Advocacy
Is it safe and environmentally acceptable to eat meat?
What food safety should you practice at home? In this episode of Food Bullying, we talk to a meat scientist, Jennie Hodgen. She spills the beans all about meat science and enlightens listeners about some scientific issues that people have some wrong perceptions on. Jennie is a mom, scientist, cattle raiser, and lifelong learner. When…
Read MoreDifferent levels of food bullying, same answer: “you can’t have that!”
The playground of food bullying is crowded and includes different levels of bullies. The first step in avoiding B.S. food is to acknowledge the bad behaviors, misleading or false label claims, marketing half-truths, and other unnecessary drama on the playground of food bullying. All of these bullying behaviors have resulted in a “you can’t have that” mentality because of food bullies
Read MoreHow do moms overcome food bullying at school, at the gym, and in their own head?
Mom and fitness instructor Ellen Frost explains how food myths make the grocery store confusing, the pressures of mom guilt & food shaming and how kids are bullied about food. Ellen joins Michele and Eliz to continue with the conversation about food bullying, bringing a “normal person” perspective about food. Ellen Frost is a stay-at-home…
Read MoreAre confined spaces cruel for farm animals?
There are many ways to house dairy cattle. Some operations will keep their cows out on pasture, like my neighbors, so the cows aren’t in the barn a lot during the summer and fall. However, even those cows are in the barn for shelter during weather, to eat their specially mixed ration (a nutritionally balanced…
Read MoreHow can a farmer grow organic & GMO food on thousands of acres?
What does “a sustainable farm” look like? Why would a farmer decide to farm organically, raise GMOs or grow conventional crops. How does food bullying happen in agriculture between farmers?
Read More
