Some Precaution?

2:13 pm in agriculture, environmental certifications, farming, Food & Health, natural gas, new york, pennsylvania by TreeHugger

willow wisp organic farm photo Willow Wisp Organic Farm, in Abrahamsville, Pennsylvania is on the front lines of the coming conflict between fracking and food. Photo: Willow Wisp Organic Farm. Let's take it as given that fracking is an increasingly controversial practice. So far most the attention has been on the current and potential effects on the water supply in areas where...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Become a National Trust Farmer on Line

5:08 am in botanical, Business & Politics, corporate responsibility, environmental certifications, food, Food & Health, food production, sustainable by TreeHugger

become farmer photo Photo: my farm Being a farmer sounds romantic and clean and pure...but if you don't have time and can't give up the day job, here's a way to still get a taste of it. The National Trust, the UK's largest farmland owner and a charity, has just introduced My Farm: it's a large working farm that will be taken over by web users who will be able to vote on all the farm decisions. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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