Have fun at your Swaps, everyone! #costumeswap
246 days ago
I heard she's the Tooth Fairy's cousin! @practicallygrn conventional candy kids get at other homes, let Halloween Fairy visit! #costumeswap
246 days ago
Enter your DIY costumes with swapped and homemade items in our contest! kiwimagonline.com/costumes. Win $250 and be in KIWI! #costumeswap
246 days ago
Try Glee Gum or Endangered Species for natural/organic treats. You can get a lot for not much $$ #costumeswap
246 days ago
Great green costume: Park ranger! Got khaki shorts or a Scout uniform? Dress it up with a hat from a #costume swap
246 days ago
One more reason to say no to Big Food: Wright County Egg recall
Posted Aug 19 2010 8:55am
by kiwilog
A series of salmonella outbreaks across the country have prompted Iowa egg producer, Wright County Egg, to recall 380 million products. Eggs under the brands Lucerne, Albertson, Mountain Dairy, Ralph’s, Boomsma’s, Sunshine, Hillandale, Trafficanda, Farm Fresh, Shoreland, Lund, Dutch Farm, and Kemps should be returned to the store in which they were purchased for a refund. The recall is for shelf-eggs only, meaning that products containing eggs are not affected.
Prior to the recall, Wright County Egg was being targeted by government regulators for environmental violations, unsafe working conditions, plus worker harassment, reports the New York Times . In fact, recalls like this one are very often the result of giant food factories operating under unsanitary conditionsand a great reason why we should buy from small, local farms whenever possible. Sometimes, doing so is more expensive and less convenient, but the price paid in dollars or an extra trip to the farmer’s market is worth it to support a food production system that cares about people, animals, and the planet.
While some consumers will choose sustainability whenever possible, many more will require some sort of threat to their personal health or lifestyle as motivation to reject unethical food. Where do you fall?
by kiwilog
A series of salmonella outbreaks across the country have prompted Iowa egg producer, Wright County Egg, to recall 380 million products. Eggs under the brands Lucerne, Albertson, Mountain Dairy, Ralph’s, Boomsma’s, Sunshine, Hillandale, Trafficanda, Farm Fresh, Shoreland, Lund, Dutch Farm, and Kemps should be returned to the store in which they were purchased for a refund. The recall is for shelf-eggs only, meaning that products containing eggs are not affected.
Prior to the recall, Wright County Egg was being targeted by government regulators for environmental violations, unsafe working conditions, plus worker harassment, reports the New York Times . In fact, recalls like this one are very often the result of giant food factories operating under unsanitary conditionsand a great reason why we should buy from small, local farms whenever possible. Sometimes, doing so is more expensive and less convenient, but the price paid in dollars or an extra trip to the farmer’s market is worth it to support a food production system that cares about people, animals, and the planet.
While some consumers will choose sustainability whenever possible, many more will require some sort of threat to their personal health or lifestyle as motivation to reject unethical food. Where do you fall?
-Marygrace, KIWI staff writer