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A U.S. company that supplies meat to some fast food chains in China has pulled all its products, some of which were chicken nuggets sold in Hong Kong, made by a Chinese subsidiary. Photo: Kin Cheung/AP\u003cbr>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>by \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/people/4458700/anthony-kuhn\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Kuhn\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/07/28/336081302/fast-food-scandal-revives-chinas-food-safety-anxieties\" target=\"_blank\">The Salt at NPR Food\u003c/a> (7/28/14)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A U.S. company that supplies meat to some of the world's largest fast food chains in China has pulled all its products made by a Chinese subsidiary, after reports that it was selling expired products.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The food safety scandal that erupted in China in the last week has also spread overseas, affecting chain restaurants in Japan and Hong Kong and prompted calls for tighter food safety regulation in China.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The privately held OSI is headquartered in Aurora, Ill., and claims 50 manufacturing facilities worldwide. Its Chinese subsidiary, Shanghai Husi Food Co., Ltd., sells beef patties, chicken nuggets and, according to its \u003ca href=\"http://husi.en.ecplaza.net\">web site\u003c/a>, cooked frozen snail meat. Its customers in China include McDonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut, Papa John's and Starbucks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdVrontZXUQ\">expose\u003c/a> that aired July 20 on Shanghai television used a hidden camera to show workers picking meat off the floor and returning it to the production line and handling meat without ungloved hands. 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These include \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94748565\">milk tainted\u003c/a> with the industrial additive melamine, \"gutter oil\" salvaged from drainage ditches and reprocessed into cooking oil, rat meat being sold as lamb and \u003ca href=\"http://www.marketplace.org/topics/world/chinas-toxic-harvest-growing-tainted-food-cancer-villages\">extensive soil poisoning\u003c/a> of agricultural land.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, to the fury of many Chinese taxpayers, their nation's leaders are insulated from such risks, as their food \u003ca href=\"http://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/16/world/la-fg-china-elite-farm-20110917\">is procured\u003c/a> through \"special supply\" channels, grown on pesticide-free, organic farms, according to the \u003cem>Los Angeles Times\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, China's government has moved quickly to address the problem, arresting five people, including the head of Husi, and shut down nearly 600 restaurants. China is currently revising its food safety laws, amid calls for stiffer penalties for lawbreakers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shanghai-based food safety expert Lin Rongquan says the incident is a good opportunity to push for improved food safety management.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"At first, there was a lot of discussion among consumers, who were shocked that such problems could occur at this kind of company,\" he says. \"But I think consumer confidence will recover quickly, and the incident's impact will not be too great.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indeed, a weekend meal at a Western fast food restaurant remains a commonplace and attainable symbol that a Chinese family has reached the middle class. 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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85257\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/breathalyzer-1b_slide-18cce543d7af2e51b48f9fb6e7d735aa9bf0905f.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/breathalyzer-1b_slide-18cce543d7af2e51b48f9fb6e7d735aa9bf0905f.jpg\" alt=\"The BACTrack Vio keychain breathalyzer and app on the iPhone at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. A public health researcher says tools like this could help people make better decisions about alcohol use. Photo: Meredith Rizzo/NPR\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1198\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85257\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The BACTrack Vio keychain breathalyzer and app on the iPhone at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. A public health researcher says tools like this could help people make better decisions about alcohol use. 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And we noticed there's a place on the curve — about 0.04 or 0.05 BAC — when the buzz is the sweetest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/03/12/174058272/self-tracking-apps-to-help-you-quantify-yourself\">quantified self\u003c/a> movement has turned monitoring steps, sleep and other activities with technology into a self-improvement pastime. Could the next frontier be alcohol consumption?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It turns out that the industry that makes blood-alcohol testing devices has been trying to turn us into quantified drinkers for years. And new products on the market are making monitoring even easier by linking it to your smartphone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One company, BACtrack, has just released a key chain alcohol test about the size of a lighter for $50.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BACtrack claims its newest product, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.bactrack.com/products/bactrack-vio-smartphone-keychain-breathalyzer\">Vio\u003c/a>, will be a \"game changer\" for people who want to drink more responsibly. Technology like this, which can help people find out if they're around or over 0.08 BAC, the limit for driving, might even help make a dent in drunk driving rates and the \u003ca href=\"http://responsibility.org/sites/default/files/files/TCC-AIDF_2012.pdf\">10,000 related deaths\u003c/a> every year, the company's president and CEO \u003ca href=\"http://www.bactrack.com/pages/about-us\">Keith Nothacker\u003c/a> tells us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Previously there was a stigma with alcohol testing, and we've been fighting that stigma,\" says Nothacker, who started the company in 2001 as a college senior, and is now based in San Francisco. \"We want people to talk about their BAC and not be embarrassed.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The BACtrack app that goes with the Vio takes a reading of your BAC after you blow into the device. But it also allows you to text your friends your BAC. \"So someone can say, 'I am two drinks in, I'm not meeting you there, here's my BAC,' \" Nothacker says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other companies have also begun marketing smartphone blood-alcohol tests to quantified self enthusiasts — any any drinker who wants to be better informed. For example, there's the \u003ca href=\"https://www.breathometer.com/help/faq\">Breathometer\u003c/a>, a device that plugs into the audio jack of the smartphone and connects with an app. It's also about $50.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nothacker might be right that more testing devices in the hands of consumers — rather than just law enforcement — could help bring down consumption of alcohol. But the reading you get will be, at best, a ballpark figure of your actual BAC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None of the smartphone devices are as precise or accurate as what the police will use to test your BAC if they pull you over under suspicion of intoxication. According to Nothacker, those devices can compensate for more variables, such as altitude.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But one interesting feature of both the Vio and the Breathometer tells you how long it will take to reach 0.0 BAC from wherever you are over 0. \"So if you're drinking late, you'll see that you won't sober up until the next day in a lot of cases,\" Nothacker says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But these companies are clear in their marketing materials about one thing: Don't use this tool to decide whether you should \"operate a motor vehicle or equipment.\" And it's never safe to drink any amount of alcohol and drive, partly because there's a huge variation in how alcohol impairs individuals, even at very low BAC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if these devices can't help you decide definitively if you're too drunk to drive, why would you use it?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One public health researcher, who's familiar with the technology, says he thinks these new tools could help people make better decisions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The key chain Breathalyzer allows people to find out how much they've had to drink objectively. And they can get a pretty good sense of whether it's a good idea to drive,\" \u003ca href=\"https://www.uwpsychiatry.org/ResultsDetail.aspx?EmployeeID=741002171\">Michael McDonell\u003c/a>, an associate professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington, tells The Salt. \"In study after study, we see that just objectively tracking your use of [a substance] will reduce your use.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while a super accurate blood-alcohol test is essential if you're using it to decide whether to send someone to jail,\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>knowing your BAC is 0.041 versus 0.047 is less important for a personal tool, says McDonell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If the outcome is to help a person stop using or reduce their use of alcohol, accuracy is less important,\" he says. \"And those expensive devices are never going to get out there to everybody.