People have the wrong impression that organic vegetables are definitely healthy but they don't know that the food can only be healthy if it is cooked with the right process. Restaurateur Freddy Low's involvement in the organic food business came after some opportune reading in a book on alkaline and acid. For example, if something is deep fried, the protein molecules are changed in the process and this may cause health problems, as the body cannot take it. Varied products: An array of...

A handful of individual food producers around the world already use labels certifying their food is free of genetically modified elements -- but this is the first large-scale political effort to introduce such a system, Greenpeace says, expecting it to be watched by others as a test-case. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow next week introduces a city-wide label to identify GM-free foods, a move ecologists hail as ground-breaking but which foreign producers say is complex and costly. Make Y! your...

New UF computer system could one day help citrus growers count fruit before harvest Farmers are told not to count chickens before they hatch, but for citrus growers it s a little different knowing how much fruit is on their trees can help them make better decisions about managing and harvesting the crop. New UF computer system could one day help citrus growers count fruit before harvest Farmers are told not to count chickens before they hatch, but for citrus growers it s a little different...

For 2007-08, more than $9 million in industry, state and federal funding has been set aside for research into citrus canker and greening, and the amount could reach $12 million if everything requested is approved, Arnold said. While citrus canker can be controlled somewhat with copper sprays, Bov said there is no chemical known to control greening. There was more bad news for the industry - which has an economic impact of $9 billion - in fresh figures from the state Department of...

That's the amount of time the USDA is going to allow for comments on its amendments to add 38 inorganic ingredients to organic food. You have 60 days to make a difference. Here's where to write if you want to make a comment of your own. Addict3d - Packed with technology / entertainment news, free downloads links,and best videos online in one centralized website, Updated 24/7.