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Me So Corny

Submitted by bdisylvester on Tue, 03/10/2009 - 12:00am.
Hard up for a new drink? Order a stiff one with Hudson Baby Bourbon Whiskey. It's made from corn plucked from Hudson Valley farms (like Tantillo Farm) and aged for a year and a half in small American oak barrels.
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Posted by: tmeronek on 09/19/2007
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Hungry for something cooked up in a science lab?

Submitted by tmeronek on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 12:01am. Neither are we. But believe it or not, a lot of the foods we eat are genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Since it's a hard to stomach not knowing what the health and planetary repercussions of so-called Frankenfood will be, open wide for non-GM eats.

GMOs Sound Like an Awesome Idea

Posted by: tmeronek on 08/09/2007
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Neither are we. But believe it or not, a lot of the foods we eat are genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Since it's a hard to stomach not knowing what the health and planetary repercussions of so-called Frankenfood will be, open wide for non-GM eats.
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Plastic made from corn is biodegradable, but is it really better for the environment?

Submitted by idealbite on Wed, 05/10/2006 - 5:00pm. So there’s this new polymer popping up on shelves from Wild Oats to Wal-Mart. It’s made from corn, so it’s biodegradable.