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McDonell is planning to use the Vio in a study of incentive-based alcohol addiction treatment. He'll give patients the device. They'll measure their BAC and then send it to him through the app. If they blow a 0, they get a reward of some kind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It should allow us to deliver alcohol treatment in people's home, without having them come into the clinic. And that's big because we know most people don't come in,\" he says. The clinic is often too far or too time-consuming or they fear the stigma of being there, he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our anecdotal playtime with the Vio certainly made us more aware of the degree of our intoxication. Soon, we were able to more accurately guess our BAC, which the Vio asks you to do before every measurement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We also became more aware of just how much the amount of food in your stomach influences the rate at which you absorb alcohol — the more food you eat, and the slower you drink while eating, the slower your BAC will rise. That rate, though, differs person to person. Check out \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/07/10/327854051/alcohol-test-does-eating-yeast-keep-you-from-getting-drunk\">the graphs\u003c/a> from our yeast experiment: The variation between three people of about the same age and weight is pretty significant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But these tools are far from perfect. It turns out that it's a bit awkward to operate both blood-alcohol testing device and a smartphone app in a noisy bar with drunk people around you. And if you're lending the tool to a friend who's never used it before, it can be hard to tell if he's blowing hard enough into the device — the likely cause of several faulty readings of 0.0 one of our friends got with the Vio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Vio is also a bit fussy. We got a lot of error messages. And the company recommends you use it at least once a month to keep it moist and in working order. The texting feature is also a bit clunky, and there's some mixed messages with the marketing of the device. If BACtrack is trying to discourage people from going overboard with alcohol, why encourage them to post pictures of their drunk selves on the Internet through the app?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while BACtrack says to wait at least 20 minutes after eating, drinking or smoking before blowing into the device, that can be inconvenient if you're already intoxicated and need a quick reading. And Nothacker notes it can take up to an hour for alcohol to be absorbed, so your BAC could continue to rise for 40 minutes after a reading.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All in all, though, a key chain blood-alcohol reader is a handy tool to have around. 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Technology like this, which can help people find out if they're around or over 0.08 BAC, the limit for driving, might even help make a dent in drunk driving rates and the \u003ca href=\"http://responsibility.org/sites/default/files/files/TCC-AIDF_2012.pdf\">10,000 related deaths\u003c/a> every year, the company's president and CEO \u003ca href=\"http://www.bactrack.com/pages/about-us\">Keith Nothacker\u003c/a> tells us.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Previously there was a stigma with alcohol testing, and we've been fighting that stigma,\" says Nothacker, who started the company in 2001 as a college senior, and is now based in San Francisco. \"We want people to talk about their BAC and not be embarrassed.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The BACtrack app that goes with the Vio takes a reading of your BAC after you blow into the device. But it also allows you to text your friends your BAC. \"So someone can say, 'I am two drinks in, I'm not meeting you there, here's my BAC,' \" Nothacker says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other companies have also begun marketing smartphone blood-alcohol tests to quantified self enthusiasts — any any drinker who wants to be better informed. For example, there's the \u003ca href=\"https://www.breathometer.com/help/faq\">Breathometer\u003c/a>, a device that plugs into the audio jack of the smartphone and connects with an app. It's also about $50.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nothacker might be right that more testing devices in the hands of consumers — rather than just law enforcement — could help bring down consumption of alcohol. But the reading you get will be, at best, a ballpark figure of your actual BAC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>None of the smartphone devices are as precise or accurate as what the police will use to test your BAC if they pull you over under suspicion of intoxication. According to Nothacker, those devices can compensate for more variables, such as altitude.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But one interesting feature of both the Vio and the Breathometer tells you how long it will take to reach 0.0 BAC from wherever you are over 0. \"So if you're drinking late, you'll see that you won't sober up until the next day in a lot of cases,\" Nothacker says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But these companies are clear in their marketing materials about one thing: Don't use this tool to decide whether you should \"operate a motor vehicle or equipment.\" And it's never safe to drink any amount of alcohol and drive, partly because there's a huge variation in how alcohol impairs individuals, even at very low BAC.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if these devices can't help you decide definitively if you're too drunk to drive, why would you use it?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One public health researcher, who's familiar with the technology, says he thinks these new tools could help people make better decisions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The key chain Breathalyzer allows people to find out how much they've had to drink objectively. And they can get a pretty good sense of whether it's a good idea to drive,\" \u003ca href=\"https://www.uwpsychiatry.org/ResultsDetail.aspx?EmployeeID=741002171\">Michael McDonell\u003c/a>, an associate professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington, tells The Salt. \"In study after study, we see that just objectively tracking your use of [a substance] will reduce your use.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while a super accurate blood-alcohol test is essential if you're using it to decide whether to send someone to jail,\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>knowing your BAC is 0.041 versus 0.047 is less important for a personal tool, says McDonell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If the outcome is to help a person stop using or reduce their use of alcohol, accuracy is less important,\" he says. \"And those expensive devices are never going to get out there to everybody.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McDonell is planning to use the Vio in a study of incentive-based alcohol addiction treatment. He'll give patients the device. They'll measure their BAC and then send it to him through the app. If they blow a 0, they get a reward of some kind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It should allow us to deliver alcohol treatment in people's home, without having them come into the clinic. And that's big because we know most people don't come in,\" he says. The clinic is often too far or too time-consuming or they fear the stigma of being there, he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our anecdotal playtime with the Vio certainly made us more aware of the degree of our intoxication. Soon, we were able to more accurately guess our BAC, which the Vio asks you to do before every measurement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We also became more aware of just how much the amount of food in your stomach influences the rate at which you absorb alcohol — the more food you eat, and the slower you drink while eating, the slower your BAC will rise. That rate, though, differs person to person. Check out \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/07/10/327854051/alcohol-test-does-eating-yeast-keep-you-from-getting-drunk\">the graphs\u003c/a> from our yeast experiment: The variation between three people of about the same age and weight is pretty significant.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But these tools are far from perfect. It turns out that it's a bit awkward to operate both blood-alcohol testing device and a smartphone app in a noisy bar with drunk people around you. And if you're lending the tool to a friend who's never used it before, it can be hard to tell if he's blowing hard enough into the device — the likely cause of several faulty readings of 0.0 one of our friends got with the Vio.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Vio is also a bit fussy. We got a lot of error messages. And the company recommends you use it at least once a month to keep it moist and in working order. The texting feature is also a bit clunky, and there's some mixed messages with the marketing of the device. If BACtrack is trying to discourage people from going overboard with alcohol, why encourage them to post pictures of their drunk selves on the Internet through the app?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And while BACtrack says to wait at least 20 minutes after eating, drinking or smoking before blowing into the device, that can be inconvenient if you're already intoxicated and need a quick reading. And Nothacker notes it can take up to an hour for alcohol to be absorbed, so your BAC could continue to rise for 40 minutes after a reading.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All in all, though, a key chain blood-alcohol reader is a handy tool to have around. And we can easily imagine a future where people sign their texts and emails with their BAC: \"This email was composed at BAC .06.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maybe we should even try that here at The Salt: Over and out, with a BAC of 0.0. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"disqusTitle": "Drakes Bay Oyster Company Gets 30 More Days as Restaurants File Lawsuit to Keep Farm Going",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85221\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Jorge-Mata-has-been-workign-at-Drakes-Bay-since-1984.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Jorge-Mata-has-been-workign-at-Drakes-Bay-since-1984.jpg\" alt=\"Jorge Mata has been working at Drakes Bay since 1984. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85221\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jorge Mata has been working at Drakes Bay since 1984. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Drakes Bay Oyster farmer Jorge Mata was devastated when he heard he had to start throwing away heaps of plastic poles with of hundreds baby oysters attached to them. Mata has worked harvesting oysters from Drakes Estero for over 30 years, currently for the \u003ca href=\"http://www.drakesbayoyster.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Drakes Bay Oyster Company\u003c/a> and previously for Johnson’s Oyster Farm. A few weeks ago, the farm received a final notice from the federal government that said they had to close their cannery and retail store, pack up their supplies and vacate their land by July 31. But thanks to a last minute lawsuit by a group of restaurants and local business owners who rely on the oysters from Drakes Bay, Mata and the rest of the farm get at least another month’s reprieve. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For decades, Drakes Bay Oyster Company had been leasing offshore seabeds from Point Reyes National Seashore and the U.S Department of the Interior. However, their 40 year lease expired in 2012, and the department said it would not renew the lease because it wants to include the over a thousand acres of land in a marine-wilderness property. The farm has been involved in \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/12/05/kqeds-forum-drakes-bay-oyster-company-sues-to-stay/\" target=\"_blank\">legal battles\u003c/a> and campaigns to keep it running for the past few years. