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Posted on November 20, 2012 by abe

Farmanac Featured in Experience Life Magazine

Farmanac continued a string of good publicity this month with a write up in the November issue of Experience Life Magazine. We are featured fairly prominently on page 12 with a screenshot and write up detailing our iPhone app’s ability … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 5, 2012 by abe

Yes on Prop 37 – Our Food, Our Right to Know

Drowned out by the monolithic red vs blue political battle of this Tuesday’s election is California’s proposition 37, which would require genetically modified foods to carry a label. Far from a partisan battle between liberal and conservative, this ballot measure … Continue reading →

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Posted on June 7, 2012 by abe

Celebrate Our 1 Year Anniversary with a $0.99 Sale

Farmanac is celebrating the beginning of its second year of life with a month-long sale. For the entire month of June you’ll be able to purchase our iPhone app for only $0.99. That’s less than a dollar for the inside scoop on over 1,400+ fruits and vegetables. Continue reading →

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Posted on October 12, 2011 by abe

The Scoop on GMO Food

Food from Farms logo designed by erick p The campaign to label Genetically Modified Foods picked up steam last week as a broad coalition called on the U.S Food and Drug Administration to require food producers to label genetically modified … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 1, 2011 by abe

Weekly Food Scoop – Sep 1st, 2011

Every week at Farmanac we aim to bring you the best of what people are talking about on the Internet regarding food. This week the debate on genetically modified foods heats up with an editorial in the New York Times calling for less government regulation of the industry and a thoughtful retort illustrating the reason GMO foods are not the answer to global food shortages or longer term sustainability. And Bill Clinton goes vegan. Continue reading →

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Posted on August 11, 2011 by abe

Weekly Food Scoop – August 11th, 2011

Every week at Farmanac we aim to bring you a sampling of what people are talking about regarding food around the interweb. This weeks highlights include the development of Food Arks as a response to the loss of variety in our food landscape, one man’s attempt to spend a month eating according to the US Governments guidelines, and a couple of stories about genetically modified food. Continue reading →

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Posted on April 14, 2011 by abe

Secrets of the PLU Revealed

One of my favorite features within Farmanac is the ability to look up produce using the PLU (Price look-up) code. The PLU code is the set of numbers that appear on the small stickers attached to fruits and vegetables. This … Continue reading →

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