Food Revolution led by Ocean Robbins starts today

Live healthy and long

From Huffington Post Repost | April 26, 2013

Some 60,000 joins the Food Revolution summit starts today.  And the headline of the article claims the chemical giant hates this summit for this.  The article claims the chemical giant spent $46 million to defeat the proposition 37 (GMO labelling) in California.

The summit advocates vs pesticide, GMO and for organic food and changes in food and nutrition fair trade and health and nutrition.  This is getting out of the box....of current food processing activities

Ocean Robbins serves as adjunct professor at Chapman University and CEO of  85,000 strong Food Revolution network

Good News and Great Resources in the GMO Struggle

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From: Ocean Robbins <ocean@foodrevolution.org>
Date: Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 6:05 AM
Subject: Good News and Great Resources in the GMO Struggle
To: Jorge Saguiinsin <jorge.saguinsin@gmail.com>

Hi Jorge, Good news for food revolutionaries: Yesterday Monsanto was denied in their request to be guaranteed 2.6 million gallons of water per day in Hawaii. It takes a lot of water to irrigate GMO crops, and Monsanto's push to take a big chunk of Hawaii's water to grow their genetically modified seeds was rejected.

Now a great resource is being offered for Food Revolution Network members! You can watch and share a free streaming of the short version of Genetic Roulette—The Gamble of Our Lives, with a special message from Institute for Responsible Technology founder Jeffrey Smith, now through January 2nd, 2013. This provocative film has been viewed by more than 2 million people, and it has audiences changing their diets before the credits roll. It makes a great resource to share with your family over the holidays. Check it out here. Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT) has produced many other powerful resources, too. They've put together a footnoted compilation of Health Risks of GMOs, as well as an overview of Dangers to the Environment, and their Buy Non-GMO toolkit. You can also join IRT's Tipping Point Network of organized advocates who are making a difference. IRT Makes a Great End-of-Year Charity If you're looking for a good cause to support at the end of the year, you might want to consider IRT. You can support IRT's critical education efforts which not only help people protect themselves, but are also building huge momentum towards the tipping point of consumer rejection of GMOs. Your support can enable translations of Jeffrey Smith's life-changing documentary, Genetic Roulette—The Gamble of Our Lives, to reach people all over the world; support efforts in 30 states to introduce bills or ballot initiatives for labeling; enable the development of new tools for outreach; and help bring IRT's message to healthcare practitioners, patients, parents, schools, and religious groups. If you want to chip in, click here now.

Yours for safe and healthy food, Ocean Robbins, CEO and Co-host The Food Revolution Network P.S. Our petition calling on Congress to label GMOs continues to gain momentum, with nearly 70,000 signatures so far. Check it out and spread the word by inviting people to sign it here.

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Fwd: Top 10 Ways To Eat Well and SAVE Money

                                      


From Ocean Robbins of foodrevolution org.  This is all about food health and nutrition.

From: Ocean Robbins <ocean@foodrevolution.org>
Date: Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 10:00 PM
Subject: Top 10 Ways To Eat Well and SAVE Money

