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denverpost.com - 2/26/2009
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The Department of Agriculture recently released its long-gestating definition of "naturally raised" meat. Previously, the word "natural" had been ill-defined and virtually unregulated. The new standard is a step in the right direction for our nation's food supply, but doesn't go nearly far ...

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obamafoodorama.blogspot.com - 2/23/2009
Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agrispinculture: The People's Garden As A Publicity Stunt That Might ...
— obamafoodorama.blogspot.com — Obama Foodorama investigates how Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack's asphalt-bustin' publicity stunt for Lincoln's Birthday Bicentennial morphs from jackhammering pavement to a global veggie garden extravaganza, complete with ropin' the First ... (more) Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agrispinculture: The People's ...

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gristmill.grist.org - 2/23/2009
USDA fudging the numbers
— gristmill.grist.org — By Tom Laskawy Are there more small farms or not? Everyone from Reuters to the NYT has documented what appears to be an increase in the number of small farms in the U.S. But blogging ag economist and former USDA Economic Research Service ... (more) USDA fudging the numbers

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ethicurean.com - 2/25/2009
This is what democracy looks like
— ethicurean.com — Today is a big day for all of us who believe not only in sustainable food and agriculture systems, but also in the democratic process. The months since the election brought an outpouring of engagement from citizens urging the Obama Administration to ... (more) This is what democracy looks like

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Chipotle CEO Sounds Off on USDA Natural Meat Standards
Green Daily — ... . In an op-ed in the Denver Post, Ells says that under the latest standards, factory farms are getting the benefit of calling their meat "naturally raised." Even when it's raised in obviously supernatural unnatural conditions. ...

Digest - Blogs & Commentary: Gardening delight, garden delisted
The Ethicurean — ... raised” meat, saying that while it’s “a step in the right direction for our nation’s food supply, [it] doesn’t go nearly far enough.” Chipotle claims to serve “more naturally raised meat (from animals that are raised in a humane way; never given antibiotics, including ionophores, or added hormones, or drugs that behave like hormones; and fed a pure vegetarian diet, with no animal by-products) than any restaurant company in the world.” (Denver Post) ...

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