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Honeybee’s are good.  We know this since about 80% of our food supply is pollinated by bees.  Honeybee’s are also dying at incredible rates each year; so much so that our food supply is at risk.  The US Government has a take on the colony collapse that is happening and here’s their report, http://weather.yahoo.com/feds-many-causes-dramatic-bee-disappearance-152605922.html. 

Simply put, regardless the reason for the decline in bee populations, we have to take this seriously and realize that if pollinators go away so do humans.  All of need to be aware of our actions that contribute to the bee decline.  One of those factors is GM (genetically modified) crops.  How much of a factor seems to be under debate but, regardless, these crops have a negative impact on bee colonies.  What is really difficult to fathom is why a company like Monsanto fears research?  Recently we shared a story about a bee research company that had produced research implicating Monsanto’s products as a leading contributor to colony collapse disorder.  What happened to that company and that research?  It was bought by Monsanto!   Coincidence??   We think not….

We were so excited to see another grocery retailer taking the steps to require their suppliers to label their products as to their GMO content.   As the evidence mounts that GMO’s are a health concern we applaud efforts to limit our exposure to these ‘foods’.   For more on this visit the New Leaf Community Markets website at http://www.newleaf.com/common/news/store_news.asp?task=store_news&sid_store_news=300&storeID=J3QSSEQX5CS92J2000AKHMCCQJA05T39

You heard correctly!  April 21st is National Chocolate Covered Cashew Day.  Good thing SunRidge Farms has you covered.  You’ll want to visit your favorite retailer that is carrying our bulk products and look for item 022608 to find delicious Dark Chocolate Covered Cashews. 

Make this the year you buy bulk foods.  Let’s take care of the environment and save money by reducing packaging.

National Bulk Foods Week is October 13-19, 2013.  Here’s a little more information on how to shop for bulk foods – http://www.yumsugar.com/How-Shop-Food-Bulk-29458772

We don’t need to say much here as it’s well presented in this editorial – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/toni-nagy/what-every-parent-should-_b_3008452.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular,organic-food

NFC, a leading certifier of Kosher foods, has instituted a NO GMO Policy.  “While according to the strict letter of Kosher food law, a GMO food ingredient is not prohibited, it certainly is not natural,” says Rabbi Reuven Flamer, Founder and Director of NFC.  For more on this, here’s the link to the NFC website – http://nfccertification.info/nfc-apple-kosher/nfc-announces-no-gmo-kosher-policy/

A story we’ll be following very closely is this from naturalnews.com.  http://www.naturalnews.com/039864_GMO_corn_nutrients_minerals.html

This is a story we all need to follow for our health.

Unhealthy and highly processed junk food.  It’s everywhere since it seems so innocuous and simple.  However, the truth is that these snacks are quite ominous and not so simple.  We understand this and it’s one of the driving motivations for our creativity in coming up with new snacks that are healthier and lightly processed, if at all.   Part of the problem in the proliferation of these snacks that are undermining the health of consumer who is purchasing them is the lack of knowledge or awareness to these concerns.  That’s about to change!

The following article adapted from “Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us,” which will be published by Random House this month.   This excerpt should be enough to make sure that this book is on your reading list for this year.   Here’s the link from the NY Times, http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/magazine/the-extraordinary-science-of-junk-food.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&

The Farmers Assurance Provision, slipped into a recent spending bill essentially strips the courts of the ability to challenge Monsanto’s GMO seeds or crops even if the courts become aware of health issues related to those items.  Read more on the story here – http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/food-oversight-curbs-spending-bill-outrage-article-1.1298967