by Autumn Ellis | Jun 22, 2023 | Farm-to-Consumer Foundation News
When it comes to ensuring the cleanliness of fruits, many people turn to the use of baking soda or vinegar as effective washing agents. These household items are known for their ability to remove dirt, pesticides, and potential contaminants from the surface of fruits....
by Autumn Ellis | Apr 24, 2019 | Farm-to-Consumer Foundation News
Consumers make choices that influence food safety risks, and providing them with recommendations on specific practices that reduce these risks could complement or substitute for additional Federal regulations and be a cost-effective tool for reducing the incidence of...
by Autumn Ellis | Apr 24, 2019 | Farm-to-Consumer Foundation News
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the leading cause of death among infants born at <30 weeks’ gestation, but donor human milk can reduce the incidence of NEC. Unfortunately, freezing or pasteurizing human milk deactivates beneficial bioactive components. We...
by Autumn Ellis | Apr 24, 2019 | Farm-to-Consumer Foundation News
Dr. Jack Gilbert wants to make our hospitals dirty. His idea runs counter to hundreds of years of scientific practice. Since a surgeon named Joseph Lister became the first to use antiseptic techniques in 1867 and save thousands of lives, modern medicine has worked...
by Autumn Ellis | Nov 15, 2018 | Farm-to-Consumer Foundation News
Current information regarding the risks and benefits of unpasteurized (raw) dairy products is important for decisions regarding food safety policy, and is especially relevant given increasing demand for locally sourced, unprocessed foods, as well as in light of...
by Autumn Ellis | Dec 13, 2017 | Resources
Dr. Joseph R. Heckman discusses securing fresh food from fertile soil, challenges to the organic and raw milk movements in his latest article. In recent decades, a diverse community of dairy farmers, consumers and nutrition advocates has campaigned amidst considerable...
by Hannah Westheimer | Dec 12, 2015 | Farm-to-Consumer Foundation News
The Huffington Post published an article on 12/09/2015 that discusses a new analysis that finds potentially transformative agricultural research isn’t getting the level of funding it probably should. Below are Tim Wightman, Farm-to-Consumer Foundation President,...
by Hannah Westheimer | Nov 9, 2015 | Farm-to-Consumer Foundation News
Checkout this article from the New Yorker entitled Freedom from Fries – From eating fast food to fast casual dining, progress for sure and one of the results of eating well. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/11/02/freedom-from-fries
by Hannah Westheimer | Oct 20, 2015 | Farm-to-Consumer Foundation News
Do industrial agricultural methods actually yield more food per acre than organic ones? While this article is obviously written for the consumer, forward thinking dairy and food producers have long known that production is not about quantity but quality. With...
by Hannah Westheimer | Oct 19, 2015 | Farm-to-Consumer Foundation News
Check out The End Of Organic Farming Might Be Sooner Than We Thought with Comments below by Tim Wightman. http://www.refinery29.com/2015/10/94908/small-organic-farm-businesses-unsustainable-agriculture It’s a sad fact that the generations of people who grew up on...