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85380\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Drakes-Bay-Mueller-024.jpg.jpeg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Drakes-Bay-Mueller-024.jpg.jpeg\" alt=\"Drakes Bay Oyster Company Owner Kevin Lunny. Photo: Cyrus Musiker\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85380\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drakes Bay Oyster Company Owner Kevin Lunny. Photo: Cyrus Musiker\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While owners Kevin and Nancy Lunny asked for an extension, earlier this month the Supreme Court refused to hear their appeal. Except for the lawsuit, the farm had exhausted most legal options to keep the company open while they continue litigation. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85223\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Jorge-Mata-stands-next-to-one-of-the-boats-he-uses-to-go-check-on-the-oysters-out-in-the-estero.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Jorge-Mata-stands-next-to-one-of-the-boats-he-uses-to-go-check-on-the-oysters-out-in-the-estero.jpg\" alt=\"Jorge Mata stands next to one of the boats he uses to go check on the oysters out in the estero. He lives on the farm with the other workers, and his daughter was born and raised on the farm. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85223\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jorge Mata stands next to one of the boats he uses to go check on the oysters out in the estero. He lives on the farm with the other workers, and his daughter was born and raised on the farm. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lunny, who purchased the oyster farm eight years before the lease ended, says he knew the lease was expiring, but had hoped the government would realize how important the oyster farm is for the surrounding community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85230\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Visitors-line-up-to-buy-bags-oysters-at-the-shack.-The-shack-along-with-the-cannery-is-set-to-close-on-July-31st.-.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Visitors-line-up-to-buy-bags-oysters-at-the-shack.-The-shack-along-with-the-cannery-is-set-to-close-on-July-31st.-.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors line up to buy bags oysters at the shack. The shack, along with the cannery, is set to close on July 31. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85230\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors line up to buy bags oysters at the shack. The shack, along with the cannery, is set to close on July 31. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“We get over 50,000 visitors a year and what’s most memorable and important is the direct connection to the public. We are living the dream producing high quality food and connecting with the public and sharing how to do it right. I can’t think of another way to have your cake and eat it too,” Lunny says.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The oysters the company plants and harvests are enjoyed by restaurants and families all over Northern California, and it’s this community that has granted Drakes at least another month of oyster production. \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“The lawsuit fundamentally is about insuring and protecting to the maximum extent possible the supply of locally grown oysters in the Bay Area as well as California grown oysters for a lot of folks who are outside the Bay Area,” says Stuart Gross, the attorney representing the restaurants and the other businesses who are the plaintiffs.\n\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://tomalesbayoysters.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Tomales Bay Oyster Company\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://osteriastellina.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Osteria Stellina\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/cafe-reyes-point-reyes-station\" target=\"_blank\">Cafe Reyes\u003c/a> in Point Reyes Station, \u003ca href=\"http://www.saltwateroysterdepot.com/about-2-2/\" target=\"_blank\">Saltwater Oyster Depot\u003c/a> in Inverness, \u003ca href=\"http://sirandstar.com/\" target=\"_blank\">The Sir and Star\u003c/a> in Olema, and the \u003ca href=\"http://www.hayesstreetgrill.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Hayes Street Grill\u003c/a> in San Francisco argue that having this local supply of oysters is key to their business. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Their businesses depends on having local, sustainably grown oysters to sell,” Gross says. “For a number of these restaurants in addition to dollars, one of the main selling points is the farm to table setting that they’re able to provide and without Drakes Bay Oyster Company that’s not going include local oysters.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plaintiffs also include the \u003ca href=\"http://www.alsamarin.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Alliance for Local and Sustainable Agriculture\u003c/a> (ASLA); ALSA board member and rangeland ecologist Jeff Creque; and oyster farm employee Loretta Murphy. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“From their perspective, the closure of Drakes Bay Oyster Company is an extremely wrongheaded action from an environmental perspective. These oysters are about the most sustainably grown source of protein that you could imagine. It’s about making sure that local source of protein that’s grown in a way that has very little environmental impact, doesn’t go away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85243\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Families-and-friends-gather-by-the-water-at-Drakes-Bay-to-enjoy-oysters-together.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Families-and-friends-gather-by-the-water-at-Drakes-Bay-to-enjoy-oysters-together.jpg\" alt=\"Families and friends gather by the water at Drakes Bay to enjoy oysters together. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85243\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Families and friends gather by the water at Drakes Bay to enjoy oysters together. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Gross says they’ve challenged the U.S Department of the Interior’s decision to close the farm based on the fact that they didn’t follow procedural laws when making their decision. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They argue that the then-Secretary of the Interior - Ken Salazar did not follow proper procedure because he did not consult with a federal aquaculture coordinating group before making his 2012 decision to not renew the company’s permit. They say failure to do so violated the \u003ca href=\"http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/laws/administrative-procedure/\" target=\"_blank\">Administrative Procedures Act\u003c/a> and harmed the interests of local businesses that rely on Drakes Bay. Gross says that another policy that wasn’t followed was California’s policy that coastal land that’s being used for agricultural use can not be converted to nonagricultural use unless its no longer practicable. Drakes is California’s last operating oyster cannery and restaurants cannot get shucked oysters from anywhere else in the state. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85215\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/A-Save-Drakes-Bay-sign-near-Point-Reyes-Station.-The-Lunnys-and-the-community-have-been-involved-in-a-long-legal-battle-to-keep-the-farm-open.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/A-Save-Drakes-Bay-sign-near-Point-Reyes-Station.-The-Lunnys-and-the-community-have-been-involved-in-a-long-legal-battle-to-keep-the-farm-open.jpg\" alt=\"A Save Drakes Bay sign near Point Reyes Station. The Lunny's and the community have been involved in a long legal battle to keep the farm open. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1502\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85215\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Save Drakes Bay sign near Point Reyes Station. The Lunny's and the community have been involved in a long legal battle to keep the farm open. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I don’t know what we will do without the oysters on the menu,” says \u003ca href=\"http://untermanonfood.com/author/patricia/\" target=\"_blank\">Patricia Unterman\u003c/a>, the founder and co-owner of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.hayesstreetgrill.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Hayes Street Grill\u003c/a> in San Francisco. “People love them on our menu, and people love that they come from only 45 minutes away. It’s a terrible, terrible loss if we couldn’t continue to serve these.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Co-owner and Chef Daniel Delong of the \u003ca href=\"http://sirandstar.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Sir and Star\u003c/a> in Olema says he and his partner Margaret Gradé use Drakes oysters in several popular dishes on the menu - served raw with pickled kelp and mustard seeds, fried with potatoes and duck egg hollandaise. DeLong says he not only is disappointed he may not be able to cook with them anymore; he’s also sad to be losing a local food source, that’s why they are part of the lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It would be like winning the lottery for them, we just don’t really think we are ready to give up. I think it’s too important to give up. I think to lose such a valuable piece of California’s history would be a shame.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>DeLong and Grandé say they’ll fight until the very last second to keep this important food supply running. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Whatever you got, you may as well bring it now, because when it’s over, it’s over,” says Tod Friend, the owner of \u003ca href=\"http://tomalesbayoysters.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Tomales Bay Oyster Company\u003c/a> (TBOC). TBOC buys a quarter million oysters from Drakes annually to supplement their demand. The alternative, Friend says, is getting them from the North West, which costs extra for transportation and packaging. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85217\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Bags-of-oyster-shells-at-Drakes-Bay-Oyster-Company.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Bags-of-oyster-shells-at-Drakes-Bay-Oyster-Company.jpg\" alt=\"Bags of oyster shells at Drakes Bay Oyster Company. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85217\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bags of oyster shells at Drakes Bay Oyster Company. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Kevin Lunny sees this new lawsuit as extremely important because he says it demonstrates a community sentiment that has been here since the beginning of the debate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“There is this collective disbelief that we are actually closing, and this is just another example of the community coming together and saying this cannot happen. They raise some very sound arguments about the state’s right to grow selfish and I hope it will help sort out some important questions,” he says.