Don’t Eat Anything Your Great-Grandmother Wouldn’t Recognize As Food. – Michael Pollen
My Great-Grandmother, Libby (pictured here), was of Czech stock. Her mother came from Prague and settled a little town in Nebraska, which was named Prague. How original! Somehow Libby made it to Lincoln, Nebraska where she lived for many many years. She lived in an old farmhouse on the edge of town. Neighbors had milking cows in their backyards and Libby kept chickens, which were NOT for eggs. When we would pull up to her house for chicken dinner I can vividly recall seeing fresh blood next to an axe on a big old stump. Feathers everywhere. Yes, it certainly was a very fresh chicken dinner complete with homemade dumplings.
Many Large Corporations Own “Organic” Food Companies
I just got done reading Michael Pollan’s book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, which I highly recommend. I might add that I read it in hard copy as I don’t own an e-reader. I just like to have a real book in my hands. Anyway, there is a part of the book that goes into the “Industrial Organic Food” industry. I was shocked to learn that many large corporations own tons of organic food companies. Here’s a list that might surprise you.
Coca-Cola Owns: Honest Tea & Odwalla
Dean Owns: Horizon & White Wave/Silk
Danone Owns: Stonyfield Farms
General Mills Owns: Cascadian Farm & Muir Glen
Hain Celestial (Who Is Allied With Heinz & Cargill) Owns: SunSpire Spectrum Organics, Garden of Eatin’, Imagine/Rice Dream/Soy Dream & Celestial Seasonings
Kellogg Owns: Bear Naked, Kashi & Morningstar Farms/Natural Touch
Kraft Owns: Boca Foods & Back To Nature
Pepsi Owns: Naked Juice
Unilever Ownes: Ben & Jerry’s
Colgate Palmolive Owns: Tom’s of Maine Toothpaste (Of Course Not A Food)
The Holdouts Who Have Refused Buyout Offers From Larger Companies:
Amy’s Kitchen
Clif Bar
Newman’s Own
Applegate Farms
Eden Foods
