by Lillian Lake | | Climate Change, Coffee, Food
Well, good morning! At least it’s morning as I write this. If you’re reading this at another time of day, I hope your day has been manageable at the least and amazing at best. Sunshine and spring always make me nearly giddy with anticipation of summer months ahead. So...
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...