by Lillian Lake | | Food, Stop Trafficking
First published in Franklin Journal Valentine’s Day is straight ahead. Valentine’s Day has never been on my top ten list of holidays, indeed, even less so as the years have passed. I’m one who enjoys expressions of love every day. I don’t need a particular day to take...
by Lillian Lake | | Food, GMO
First published in Franklin Journal We see them. We read them. We stand in the grocery aisle with a confused look on our face, as we try to interpret them. With our smartphone, we’ll scan the QR code. Some of us whip out reading glasses to see if we can see the ever...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Caregiving, Spiritual
Snowflakes are swirling and falling to the ground to accumulate as a white blanket over all of my immediate outside surroundings. A scenario that is full of illusion. Each flake falls at will. It swirls dizzily, taking part with nature and yet seemingly at the same...
by Lillian Lake | | Climate Change, Food, GMO
“Flavr Savr” tomatoes were the first Monsanto Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) food product in which the gene, polylacturonase, an enzyme was deactivated. The presence of the active gene allows the fruit to soften. By deactivating the gene, the fruit would have a...
by Lillian Lake | | Food, GMO
Food labeling is a hot topic these days. I recently participated in a food labeling discussion with farmers and non-farmers across the country. I was happy to be invited as a consumer and farm defender. When non-farmers and farmers come together it can get animated....
