In my house growing up, Thanksgiving centered on football and a huge family meal of turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, pumpkin pie, and of course, the cranberry sauce that retained the shape of the can. It’s easy to forget that historically, Thanksgiving began as a tradition of celebrating the harvest of the year. It’s a […]
View Post BPA, Children's Health, ThanksgivingMOMS Advocating Sustainability (MOMAS) supports voting YES on Proposition 37 for the upcoming election on Tuesday, November 6th. Proposition 37 requires companies to put a label on their food product if genetically modified organisms (GMO’s) are used in the ingredients. It comes down to giving the consumer the opportunity to make an informed decision about […]
View Post Children's Health, GMO, pesticides, Prop 37With the increasing information about the likely risks of eating genetically modified foods, many parents and caretakers are confused about how to avoid them in their children’s diets. I’ll admit it, it is very tough. GMOs are riddled throughout the country’s food supply as well as our grocery store shelves. The main culprits are corn, […]
View Post candy, Children's Health, GMO, Halloween, organic foodAs a family physician deeply concerned about the health of my patients, I strongly recommend voting YES on Proposition 37 to label genetically engineered (GE) foods. The television and radio ads against Prop 37 make superficial and misleading arguments that do not get to the heart of the matter. Freedom of choice is at the […]
View Post food allergies, GMO, Health, pesticides, Prop 37Remember the state’s 2007 proposal to spray pesticides out of airplanes onto ten million people in an attempt to kill the apple moth, an insect that scientists say has been in California for decades and has never done significant crop damage? Four local moms quickly took action and formed MOMAS (formerly, Mothers of Marin Against […]
View Post Children's Health, Environmental Health, Light Brown Apple Moth, pesticidesBy Annie Spiegelman, MOMAS Advisory Committee Member Wondering how to create a city-wide plastic bag ban or a Green Building Ordinance or how to stop a government planned aerial pesticide spraying of your own ‘hood? Two dynamic sustainability experts and community organizers were involved in all of the above changes in the last few years […]
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