Mary Crimmins

Artwork by Mary Crimmins: Aka The Locavore Mama It’s official, Friday’s are now GMO Free Fridays. Just like the campaign to eat less meat created Meatless Mondays – those in favor of labeling GMOs have declared GMO Free Fridays. Hooray! Most days are GMO free for me, but this is great for helping us all [...]

It’s Friday people, and that means relaxing. And what better way to do that than by catching up on some must-see food documentaries. Actually, these are documentaries you can’t afford to miss. Start from the top and start chipping away at them one by one. Trust me, your eyes will be opened and you’ll never [...]

When we walk into a supermarket we are hit with an illusion of diversity. We have 50 options for cereal, cheese,yogurt, etc. In reality the majority of those options contain the same ingredients, and most of them will contain some form of corn. This commodity crop has become so cheap to produce, that we had such [...]

**This is the second in a series on GMO food. I have discussed the GMO Basics, and will write in later posts on the impact GMO’s have on our planet’s health, how to avoid GMO food, where to get GMO-free seeds, and why GMO’s should be labeled. The affects of GMO’s on human health are [...]

**This is the first in a series on GMO food. I will discuss in later posts why GMO’s are bad for our health and the planet’s health, how to avoid GMO food, where to get GMO-free seeds, and why GMO’s should be labeled. Definition: A genetically modified organism (GMO) or genetically engineered organism (GEO) is an organism whose genetic [...]