Radio isn't dead!

Despite the general belief that radio is an obsolete medium for news and the like, I'm finding more and more that radio and radio podcasts are invaluable ways of informing myself on topics that I particularly care about and topics that aren't often talked about (my sad reality is that they coincide one hundred percent of the time, haha). Top news is important, local news is important, but if you follow news you've seen how redundant stories can be. Depending on your news sources, you may already be fully aware of an amazing story that your local news station finally reported on days later. It can be tiresome, especially when you find yourself yelling at Peggy Bunker, 'What about the GMO labeling vote? Where are my polls, Peggy?!' I digress...

That somewhat long introduction about radio and news is essentially about this: Heritage Radio Network. A site I've happened to find and love. You can listen live or explore the various programs they offer that range from topics on farming to beer to crafting to organic cookery to food politics. Check it out! They have great guests and each session is from 20-40 minutes and it's a wonderful way to learn and/or pass the time and/or take a break from listening to your wo-womp womp dub step.

A clip they have on their website now, a lovely nugget of wisdom from the famous Wendell Berry (I told you they had great guests!).

Amongst all the political debates and upcoming elections...

...Michael Pollan says, "Vote for the Food Party", (NY Times article). It's a wonderful read and call to action for the young food movement in America which has yet to evoke great change or echo a sentiment by a great number of citizens. This article speaks to the importance of California's Prop 37 and why it matters for the whole nation.

"...these new [GMO] crops were revolutionary enough to deserve patent protection and government support [in Monsanto's view], yet at the same time the food made from them was no different than it ever was, so did not need to be labeled. It's worth nothing that ours is one of only a very few governments ever sold on this convenient reasoning: more than 60 other countries have seen fit to label genetically modified food, including the EU, Japan, Russia, and China."

Check out this grassroots call to action from the film maker who created Food Inc., and don't forget to sign the petition at JustLabelIt.org if you'd like to know whether your food has been genetically modified. The effort has reached over a million supporters and is still growing.