Letter: Perpetuating ‘scientific’ myths about biotechnology

Posted on September 1, 2017August 30, 2017 by Letters

“Substantive criticisms of biotechnology do exist, but for some reason, they almost never find their way into the mass media. The opposition only seems weak because its strongest arguments are ignored.”

Facts, fears and the future of food: Asheville talks about genetic engineering

Posted on May 17, 2017June 2, 2017 by Nick Wilson

Local scientists, farmers, food activists and professors discuss the pros and cons of GMOs.

Return To Bee City

Posted on July 17, 2015July 15, 2015 by Brent Brown

Sometimes, even if you try to bee conscientious to one group, you may still bug some other one.

Know your GMOs: Asheville chef speaks up at Capitol Hill labeling debate

Posted on December 8, 2014December 8, 2014 by Kat McReynolds

Asheville chef William Dissen, owner and executive chef at The Market Place, championed states’ rights to enforce genetically modified organism (GMO) food labeling during an activist trip to Capitol Hill earlier this December. Dissen and about two dozen other renowned chefs spoke against the DARK Act (or “Denying Americans the Right to Know”), a proposed bill […]

Asheville chef demands GMO labeling at Capitol Hill, White House

Posted on November 26, 2014January 13, 2015 by Kat McReynolds

Asheville chef William Dissen, owner and executive chef at The Market Place, is one of about two dozen chefs invited to gather at Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, Dec. 2, in support of labeling food containing genetically modified organisms.

Preserving our place on the planet: A food-community discussion on GMO and organics

Posted on October 1, 2014May 27, 2015 by Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt

At the farm-to-table Feast hosted on Monday, Sept. 29, a hundred guests gathered at The Hub in West Asheville. Feast, inspired and organized by Rebecca Friedman, owner of Farmer’s Daughter Catering, was an invite-only occasion designed to propel the local, organic-food movement forward.