Over the last decade, there have been numerous pet food recalls. When it comes to feeding your animal companion and depending upon a manufacturer, trusting a company once again after a recall can be difficult. Everyone is capable of making mistakes. However, how can a manufacturer reassure its loyal customers that their products are safe? Can a pet food business rebuild consumer trust? What steps should be taken? Does a major tragedy have to occur in order for the safety mechanisms and/or checks and balances to be put into place? What changes would you like to see?
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What’s In Your Food, Connecticut? Mandate GMO Labeling Now!
With the race to mandate GMO labeling, CT has a very good chance of being the first state in the union of passing HB 5117.
Aquaponics For Vegetarians
With the growing demand for organic food production, more and more people are looking at sustainable models that will produce a high yield without necessarily having to farm a large acreage. The perfect solution is aquaponics, which is a great sustainable method to “grow it yourself organically!”
When I was initially approached by social media environmentalist and aquapon, Tom Cooley, I took a quick glance at aquaponics and passed. I simply didn’t think it was for me. I do not eat fish and wanted no part of a system that appeared to give new meaning to farm raised fish, organic or not. However, as I delved deeper into this method of agriculture, I became intrigued. Tom explained to me that you do not have to eat the fish, so I decided to dig a little deeper and discovered a fascinating new world of organic sustainable farming.