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Processed foods, as defined by the USDA, is any food that has undergone any changes from its natural state.
Resiliency is the buzz word of the 2020’s. The Food and Agriculture Organization defines resilience as “the ability to prevent disasters and crises as well as to anticipate, absorb, accommodate or recover from them in a timely, efficient and sustainable manner.” Is our food supply resilient?
What do I know about seeds? Barely nothing until I started teaching a course on food systems. I’ve become increasingly more concerned about our food. I came across the Row 7 Seed Company and their quest to produce food that tastes good. You see, the use of synthetic fertilizer, while it increases growth rate and pesticide resistance, also increases greenhouse gases and causes plants to make more carbohydrate. Plants are bigger but less nutritious and lack a robust flavor you’d remember if you were alive in the 40’s and 50’s. Row-7 breeds seeds for favor and color rather than size, and they don’t patent their seeds – something companies like Monsanto do with negative effects on farmers. The company is working with chefs around the country to create food that tastes good.