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>On Friday, the restaurants and business owners filed a motion for a temporary restraining order combined with a motion for a preliminary injunction. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We basically went to the court and said we cannot wait for a full briefing because if we do wait, the farm will have already closed and we will suffer irreparable harm from not having that local supply of fresh protein,” Gross says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85228\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Rosa-Meza-sorts-baby-oysters-based-on-their-size.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Rosa-Meza-sorts-baby-oysters-based-on-their-size.jpg\" alt=\"Drakes Bay biologist Rosa Meza sorts baby oysters based on their size. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85228\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drakes Bay biologist Rosa Meza sorts baby oysters based on their size. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Now, Drakes Bay can continue harvesting for thirty days while the plaintiffs pursue their case, and the government will not require Drakes Bay to remove any oysters or any of the frames in the Estero without giving them a 30-day notice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So every day that goes by there’s at least 30 more where Drakes Bay Oyster Company can harvest oysters. We hope that in September, we can litigate our case and have the courts set aside the decision that closed the oyster farm, and require the department of the Interior to revisit it but in compliance of the law and all of the procedures the failed to address. ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85225\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Lorena-Pablo-shucks-oysters-in-a-shipping-container-behind-the-farm.-.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Lorena-Pablo-shucks-oysters-in-a-shipping-container-behind-the-farm.-.jpg\" alt=\"Lorena Pablo shucks oysters in a shipping container behind the farm. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1503\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85225\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lorena Pablo shucks oysters in a shipping container behind the farm. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Kevin Lunny says they are also trying to evaluate every possibility for keeping his staff employed, including looking at relocating to a small spot in Tomales Bay, an area of Humboldt Bay, or as far away as Baja California. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are keeping our eyes wide open. We need something to work so that we can keep these wonderful people on at work. They’ve known for years their job is on the line and they had every reason to find another job before this thing happened but they didn’t, they stuck with us. Their hope only makes us more hopeful.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85224\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Lorena-Pablo-serves-customers-some-oysters-from-inside-the-shack.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Lorena-Pablo-serves-customers-some-oysters-from-inside-the-shack.jpg\" alt=\"Lorena Pablo serves customers some oysters from inside the shack. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85224\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lorena Pablo serves customers some oysters from inside the shack. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Drakes Bay Oyster Company will still close retail operations on Thursday, July 31, but will continue to harvest oysters. 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Mata has worked harvesting oysters from Drakes Estero for over 30 years, currently for the \u003ca href=\"http://www.drakesbayoyster.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Drakes Bay Oyster Company\u003c/a> and previously for Johnson’s Oyster Farm. A few weeks ago, the farm received a final notice from the federal government that said they had to close their cannery and retail store, pack up their supplies and vacate their land by July 31. But thanks to a last minute lawsuit by a group of restaurants and local business owners who rely on the oysters from Drakes Bay, Mata and the rest of the farm get at least another month’s reprieve. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For decades, Drakes Bay Oyster Company had been leasing offshore seabeds from Point Reyes National Seashore and the U.S Department of the Interior. However, their 40 year lease expired in 2012, and the department said it would not renew the lease because it wants to include the over a thousand acres of land in a marine-wilderness property. The farm has been involved in \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/12/05/kqeds-forum-drakes-bay-oyster-company-sues-to-stay/\" target=\"_blank\">legal battles\u003c/a> and campaigns to keep it running for the past few years. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85380\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Drakes-Bay-Mueller-024.jpg.jpeg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Drakes-Bay-Mueller-024.jpg.jpeg\" alt=\"Drakes Bay Oyster Company Owner Kevin Lunny. Photo: Cyrus Musiker\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85380\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drakes Bay Oyster Company Owner Kevin Lunny. Photo: Cyrus Musiker\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While owners Kevin and Nancy Lunny asked for an extension, earlier this month the Supreme Court refused to hear their appeal. Except for the lawsuit, the farm had exhausted most legal options to keep the company open while they continue litigation. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85223\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Jorge-Mata-stands-next-to-one-of-the-boats-he-uses-to-go-check-on-the-oysters-out-in-the-estero.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Jorge-Mata-stands-next-to-one-of-the-boats-he-uses-to-go-check-on-the-oysters-out-in-the-estero.jpg\" alt=\"Jorge Mata stands next to one of the boats he uses to go check on the oysters out in the estero. He lives on the farm with the other workers, and his daughter was born and raised on the farm. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85223\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jorge Mata stands next to one of the boats he uses to go check on the oysters out in the estero. He lives on the farm with the other workers, and his daughter was born and raised on the farm. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lunny, who purchased the oyster farm eight years before the lease ended, says he knew the lease was expiring, but had hoped the government would realize how important the oyster farm is for the surrounding community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85230\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Visitors-line-up-to-buy-bags-oysters-at-the-shack.-The-shack-along-with-the-cannery-is-set-to-close-on-July-31st.-.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Visitors-line-up-to-buy-bags-oysters-at-the-shack.-The-shack-along-with-the-cannery-is-set-to-close-on-July-31st.-.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors line up to buy bags oysters at the shack. The shack, along with the cannery, is set to close on July 31. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Their businesses depends on having local, sustainably grown oysters to sell,” Gross says. “For a number of these restaurants in addition to dollars, one of the main selling points is the farm to table setting that they’re able to provide and without Drakes Bay Oyster Company that’s not going include local oysters.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plaintiffs also include the \u003ca href=\"http://www.alsamarin.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Alliance for Local and Sustainable Agriculture\u003c/a> (ASLA); ALSA board member and rangeland ecologist Jeff Creque; and oyster farm employee Loretta Murphy. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“From their perspective, the closure of Drakes Bay Oyster Company is an extremely wrongheaded action from an environmental perspective. These oysters are about the most sustainably grown source of protein that you could imagine. It’s about making sure that local source of protein that’s grown in a way that has very little environmental impact, doesn’t go away.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85243\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Families-and-friends-gather-by-the-water-at-Drakes-Bay-to-enjoy-oysters-together.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Families-and-friends-gather-by-the-water-at-Drakes-Bay-to-enjoy-oysters-together.jpg\" alt=\"Families and friends gather by the water at Drakes Bay to enjoy oysters together. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85243\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Families and friends gather by the water at Drakes Bay to enjoy oysters together. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Gross says they’ve challenged the U.S Department of the Interior’s decision to close the farm based on the fact that they didn’t follow procedural laws when making their decision. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They argue that the then-Secretary of the Interior - Ken Salazar did not follow proper procedure because he did not consult with a federal aquaculture coordinating group before making his 2012 decision to not renew the company’s permit. They say failure to do so violated the \u003ca href=\"http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/laws/administrative-procedure/\" target=\"_blank\">Administrative Procedures Act\u003c/a> and harmed the interests of local businesses that rely on Drakes Bay. Gross says that another policy that wasn’t followed was California’s policy that coastal land that’s being used for agricultural use can not be converted to nonagricultural use unless its no longer practicable. Drakes is California’s last operating oyster cannery and restaurants cannot get shucked oysters from anywhere else in the state. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85215\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/A-Save-Drakes-Bay-sign-near-Point-Reyes-Station.-The-Lunnys-and-the-community-have-been-involved-in-a-long-legal-battle-to-keep-the-farm-open.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/A-Save-Drakes-Bay-sign-near-Point-Reyes-Station.-The-Lunnys-and-the-community-have-been-involved-in-a-long-legal-battle-to-keep-the-farm-open.jpg\" alt=\"A Save Drakes Bay sign near Point Reyes Station. The Lunny's and the community have been involved in a long legal battle to keep the farm open. