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A great new app is out on the iPhone, compliments of the Pesticide Action Network (PAN). It's called "What's On My Food?" It puts their database at your fingertips so you can look up just about any food item to see what kind of residues might be on it or in it before you buy it, including carcinogens, hormone disruptors, neurotoxins, and developmental/reproductive toxicants. It compares organic vs. conventional for each with lists of "ingr… Continue

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Has anybody heard much about the Hungry Pests Coalition? I've seen this commercial on TV, and you can find more of them on YouTube, and more details on their Website:

http://www.hungrypests.com/about.html

I appreciate their efforts to reduce imports and exports of invasive pests, but think there are better ways that don't require pesticides, such as supporting local farming, and reducing massive shipments of food across the globe. Most food t… Continue

Here are some great suggestions in an email I received from the Mothers of Marin Against the Spray (MOMAS). They are focused on Marin, but doing great work to educate and help eradicate this moth eradication program.

1. Call or Write Tom Vilsack, U.S. Sec. of Agriculture
Secretary Vilsack has the power to reclassify the moth from an actionable
pest to a non-actionable pest. The… Continue