Sustainability

Food choices. Food Labeling on GMO’s.

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If you’ve been reading our posts both here and at www.miritturley.com, you know that we have been advocating clear labeling on genetically modified food.  The FDA hasn’t listened to our voices, congress hasn’t listened to us either.  However there is good news, thanks to the need for grocers to use price scanners for inventory and pricing purposes, we do have a clear labeling system for fruits and vegetables.

Here is an explanation of the codes on [...]

Organic Recipes

Organic Strawberry Spinach Salad

We were so excited to pick up our first basket today!   When trying to menu plan with the items in our basket I came across this recipe that I LOVE LOVE LOVE! Thought you guys might like it.
Enjoy,
Anna

Ingredients

Dressing:

1 organic lemon
2 TBSP red wine vinegar
1/3 C sugar 1 TBSP organic olive oil 1 tsp poppy seeds

Salad:

1/4 C sliced organic almonds, toasted
8 oz. organic strawberries
1/2 medium organic cucumber, sliced and cut in half
1/4 small organic [...]