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1502\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85215\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Save Drakes Bay sign near Point Reyes Station. The Lunny's and the community have been involved in a long legal battle to keep the farm open. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I don’t know what we will do without the oysters on the menu,” says \u003ca href=\"http://untermanonfood.com/author/patricia/\" target=\"_blank\">Patricia Unterman\u003c/a>, the founder and co-owner of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.hayesstreetgrill.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Hayes Street Grill\u003c/a> in San Francisco. “People love them on our menu, and people love that they come from only 45 minutes away. It’s a terrible, terrible loss if we couldn’t continue to serve these.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Co-owner and Chef Daniel Delong of the \u003ca href=\"http://sirandstar.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Sir and Star\u003c/a> in Olema says he and his partner Margaret Gradé use Drakes oysters in several popular dishes on the menu - served raw with pickled kelp and mustard seeds, fried with potatoes and duck egg hollandaise. DeLong says he not only is disappointed he may not be able to cook with them anymore; he’s also sad to be losing a local food source, that’s why they are part of the lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It would be like winning the lottery for them, we just don’t really think we are ready to give up. I think it’s too important to give up. I think to lose such a valuable piece of California’s history would be a shame.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>DeLong and Grandé say they’ll fight until the very last second to keep this important food supply running. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Whatever you got, you may as well bring it now, because when it’s over, it’s over,” says Tod Friend, the owner of \u003ca href=\"http://tomalesbayoysters.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Tomales Bay Oyster Company\u003c/a> (TBOC). TBOC buys a quarter million oysters from Drakes annually to supplement their demand. The alternative, Friend says, is getting them from the North West, which costs extra for transportation and packaging. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85217\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Bags-of-oyster-shells-at-Drakes-Bay-Oyster-Company.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Bags-of-oyster-shells-at-Drakes-Bay-Oyster-Company.jpg\" alt=\"Bags of oyster shells at Drakes Bay Oyster Company. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85217\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bags of oyster shells at Drakes Bay Oyster Company. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Kevin Lunny sees this new lawsuit as extremely important because he says it demonstrates a community sentiment that has been here since the beginning of the debate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“There is this collective disbelief that we are actually closing, and this is just another example of the community coming together and saying this cannot happen. They raise some very sound arguments about the state’s right to grow selfish and I hope it will help sort out some important questions,” he says.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>On Friday, the restaurants and business owners filed a motion for a temporary restraining order combined with a motion for a preliminary injunction. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We basically went to the court and said we cannot wait for a full briefing because if we do wait, the farm will have already closed and we will suffer irreparable harm from not having that local supply of fresh protein,” Gross says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85228\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Rosa-Meza-sorts-baby-oysters-based-on-their-size.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Rosa-Meza-sorts-baby-oysters-based-on-their-size.jpg\" alt=\"Drakes Bay biologist Rosa Meza sorts baby oysters based on their size. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85228\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drakes Bay biologist Rosa Meza sorts baby oysters based on their size. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Now, Drakes Bay can continue harvesting for thirty days while the plaintiffs pursue their case, and the government will not require Drakes Bay to remove any oysters or any of the frames in the Estero without giving them a 30-day notice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So every day that goes by there’s at least 30 more where Drakes Bay Oyster Company can harvest oysters. We hope that in September, we can litigate our case and have the courts set aside the decision that closed the oyster farm, and require the department of the Interior to revisit it but in compliance of the law and all of the procedures the failed to address. ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85225\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Lorena-Pablo-shucks-oysters-in-a-shipping-container-behind-the-farm.-.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Lorena-Pablo-shucks-oysters-in-a-shipping-container-behind-the-farm.-.jpg\" alt=\"Lorena Pablo shucks oysters in a shipping container behind the farm. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1503\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85225\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lorena Pablo shucks oysters in a shipping container behind the farm. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Kevin Lunny says they are also trying to evaluate every possibility for keeping his staff employed, including looking at relocating to a small spot in Tomales Bay, an area of Humboldt Bay, or as far away as Baja California. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are keeping our eyes wide open. We need something to work so that we can keep these wonderful people on at work. They’ve known for years their job is on the line and they had every reason to find another job before this thing happened but they didn’t, they stuck with us. Their hope only makes us more hopeful.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85224\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Lorena-Pablo-serves-customers-some-oysters-from-inside-the-shack.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Lorena-Pablo-serves-customers-some-oysters-from-inside-the-shack.jpg\" alt=\"Lorena Pablo serves customers some oysters from inside the shack. Photo: Angela Johnston\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85224\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lorena Pablo serves customers some oysters from inside the shack. Photo: Angela Johnston\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Drakes Bay Oyster Company will still close retail operations on Thursday, July 31, but will continue to harvest oysters. 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Photo: Mark Andersen/Rubberball/Corbi\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Listen to the Story\u003c/strong> on \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/07/23/334073167/can-you-trust-that-organic-label-on-imported-food\">All Things Considered\u003c/a> [audio src=\"http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/atc/2014/07/20140723_atc_can_you_trust_that_organic_label.mp3\"] \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>by \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/people/143160021/daniel-charles\">Dan Charles\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/07/23/334073167/can-you-trust-that-organic-label-on-imported-food\">The Salt at NPR Food\u003c/a> (7/23/14)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maybe you've wondered, while looking at the price tag on some organic produce, whether that label is telling the truth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://peterlaufer.com/\">Peter Laufer\u003c/a>, a writer and professor of journalism at the University of Oregon, doesn't just wonder. He's an outright skeptic, especially because the organic label seems to him like a license to raise prices. And also because those products are arriving through supply chains that stretch to far corners of the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The U.S. imports organic soybeans from China, spices from India, and dried fruits from Turkey. \"It just screams to my perhaps prejudiced, cynical, journalist's mind: Is there anything wrong with this?\" Laufer says. \"This needs some checking.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two products recently caught Laufer's attention when they showed up in his kitchen: a can of organic black beans from Bolivia and a bag of organic walnuts, which turned out to be rancid, labeled \"Product of Kazakhstan.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Laufer's mental fraud alarm went off. \"I've done a lot of work in the former Soviet bloc, and when you look at the 'corrupt-o-meter,' it doesn't get much worse than Kazakhstan,\" he says. Bolivia, he says, isn't much better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So Laufer tried to find out exactly where those products came from. As he recounts in his new book,\u003cem> Organic: A Journalist's Quest to Discover the Truth Behind Food Labeling\u003c/em>, he interrogated store managers, distributors and the company that certified the beans as organic. He had a hard time getting answers, which made him even more suspicious. \"It seems to me if everything is clean as a whistle, then you'd be proud to say where the food came from.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Laufer says that's the first reason to distrust organic food. The second is a conflict of interest that's built into the system, at least in the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The companies that inspect organic farmers and processors, and certify their products as organic \"are paid by those that they certify,\" he says. \"And there is competition among the 'certifiers.' So you can imagine, if the inspection is a little harsh, the company or the farm could say, 'Hey, there are other places I can do business with that wouldn't put me through this kind of rigor.' \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Laufer is convinced that organic fraud is common — but his book doesn't actually uncover much evidence of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The beans checked out. Laufer flew to Bolivia, had a nice conversation with the farmer who probably grew them, and came away convinced that those beans were organic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The walnuts from Kazakhstan, on the other hand, remain a mystery. After that first rancid batch, Laufer never spied any more Kazakh walnuts in the store. The U.S. Department of Agriculture investigated and found no evidence of organic walnut production in Kazakhstan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Trader Joe's customer service representative told Laufer that the company buys walnuts from Kazakhstan when it runs out of organic walnuts from California. But a spokesman for the company tells NPR that Trader Joe's never got organic walnuts from Kazakhstan. Uzbekistan, yes. But not Kazakhstan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In their response to Laufer, organic industry executives say that the word \"organic\" is far more trustworthy than most labels you see on groceries. Unlike \"natural,\" for instance, it really means something.