Do you want to eat healthy food, but worry that doing so might be a privilege available only to the rich? Do you want to save money on future medical bills, without going broke along the way? The average American spends $6,300 per year on food.  If you're like me, you'd like to SAVE money, and the thought of spending more in order to eat healthy food is hard to stomach. But the truth is… You can enjoy nutritious and delicious food, without spending a fortune! Here are 10 top tips for healthy and affordable food.  1) Go with home-made.  Americans today spend 49% of their food budget on eating out at restaurants.  When you make it yourself, you know what's in it – and you can save a lot of money, too. 2) Use bulk bins. Buying beans, whole grains, and other non-perishables from bulk bins will save you an average of 56% over buying the same items pre-packaged. 3) Cook in quantity.  Whether you live alone or are part of a big family, making big sauces, pots of soup, casseroles and other meals saves time in the long run.  You can freeze extras for convenient instant meals, or create meal-sharing arrangements with friends or co-workers.  4) Grow food. It takes time, but gardening is the most economical way to enjoy the freshest possible food.  In urban neighborhoods, community gardens are a great way to grow food and build community at the same time.  There are an estimated 18,000 community gardens in the US and Canada.   For resources to help you start one, visit this the American Community Gardening Association. 5) Buy direct from farmers.  When you join a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), you enter into a direct win-win partnership with local farmers.  Farmer's Markets are a fantastic way to support farmers while enjoying fresh food straight from the source.  In the US, the number of farmer's markets has more than doubled in the last decade.  Click here for more info on Farmer's Market and CSA opportunities near you. 6) Use what's in season, economical and nutritious.  Some of the most budget-conscious starches include beans, whole grains, and potatoes.  Some of the most affordable and nutritionally potent vegetables often include cabbage, carrots, and onions. 7) Use – and stick with – shopping lists.  Maintain an ongoing shopping list.  Conduct a quick inventory of your kitchen before you shop to see if you're missing anything important.  By thinking your shopping through in advance, you're more likely to get what you actually need, and less likely to waste money on impulse buying that you'll later regret. 8) Cut down on animal products.  As Dr. John McDougall has pointed out, approximately one-third of the calories consumed by people living in developed nations are from animal sources.  Animal foods — like meat, poultry, fish, milk, and cheese, are usually an expensive source of protein and nutrients. 9) Eat before shopping.  Grocery stores know the power of delectable smells. Everything looks good when our stomachs are screaming, "feed me!", and that can lead to more impulse buying. 10) Join Green Polka Dot Box.  This is a natural and organic buyers collective that makes healthy ad GMO-free foods available for great prices, delivered straight to your door, anywhere in the United States.  Find out more and sign up here. Healthy food is a fundamental building block to a healthy life.  It's an investment worth making.  And in many cases, we can even save money in the process. Yours for healthy and delicious food for everyone, Ocean Robbins P.S. My dad, John Robbins, and I have joined more than 70 leading food and nutrition experts in calling for the government to radically change the Farm bill so that it can truly serve a free and fair market, and support the well being of the public.  For more info, and to get involved in this urgent campaign, click here. P.P.S. If this message has been useful to you, please share it with your friends and family.

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Fwd: Pink Slime and Mad Cow Disease: Coming to a Burger Near You

This may not reach PHL.

But is the pink slime true?  Why is this allowed to happen?  Are American food processors no less fastidious than our
langgonisa and taho food processors?

What is your reaction to this allegation?

How will you protect yourself/keep yourself healthy?

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From: Ocean Robbins <ocean@foodrevolution.org>
Date: Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 7:43 AM
Subject: Pink Slime and Mad Cow Disease: Coming to a Burger Near You

You've received this email because you signed up at http://foodrevolution.org Hey Food Revolutionaries, My dad, John Robbins, just released Pink Slime and Mad Cow Disease: Coming to a Burger Near You – a new article that is currently featured on Huffington Post.To whet your appetite for the Summit that starts on Saturday (I promise to send participation instructions tomorrow), I thought I'd share the article with you.  The article begins: "Burger lovers are not having an easy time lately. Last month, news broke that the USDA's National School Lunch Program had recently purchased seven million pounds of something delectably called "pink slime.""Soon thereafter, news reports trumpeted that pink slime hasn't just been making its way into school lunches, as bad as that sounds. In recent years, nearly a billion pounds of this ammonia-laced burger filler have been mixed annually into the ground beef sold in the U.S. As a result, more than two-thirds of the nation's pre-made burger patties have contained pink slime."The name "pink slime" sounds, well, slimy, but what exactly is it? The answer isn't reassuring. In fact, it's as gross as it seems. Just 10 years ago, according to Mary Jane's Farm, "the rejected fat, sinew, bloody effluvia, and occasional bits of meat cut from carcasses in the slaughterhouse were a low-value waste product called 'trimmings' that were sold primarily as pet food." But then Beef Products, Inc. began converting the stuff into a mash and treating it with ammonium hydroxide to kill bacteria. The resulting product was given the name pink slime by Gerald Zirnstein, a microbiologist working for the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service. He said it was "not meat," but "salvage." Zirnstein added: "I consider allowing it in ground beef to be a form of fraudulent labeling.""Does such fraudulent labeling still take place? In March, ABC World News with Diane Sawyer reported that 70 percent of U.S. supermarket ground beef contained pink slime, and that it is often labeled "100% ground beef." And there's more. Get the whole article now. Yours for safe and healthy food for everyone, Ocean Robbins PS – Pink Slime and Mad Cow Disease: Coming to a Burger Near You, is linked here. Empowerment Package   | Become an Affiliate  | Affiliate Resources | Facebook Page If you no longer wish to receive communication from us: Cancel To update your contact information: Update Food Revolution Summit 400 Bronco Road Soquel, CA 95073 US