Category: The Future of Food

LENTILS: a miracle of nutrition (documentary)

Lentils are undemanding plants from drier regions, yet at the same time they are extremely rich in protein and are real power packs, full of minerals and trace elements. Scientists from around the world are working on attempts to develop them for use as wonder weapons against famine. The lentil researchers make use of state-of-the-art biotechnology in order to make the undemanding pulses even more profitable and resistant.

Lentils – Food For The Future
Full credit to Frigge Mehring

‘Toxic’ APEEL Food Spray FDA Approved on Organic Produce

July 2025

“Apeel (an edible, plant-based coating designed to extend the shelf life of fresh fruits and vegetables) was just approved and now ‘organic’.”

Pfeiffer posted a list of stores that do not use APEEL.

Natural Grocers: Natural Grocers issued a public corporate statement saying they do not carry any produce or items that have been treated withApeel’s food coatings.


Sprouts Farmers Markets: Sprouts recently made a decision to not carry any produce that’s treated with Apeel. They annnounced this internally to
employees, but have not made a public statement of policy yet.


Costco: Costco partnered with Apeel as far back as 2018 but recently stopped carrying any produce treated with Apeel. Their corporate produce department said they have no plans to ever sell
produce treated with Apeel again. The Limoneira lemons they carry are not treated with Apeel.

Publix: Publix will not purchase any produce that’s been treated with Apeel’s food coatings.


H-E-B; H-E-B does not use any items treated with Apeel in the products they manufacture.
They are not actively seeking out or requesting items treated with Apeel. The responsibility
ultimately falls on their suppliers to adhere to their requests, so there is not a 100% guarantee.


Trader Joes: Trader Joes no longer sources any produce treated with Apeel’s food coatings. They have not released a public statement or policy. I requested that they do this.


Erewhon: Does not source any produce treated with Apeel.

Vani Hari (@TheFoodbabe) | Rescue the Republic

IT’S TIME TO RESCUE THE REPUBLIC – We need YOU to join the resistance. Together, we can restore the values that make our Republic and the Western world so beautiful and worth preserving.

“In the worst part, food companies know the harms of these additives because they willingly remove them overseas due to stricter regulations to avoid warning labels that state it will cause an adverse effect on activity and attention in children and due to other health risks like auto-immune disorders and cancer.

This is one of the most hypocritical policies of food companies, and somebody needs to hold them accountable.”

Vani Hari https://x.com/thefoodbabe

Helena Norberg-Hodge: Iconic advocate for bringing economies back home

Sept 22, 2024

HELENA NORBERG-HODGE is a linguist, author, filmmaker and pioneer of the new economy movement, Local Futures. Based on decades of experience in indigenous cultures, Helena has been promoting a big picture understanding of the foundations of human, as well as ecological, wellbeing. Teaching the importance of thriving local economies that benefit many and the earth, as opposed to a global one that benefits few and destroys our world, it’s time we gave her our full attention!

Watch her moving, award-winning documentary The Economics of Happiness, which describes the devastating impact of corporate interventions in Ladakh, an insulated Tibetan community high up in the Himalayan mountains.

Read more here:

https://drtesslawrie.substack.com/p/helena-norberg-hodge-iconic-advocate?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=773468&post_id=148967570&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=o554c&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email