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organic farmers have rules to follow, and third-party certifiers inspect their operations to make sure they're following the rules. Those certifiers also test a certain percentage of the product each year for illicit use of pesticides. 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When sales really took off, in the 1990s, he needed to find more suppliers. \"We were, quite literally, running out of product,\" he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So he embarked on a search for more organic farmers, and found some in Mexico and Argentina. Organic missionaries, many of them from Europe — the birthplace of organic farming — had already been traveling the world, spreading the gospel of pesticide-free agriculture. Organic certifiers also were expanding internationally. Together, they provided the foundation for a global boom in international organic trade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kalogridis ended up supplying a hungry American market with organic imports of all kinds. \"I went from handling half a dozen ingredients to almost 300 ingredients,\" he says. \"People would say, 'Thank you for finding this; can you go find that?' \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>USDA investigators have found cases of organic fraud, but they've discovered it \u003ca href=\"http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/08/09/161308/farmers-guilty-plea-may-signal.html\">here\u003c/a> in the U.S., as well as \u003ca href=\"http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplateData.do?template=TemplateN&topNav=&leftNav=NationalOrganicProgram&page=NOPFraudulentCertificates&description=NOP%20Fraudulent%20Certificates\">abroad\u003c/a>. There's little evidence that fraud is widespread, but USDA, which oversees the organic program, is now putting more resources into preventing it. 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Photo: David Duprey/AP\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Listen to the Story\u003c/strong> on \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/07/22/333725880/some-food-producers-are-quietly-dumping-gmo-ingredients\">Morning Edition\u003c/a> [audio src=\"http://pd.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/me/2014/07/20140722_me_some_food_producers_are_quietly_dumping_gmo_ingredients.mp3\"] \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>by Jane Lindholm, \u003ca href=\"http://www.vpr.net/\">VPR\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/07/22/333725880/some-food-producers-are-quietly-dumping-gmo-ingredients\">The Salt at NPR Food\u003c/a> (7/22/14)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A tour of the Ben and Jerry's Factory in Waterbury, Vt., includes a stop at the \"Flavor Graveyard,\" where ice cream combinations that didn't make the cut are put to rest under the shade of big trees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One recently deceased flavor has yet to be memorialized there: Coffee Heath Bar Crunch, one of the company's best sellers. Ben and Jerry's CEO \u003ca href=\"http://www.benjerry.com/about-us/how-were-structured#4timeline\">Jostein Solheim\u003c/a> says the company had to remove the key ingredient, Heath Bars made by Hershey, and rework the flavor. Its replacement is called Coffee Toffee Bar Crunch. (Some fans have blasted the company in online forums, claiming it doesn't taste as good.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reason for the change? Hershey makes Heath Bars with genetically engineered ingredients, and Ben and Jerry's has made a pledge to remove all GMO ingredients from its ice cream.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company has taken a vocal stand in recent years in support of states looking at legislation that would require manufacturers to disclose food that is made with genetic engineering. And Vermont \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/04/24/306442972/bracing-for-a-battle-vermont-passes-gmo-labeling-bill\">recently passed a law\u003c/a> that will require labeling starting in 2015. Ben and Jerry's founder Jerry Greenfield recently launched a campaign to help fill the coffers of Vermont's crowd-sourced defense fund set up to combat lawsuits over its labeling law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The news that Ben and Jerry's is taking a vocal stand on a controversial issue is no surprise; it's part of the company's calling card. But some other mainstream companies are carefully — and much more quietly — calibrating their non-GMO strategies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>General Mills' Original plain Cheerios are now GMO-free. But the only announcement was in a company \u003ca href=\"http://www.blog.generalmills.com/2014/01/the-one-and-only-cheerios/\">blog post\u003c/a> in January. And you won't see any label on the box highlighting the change. Grape Nuts, another cereal aisle staple, made by Post, are also non-GMO. And Target has about 80 of its own brand items certified GMO-free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.nongmoproject.org/about/who-we-are/staff/megan-thompson-westgate/\">Megan Westgate\u003c/a> runs the Non-GMO Project, which acts as an independent third-party verifier of GMO-free products, including Target's. She says her organization knows about \"a lot of exciting cool things that are happening that for whatever strategic reasons get kept pretty quiet.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Non-GMO Project has certified more than 20,000 products since it launched in 2007 and Westgate says this is one of the fastest growing sectors of the natural food industry, representing $6 billion dollars in annual sales. 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It has just filed suit against Vermont over the state's GMO labeling law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even Ben and Jerry's, so vocal in its anti-GMO stance, has a conflict, of sorts. It may have eliminated GMOs, but it's still owned by Unilever, which put a lot of money towards fighting labeling legislation in California and belongs to the GMA. That might make things sticky for Ben and Jerry's CEO Solheim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he equivocates. \"You know,\" he shrugs, \"in big companies a lot of things happen behind closed doors. I think we'll leave that conversation behind closed doors.\" But Solheim says a unique agreement between the ice cream maker and Unilever allows Ben and Jerry's to continue its social mission independent of its parent's choices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One reason these large companies might be quietly working to make GMO-free food now is because\u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/02/04/269479079/how-american-food-companies-go-gmo-free-in-a-gmo-world\"> finding ingredients can be a major challenge\u003c/a>. More than 90 percent of all the soybeans and corn grown in the U.S. are genetically engineered. Most of those GMO crops go to producers of eggs, milk and meat who feed their animals with them, but GMO soy oil and corn starch are used in a lot of food manufacturing, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To ensure non-GMO ingredients, the supply chain has to remain separate and pristine. Crops need to be grown far enough away from genetically engineered seeds to prevent cross-contamination. Harvesting equipment needs to be either used only for non-GMO crops or cleaned extensively before switching. The same is true for processing and manufacturing facilities and transport receptacles like shipping containers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's why Westgate says a natural foods brand like Kashi, owned by Kellogg's, is transitioning more slowly than many fans would like. She points out that Kashi told consumers it would take a couple of years to switch over all of its ingredients. It's a matter of changing contracts with growers, finding farmland where non-GMOs can be grown successfully, and reworking recipes so the flavors that customers have grown used to aren't drastically changed, like what has happened with Ben and Jerry's new toffee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Right now, non-GMO food fetches a premium. Purdue University agricultural economist \u003ca href=\"https://ag.purdue.edu/agecon/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=hurtc\">Chris Hurt\u003c/a> says that premium is likely to come down if this part of the agricultural sector gains more traction and an efficiency of scale can kick in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, the consumer is king. And the question of whether or not consumers will want non-GMO products is still up in the air.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Ben and Jerry's Factory in Vermont, most tourists seem more interested in getting their free sample than hearing about the brand's stand on genetic engineering. Still, manufacturers are clearly wondering what might happen if more states enact labeling laws and if consumer sentiment begins to shift. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The company has taken a vocal stand in recent years in support of states looking at legislation that would require manufacturers to disclose food that is made with genetic engineering. And Vermont \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/04/24/306442972/bracing-for-a-battle-vermont-passes-gmo-labeling-bill\">recently passed a law\u003c/a> that will require labeling starting in 2015. Ben and Jerry's founder Jerry Greenfield recently launched a campaign to help fill the coffers of Vermont's crowd-sourced defense fund set up to combat lawsuits over its labeling law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The news that Ben and Jerry's is taking a vocal stand on a controversial issue is no surprise; it's part of the company's calling card. But some other mainstream companies are carefully — and much more quietly — calibrating their non-GMO strategies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>General Mills' Original plain Cheerios are now GMO-free. But the only announcement was in a company \u003ca href=\"http://www.blog.generalmills.com/2014/01/the-one-and-only-cheerios/\">blog post\u003c/a> in January. And you won't see any label on the box highlighting the change. Grape Nuts, another cereal aisle staple, made by Post, are also non-GMO. And Target has about 80 of its own brand items certified GMO-free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.nongmoproject.org/about/who-we-are/staff/megan-thompson-westgate/\">Megan Westgate\u003c/a> runs the Non-GMO Project, which acts as an independent third-party verifier of GMO-free products, including Target's. She says her organization knows about \"a lot of exciting cool things that are happening that for whatever strategic reasons get kept pretty quiet.