livingmaxwell: a guide to organic food & drink

5 Reasons to Eat Organic Apples

Written by Max Goldberg on May 1, 2012. Follow Max on Twitter: @livingmaxwell.

In a previous post, I wrote that milk is the most important organic product that a family can buy.

But milk is by no means the only item that people should be concerned about.

The worst offender on the Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen list are apples.

Forbes magazine recently did an excellent piece talking about five reasons to eat organic apples, and I wanted to share the highlights with you and provide commentary. To read the full article, click here.

Reason #1 – The average conventionally grown apple has more pesticide residue on it than any other fruit or vegetable.

Data from the Environmental Working Group showed that 98% of 700 apples tested had pesticides on them and that 48 different pesticides appeared. WOW!!!! Read More »

Organic Link Love – April 28th

Written by Max Goldberg on April 28, 2012. Follow Max on Twitter: @livingmaxwell.

Some organic food reading pleasure for you. Enjoy!

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Very cool photos of urban farming from around the world – TIME

Organic food industry creates more than a half million jobs – The Sacramento Bee

Overview of what our tax dollars are funding, including $16.9b of taxpayer subsidies used for corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, corn starch, and soy oils – Grand Forks Herald

Popularity of food authentication on the rise – Packaging Digest

Joel Salatin, the most famous organic farmer, speaks about farm ethics – The Oracle
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Farmageddon, a Must-Watch Movie, is Now Available on DVD

Written by Max Goldberg on April 27, 2012. Follow Max on Twitter: @livingmaxwell.

If you’re a new reader to my blog, you may not be aware of a very important documentary called Farrmageddon.

Last year, I wrote several posts about this movie and also screened it for a fundraiser that I held to raise money for The Center for Food Safety.

Farmageddon exposes the USDA’s brutal crackdown on farmers selling raw milk and how the agency’s heavy-handed, corrupt and politically-motivated ways have destroyed the lives of small, organic farmers trying to do the right thing. Read More »

Little Duck Organics is a Real Winner for Kids…. and Parents

Written by Max Goldberg on April 26, 2012. Follow Max on Twitter: @livingmaxwell.

While I do not have kids myself, I constantly think about what kinds of food I would feed my children if I did have them.

Two things are crystal clear to me.

One, they’d be eating all organic, which shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who knows me or reads my blog.

I have written before about how milk is the most important organic product a family can buy. Furthermore, I am well aware of the tremendous health risks that GMOs pose and would keep my kids as far away from them as humanly possible.

Two, I would introduce them to green juice and wheatgrass at an early age.

One issue, however, that all health-conscious parents must worry about is what their children are eating when they’re at school or with their friends. Read More »

Recap of Green Festival NYC This Past Weekend

Written by Max Goldberg on April 24, 2012. Follow Max on Twitter: @livingmaxwell.

This past weekend I attended the Green Festival NYC held at the Jacob Javits Center. It was the first time that this event had been held, and I was impressed with what I saw.

Aside from the numerous speakers, I discovered many companies involved with recycling – recycled clothes, recycled bags, recycled wallets – water purifiers, organic soaps and beauty products, and a wide variety of other holistic products and services.

In terms of organic food, here were a few of the highlights: Read More »