Dine Out with Caution:  Restaurants are Huge Source of Hidden GMOs
(Natural News) November 04, 2012 by: Summer Tierne The current, much-debated lack in labeling of genetically modified foods makes it difficult enough to trust your own food choices these days - let alone, trusting food prepared for you at your favorite restaurant. Heck, even just being able to... Read more...

37 Reasons Why Proposition 37 Must Pass
37 Reasons Why Proposition 37 Must Pass Natural News Ethan A. Huff ( Sept. 2012) ̶ In two weeks, Californians will have the unique opportunity to vote YES on Proposition 37, a ballot measure that will require retail food items made with or containing genetically-modified (GM) ingredients to be... Read more...

Pesticides Put Bumblebee Colonies at Risk of Failure
Pesticides Put Bumblebee Colonies at Risk of Failure OSLO, Oct. 21, 2012 (Reuters) — Pesticides used in farming are also killing worker bumblebees and damaging their ability to gather food, meaning colonies that are vital for plant pollination are more likely to fail when they are used, a study... Read more...

Do Americans Eat Their Body Weight in GMOs Every Year?
Do Americans Eat Their Body Weight in GMOs Every Year? Natural News, Ethan A. Huff (October 2012) ̶ The consumer advocacy organization Environmental Working Group (EWG) has put out a new paper that estimates the average person's yearly consumption of genetically-modified organisms (GMOs). And... Read more...

The Soy Ploy
The Soy Ploy Natural News, Craig Stellpflug (October 2012) ̶ Soy is relatively new to our diets in the U.S. The soybean was first introduced into the U.S. at the turn of the 1900s to be used in the manufacturing of industrial products like oil, plastic and ink. Soy was not even considered a food... Read more...

Research Shows Legume Trees Can Fertilize and Stabilize Maize Fields, Generate Higher Yields
Research Shows Legume Trees Can Fertilize and Stabilize Maize Fields, Generate Higher Yields Science Daily (Oct. 14, 2012) — Inserting rows of "fertilizer trees" into maize fields, known as agroforestry, can help farmers across sub-Saharan Africa cope with the impacts of drought and degraded... Read more...

Plant-Based Foods May Offer Reduced Risk for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Plant-Based Foods May Offer Reduced Risk for Aggressive Prostate Cancer Science Daily (Oct. 19, 2012) — President George W. Bush made no secret that he detested broccoli. With all due respect to our former leader, researchers have found one more great reason to add fruits, vegetables, herbs and... Read more...

Edible Communities Wins James Beard Foundation Award - 2011 Publication of the Year
San Clemente, CA, 2011/Edible Orange County/--The Journalism Committee of the James Beard Foundation Awards presented Edible Communities publications with the, first-ever, honor of the 2011 Publication of the Year.  This distinction heralds a publication demonstrating fresh direction, worthy... Read more...