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Non-GMO Project has certified more than 20,000 products since it launched in 2007 and Westgate says this is one of the fastest growing sectors of the natural food industry, representing $6 billion dollars in annual sales. But just because they're testing the water doesn't mean most mainstream companies are ready to start publicizing their changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.ageconomics.ksu.edu/p.aspx?tabid=13&ItemID=1783&mid=1598&staff_category=Faculty\">Nathan Hendricks\u003c/a>, an agricultural economist at Kansas State University, says big food producers are trying to gauge what direction consumers are headed in. \"Ultimately,\" he says, \"these big companies aren't just friends with Monsanto or something, they want to make a profit and they want to be able to do what's going to make them money.\" So they'd better have a product line in the works if consumer sentiment starts to shift more heavily towards GMO-free food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even as they create GMO-free products, many of these corporations are fighting state initiatives that would require them to give consumers more information about their ingredients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They often fight those battles through the powerful the Grocery Manufacturers Association, or GMA, a trade group with hundreds of members. It has just filed suit against Vermont over the state's GMO labeling law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even Ben and Jerry's, so vocal in its anti-GMO stance, has a conflict, of sorts. It may have eliminated GMOs, but it's still owned by Unilever, which put a lot of money towards fighting labeling legislation in California and belongs to the GMA. That might make things sticky for Ben and Jerry's CEO Solheim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he equivocates. \"You know,\" he shrugs, \"in big companies a lot of things happen behind closed doors. I think we'll leave that conversation behind closed doors.\" But Solheim says a unique agreement between the ice cream maker and Unilever allows Ben and Jerry's to continue its social mission independent of its parent's choices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One reason these large companies might be quietly working to make GMO-free food now is because\u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/02/04/269479079/how-american-food-companies-go-gmo-free-in-a-gmo-world\"> finding ingredients can be a major challenge\u003c/a>. More than 90 percent of all the soybeans and corn grown in the U.S. are genetically engineered. Most of those GMO crops go to producers of eggs, milk and meat who feed their animals with them, but GMO soy oil and corn starch are used in a lot of food manufacturing, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To ensure non-GMO ingredients, the supply chain has to remain separate and pristine. Crops need to be grown far enough away from genetically engineered seeds to prevent cross-contamination. Harvesting equipment needs to be either used only for non-GMO crops or cleaned extensively before switching. The same is true for processing and manufacturing facilities and transport receptacles like shipping containers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's why Westgate says a natural foods brand like Kashi, owned by Kellogg's, is transitioning more slowly than many fans would like. She points out that Kashi told consumers it would take a couple of years to switch over all of its ingredients. It's a matter of changing contracts with growers, finding farmland where non-GMOs can be grown successfully, and reworking recipes so the flavors that customers have grown used to aren't drastically changed, like what has happened with Ben and Jerry's new toffee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Right now, non-GMO food fetches a premium. Purdue University agricultural economist \u003ca href=\"https://ag.purdue.edu/agecon/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=hurtc\">Chris Hurt\u003c/a> says that premium is likely to come down if this part of the agricultural sector gains more traction and an efficiency of scale can kick in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ultimately, the consumer is king. And the question of whether or not consumers will want non-GMO products is still up in the air.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Ben and Jerry's Factory in Vermont, most tourists seem more interested in getting their free sample than hearing about the brand's stand on genetic engineering. Still, manufacturers are clearly wondering what might happen if more states enact labeling laws and if consumer sentiment begins to shift. So they're hedging their bets: fighting state-by-state labeling initiatives, but quietly introducing their own GMO-free products in the meantime.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85068\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/will-potter_slide-f8d1a17c377366a88be176d617c3a94a71713c9a.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/will-potter_slide-f8d1a17c377366a88be176d617c3a94a71713c9a.jpg\" alt=\"Will Potter speaks during a TED Fellows Talk in March, at the Vancouver Convention Center, Vancouver, B.C. Photo: Ryan Lash for TED/Courtesy of Will Potter\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1198\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85068\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will Potter speaks during a TED Fellows Talk in March, at the Vancouver Convention Center, Vancouver, B.C. Photo: Ryan Lash for TED/Courtesy of Will Potter\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>by Peggy Lowe, \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/07/19/332344201/deploying-drones-to-get-big-picture-of-factory-farms-from-above\">The Salt at NPR Food\u003c/a> (7/19/14)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An independent journalist says he's found a way around the so-called \"ag-gag\" laws by flying drones over large livestock operations to document animal welfare problems and pollution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Will Potter, a Washington D.C.-based \u003ca href=\"http://www.greenisthenewred.com/blog/\">author and blogger\u003c/a>, recently raised $75,000 \u003ca href=\"https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1926278254/drone-on-the-farm-an-aerial-expose\">on Kickstarter\u003c/a> to buy the drones and other equipment to investigate animal agriculture in the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I was primarily motivated by what's happening outside of those closed doors, but is still invisible and hidden from the public spotlight,\" he tells The Salt. \"In particular, I was motivated by seeing these \u003ca href=\"http://www.wired.com/2013/09/mishka-henner-factory-farms/\">aerial photographs and satellite imagery\u003c/a> of farm pollution, of waste lagoons, of sprawling industrial operations.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Potter has cast the project as a way to circumvent regulations in \u003ca href=\"http://www.aspca.org/fight-cruelty/advocacy-center/ag-gag-whistleblower-suppression-legislation/ag-gag-bills-state-level\">at least seven states\u003c/a> that outlaw footage and images gathered undercover by whistleblowers who work in concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs. Dubbed \"ag-gag\" by critics, \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/02/29/147651002/states-crack-down-on-animal-welfare-activists-and-their-undercover-videos\">the laws\u003c/a> make it illegal for anyone to videotape or record surreptitiously on farms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In farm country, the reaction to Potter's scheme has been mixed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Emily Meredith, a spokeswoman for Animal Agriculture Alliance, a livestock industry group, is critical of Potter's plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's unfortunate that the media and others see Mr. Potter and other detractors and activists as having more expertise than the folks with their boots on the ground every day, growing and raising our food,\" she says. \"It's even more unfortunate that people contribute to campaigns like this on Kickstarter instead of investing in any of the other myriad of worthy causes — including working to end hunger.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others are warning Potter that the drones could be used for target practice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Those things better not be coming over during duck season because there are hunters out there that might look up and mistake that drone for a duck,\" says Chuck Jolley, a meat industry veteran.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jolley, based in Kansas City, Mo., has disparaged ag-gag laws and argues that farmers and ranchers should open their doors to anyone who wants to see their operations. Jolley's not alone; \u003ca href=\"http://www.templegrandin.com/\">Temple Grandin\u003c/a>, the animal scientist at Colorado State, \u003ca href=\"http://harvestpublicmedia.org/blog/1410/temple-grandin-urges-meat-packers-livestream-operations/5#.U8gxy7H4Kds\">has advocated\u003c/a> for placing video cameras in slaughterhouses and livestreaming the production lines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85067\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1194px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/drone-138de661bbf751c91a5b51c2fffc492c164c05e0.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/drone-138de661bbf751c91a5b51c2fffc492c164c05e0.jpg\" alt=\"The drone in Potter's promotional video on Kickstarter. "Now I'm looking at other models (and a second drone) because some people have threatened to shoot it down," Potter says. Photo: via Kickstarter\" width=\"1194\" height=\"896\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85067\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The drone in Potter's promotional video on Kickstarter. \"Now I'm looking at other models (and a second drone) because some people have threatened to shoot it down,\" Potter says. Photo: via Kickstarter\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But many in the animal agriculture community oppose the recent investigations by activists, and support laws that give producers the power to sue them for trespassing, invasion of privacy or harassment. Commenters on Jolley's recent \u003ca href=\"http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/Jolley-The-Insanity-of-Ag-Gag-Laws-264595861.html\">piece\u003c/a> for Drovers CattleNetwork called the animal rights activists \"terrorists\" and \"zealots\" who don't understand agriculture and edit the videos selectively for maximum dramatic effect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Could Potter be prosecuted for flying drones over farms? Clemens Kochinke, a Washington D.C.