Local news stories...

[old fashioned]

I thought starting a thread about our local news stories might be interesting. Kinda like the 'Stock up Alert' to notify others of sales on foods & stuff in different areas but about news stories that may have some effect on others.


Our local news (King5-Seattle) has had some interesting stories lately. Yesterday they reported something about getting Eastern WA farmers to grow a NON-edible crop to be used for biofuel (not corn) to REPLACE their wheat crops. Sorry I didn't get everything in the story since it seems as if everytime I want to see the news-kids, DH, dog, etc get in the way by demanding my attention. I couldn't find anything on their website about it, but did find a little something on WA Dept of Ag site but it didn't mention alot of stuff that was in the story. (sorry I guess I should have done alittle more homework before posting but I wanted to get the info out there)

Tonight there was a story about shopping for foods & being able to distinguish between gmo & non-gmo foods. The reporter was saying that the processed foods had higher chances for gmo ingredients because of the corn & soy AND an 'organic' label only means roughly 75% organic...100% organic means actually 95% (or better) organic ingredients. Okay, so I think most of us already knew this anyway, but the most revealing information was when she talked of identifying fresh fruits & veggies. On the little sticky label on most fruits ( and veggies???) there is a 5 digit number........if the first digit starts with 8_____ IT IS GMO!!! (suppose to be rare) and if the first digit is 9____ IT IS ORGANIC!!

Now if only I can figure out what is irradiated or not


eta....found the link for 'how to decipher food labels' watch the video in the link for the report. www.king5.com/health
I still can't find any info about the 'crops for biofuel'

 

[valmom]

Darn- no stickies on our fruits or veggies in the store. The best I can do is to buy from local, or at least Vermont farms. There is a huge non-GMO movement here, so even if it isn't "organic" which, you're right, means little anymore, it probably isn't GMO.

 

[JRmom]

I've always wondered about those little stickers on the fruit and veggies at the grocery store. I very rarely buy produce at the store, but have always been irritated by those darn stickers when I do. Now I can't wait to go into Publix again and check out the numbers!

 

[FarmerChick]

easy breezy--take the fruit up to the produce person and say "where did this originate from, how was it shipped, with or without being irradiated or not? ---I bet they don't have a clue!


interesting info tho

edited to say, not common store personnel don't have a clue!