Global sugar production is hitting record highs, up nearly 5% worldwide, thanks to bumper crops in Brazil, India, and Thailand. For candy and soda makers, it’s a jackpot. But for public health advocates, it’s a disaster. Cheaper sugar means even cheaper junk food flooding cities, exacerbating the obesity epidemic and chronic disease crisis already gripping […]
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From Fighting to Farm to Table
Everything’s bigger in Texas, including our appetite for veteran-grown food. Turns out America’s farms are full of former fighters – over 370,000 agricultural producers have served in the Armed Forces, operating 17% of all U.S. farms and generating $41 billion in sales. That’s right: the folks who once ran missions are now running tractors, and they’re […]
Our Beef with the Media’s Beef with Beef Science
The The New York Times recently sounded alarms about conflicts of interest in studies that say red meat isn’t so bad – essentially claiming Big Beef is skewing science. Critics quickly fired back that we “never see similar reporting on studies promoting plant-based foods”, pointing out a one-sided media appetite for anti-meat narratives. Indeed, the […]
Bye Bye Red Dye Number 5!
The food industry’s chemical fiesta is getting kicked out of school cafeterias – at least in Utah. Governor Spencer Cox signed a law banning a list of artificial additives from all public school meals. Say goodbye to Red Dye No. 3, Yellow No. 5, Blue No. 1 & 2, and a bunch of other lab-concocted […]
Raw Milk Rebellion
Across America, small farmers and food freedom fans are asking a simple question: Why can’t we buy milk straight from the cow? In North Carolina, a bipartisan push is on to legalize raw milk sales, ending a long-standing ban on unpasteurized dairy. Supporters argue it’s downright hypocritical – you can slurp down raw oysters or […]
Maine Food Sovereignty
An Indigenous-led group in Maine is literally taking food sovereignty into its own hands by reclaiming 245 acres of farmland for Wabanaki farming and culture. The nonprofit Niweskok (“From Stars to Seeds”) raised $1.8 million to buy a former horse farm in Waldo County, aiming to turn it into a hub for growing traditional crops […]
Bloomin’ BBQ and Bluegrass
Sevierville, Tennessee is hosting its annual Bloomin’ BBQ & Bluegrass Festival, and the economic recipe is as savory as the pulled pork. This weekend, dozens of top pitmaster teams from across the country will descend on Dolly Parton’s hometown to smoke over 2,800 pounds of meat in a quest for the state BBQ championship. We’re […]
ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS DRIVING AMERICA’S CHRONIC DISEASE EPIDEMIC
After decades of churning out processed food-like substances, America is now reaping the health disaster it sowed. Our leading causes of death – heart disease, diabetes, certain cancers – are largely diet-driven chronic diseases, not random bad luck. Ultra-processed foods make up 58% of the American diet, and they’re directly linked to higher rates of […]
Fat is Healthy Confirmation!
New research in the Journal of Nutrition today confirms what Goodnight’s Red River Spice Co. has been saying for years: traditional dietary fat isn’t the villain it’s been portrayed to be. The long-term study found that participants who avoided processed carbohydrates while consuming traditional animal fats showed improved metabolic markers across all age groups. This […]
There’s No Excuse. Eat Like You Give a Damn.
Yesterday morning I was in Stuart. Then the Space Coast. Then Eastern Orlando. Today I’m back in Stuart. I’m so slammed I’m sleeping on the couch in my office tonight just to squeeze more work out of the day. Still not skipping meals. Still not eating garbage. Still fueling up like performance matters, because it […]