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Wakeup Call
Teens Talk About the Perils of Junk Food
Mike Adams, a self-proclaimed health ranger, says,
“This is the movie that food companies hope you
never see.” All Jacked Up, a 2008 junk food docu-
mentary, peers into the lives of four typical teens,
exposing the real personal dangers of their penchant
for junk foods, fast foods and sodas.
The film has been characterized as a hip look at common sense that could
save our lives and the lives of our families, a Super Size Me for the younger gen-
eration. Through frankly looking at what’s going on inside their own bodies, hearts
and minds, and the bill of goods they’re being sold in today’s processed foods,
teens who watch often wake up and change their diet. A top-flight board of nutri-
tionists consulted on the film.
For information visit AllJackedUpMovie.com.
Generous Santa
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purchase donates up to 37 percent of the purchase price. Even a single large order
can generate hundreds of dollars to a grateful cause, and the cumulative impact is
tremendous. As an example, supporters of the American Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals have raised more than $18,000 to help animals in need.
To receive a list of local organizations using this fundraising tool, email
information@GoodSearch.com or call 877-466-3004.
Golden Opportunity
Spinning Waste into Liquid Plant Food
Organic Recovery of Pompano Beach, Florida,
is converting Publix supermarkets’ food wastes
into a liquid plant food for farmland, crops and
golf courses. The company expects to divert
about 17,000 tons of food scraps a year from local landfills. Launched earlier this
year by 40-year-old cofounder and CEO, Jeffrey Young, Organic Recovery began
by collecting about 166 tons of food scraps weekly from 56 Publix supermarkets
in Broward County. By mid-2009, the firm expects to work with all the Publix
stores in Palm Beach, Broward and Dade counties.
A Publix spokesperson said that participating stores expect to boost their
recycling rate to 80 percent, up from 47 percent last year. Even leftover grease
is recycled into biodiesel to fuel Organic Recovery’s trucks. Customers buying
Organic Recovery’s plant food pay less than for chemical fertilizers, and it doesn’t
produce greenhouse gases.
Primary Sources: South Florida Sun-Sentinel and OR-dev.com/technology.html
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