-based lawyer behind the \u003ca href=\"http://dronelaw.net/\">Drone Law\u003c/a> blog, says the law is unclear about monitoring ag businesses. And it takes years to test the laws in court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Aside from the many federal issues involving the [Federal Aviation Administration] and the [Department of] Homeland Security, you have the state, county and municipal rules,\" Kochinke says. \"An overriding limitation on the restriction of drones may derive from the First Amendment where reporting in the public interest is concerned.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an interview, Potter told us he will focus on the states where anti-whistleblower laws are being debated. He pledges to share his findings in an e-book and a short documentary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Potter admits the drones he plans to deploy won't be able to get the same, close-up footage of livestock operations that groups like Mercy for Animals and the Humane Society obtained through undercover investigations. Instead, he says, he'll focus on showing the magnitude of the operations and the pollution they generate.\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is not the first time activists have deployed drones to investigate animal issues. In April 2013, PETA, the animal rights group, announced it would be flying drones to \"\u003ca href=\"http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/04/08/peta-plans-to-fly-drones-that-would-stalk-hunters\">stalk hunters\u003c/a>\" and \"monitor those who are out in the woods with death on their minds.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the time, farm country and hunters went on defense, suggesting the PETA drones would be a \"\u003ca href=\"http://westernfarmpress.com/blog/peta-drones-trophy-prize-us-hunters\">trophy prize\u003c/a>.\" Ammoland.com, which publishes shooting sports news and advocacy, published a \u003ca href=\"http://www.ammoland.com/2013/04/peta-to-acquire-drones-to-keep-tabs-on-hunters/#axzz2Q5qvbKQt\">printable target\u003c/a> its readers could use for practice, complete with a PETA logo with its bunny.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since then, PETA has begun selling its Air Angels Drones to the public for $329.99 each through its \u003ca href=\"http://www.petacatalog.com/homepersonalbeauty/airangelsdrone/\">online catalog\u003c/a>. So far, PETA has sold more than 60 of the aircraft; the suggested use is for watching wildlife and looking out for illegal hunting, says Lindsay Rajt, PETA's associate director of campaigns. Using new technologies to advocate for animals is part of a \"compassionate trend,\" she adds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ingrid Newkirk, PETA's president, says she's supportive of other people using drones to gain information that may help prevent animal suffering. \"If Will Potter uses drones legally to shine a spotlight on factory farming and slaughter practices, we're all in favor of it,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Peggy Lowe is a reporter for\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"http://harvestpublicmedia.org/\">Harvest Public Media\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Copyright 2014 \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003c/em> \u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In farm country, the reaction to Potter's scheme has been mixed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Emily Meredith, a spokeswoman for Animal Agriculture Alliance, a livestock industry group, is critical of Potter's plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's unfortunate that the media and others see Mr. Potter and other detractors and activists as having more expertise than the folks with their boots on the ground every day, growing and raising our food,\" she says. \"It's even more unfortunate that people contribute to campaigns like this on Kickstarter instead of investing in any of the other myriad of worthy causes — including working to end hunger.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others are warning Potter that the drones could be used for target practice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Those things better not be coming over during duck season because there are hunters out there that might look up and mistake that drone for a duck,\" says Chuck Jolley, a meat industry veteran.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jolley, based in Kansas City, Mo., has disparaged ag-gag laws and argues that farmers and ranchers should open their doors to anyone who wants to see their operations. Jolley's not alone; \u003ca href=\"http://www.templegrandin.com/\">Temple Grandin\u003c/a>, the animal scientist at Colorado State, \u003ca href=\"http://harvestpublicmedia.org/blog/1410/temple-grandin-urges-meat-packers-livestream-operations/5#.U8gxy7H4Kds\">has advocated\u003c/a> for placing video cameras in slaughterhouses and livestreaming the production lines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85067\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1194px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/drone-138de661bbf751c91a5b51c2fffc492c164c05e0.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/drone-138de661bbf751c91a5b51c2fffc492c164c05e0.jpg\" alt=\"The drone in Potter's promotional video on Kickstarter. "Now I'm looking at other models (and a second drone) because some people have threatened to shoot it down," Potter says. Photo: via Kickstarter\" width=\"1194\" height=\"896\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85067\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The drone in Potter's promotional video on Kickstarter. \"Now I'm looking at other models (and a second drone) because some people have threatened to shoot it down,\" Potter says. Photo: via Kickstarter\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But many in the animal agriculture community oppose the recent investigations by activists, and support laws that give producers the power to sue them for trespassing, invasion of privacy or harassment. Commenters on Jolley's recent \u003ca href=\"http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/Jolley-The-Insanity-of-Ag-Gag-Laws-264595861.html\">piece\u003c/a> for Drovers CattleNetwork called the animal rights activists \"terrorists\" and \"zealots\" who don't understand agriculture and edit the videos selectively for maximum dramatic effect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Could Potter be prosecuted for flying drones over farms? Clemens Kochinke, a Washington D.C.-based lawyer behind the \u003ca href=\"http://dronelaw.net/\">Drone Law\u003c/a> blog, says the law is unclear about monitoring ag businesses. And it takes years to test the laws in court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Aside from the many federal issues involving the [Federal Aviation Administration] and the [Department of] Homeland Security, you have the state, county and municipal rules,\" Kochinke says. \"An overriding limitation on the restriction of drones may derive from the First Amendment where reporting in the public interest is concerned.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an interview, Potter told us he will focus on the states where anti-whistleblower laws are being debated. He pledges to share his findings in an e-book and a short documentary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Potter admits the drones he plans to deploy won't be able to get the same, close-up footage of livestock operations that groups like Mercy for Animals and the Humane Society obtained through undercover investigations. Instead, he says, he'll focus on showing the magnitude of the operations and the pollution they generate.\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is not the first time activists have deployed drones to investigate animal issues. In April 2013, PETA, the animal rights group, announced it would be flying drones to \"\u003ca href=\"http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/04/08/peta-plans-to-fly-drones-that-would-stalk-hunters\">stalk hunters\u003c/a>\" and \"monitor those who are out in the woods with death on their minds.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the time, farm country and hunters went on defense, suggesting the PETA drones would be a \"\u003ca href=\"http://westernfarmpress.com/blog/peta-drones-trophy-prize-us-hunters\">trophy prize\u003c/a>.\" Ammoland.com, which publishes shooting sports news and advocacy, published a \u003ca href=\"http://www.ammoland.com/2013/04/peta-to-acquire-drones-to-keep-tabs-on-hunters/#axzz2Q5qvbKQt\">printable target\u003c/a> its readers could use for practice, complete with a PETA logo with its bunny.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since then, PETA has begun selling its Air Angels Drones to the public for $329.99 each through its \u003ca href=\"http://www.petacatalog.com/homepersonalbeauty/airangelsdrone/\">online catalog\u003c/a>. So far, PETA has sold more than 60 of the aircraft; the suggested use is for watching wildlife and looking out for illegal hunting, says Lindsay Rajt, PETA's associate director of campaigns. Using new technologies to advocate for animals is part of a \"compassionate trend,\" she adds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ingrid Newkirk, PETA's president, says she's supportive of other people using drones to gain information that may help prevent animal suffering. \"If Will Potter uses drones legally to shine a spotlight on factory farming and slaughter practices, we're all in favor of it,\" she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Peggy Lowe is a reporter for\u003c/em> \u003ca href=\"http://harvestpublicmedia.org/\">Harvest Public Media\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Copyright 2014 \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/\">NPR\u003c/a>.\u003c/em> \u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85033\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 977px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Screen-Shot-2014-07-14-at-5.49.02-PM.png\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/Screen-Shot-2014-07-14-at-5.49.02-PM.png\" alt=\"Berkeley's Ecology Center launched this Farmers' Market Finder tool earlier this year. \" width=\"977\" height=\"764\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85033\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley's Ecology Center launched this Farmers' Market Finder tool earlier this year.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If you’re a farmers’ market junkie, chances are you like to check out the vendors and their wares at markets in other cities when you travel. If you’re still in California, Berkeley’s \u003ca href=\"http://ecologycenter.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Ecology Center\u003c/a> has come up with an easy way to do this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://ecologycenter.org/fmfinder/\" target=\"_blank\">Farmers’ Market Finder\u003c/a>, which was launched in late January, is a tool that can be used either online or on one’s mobile phone using GPS to help locate the nearest market to you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It can also help get customers there using public transportation, and they can filter by day of the week, or those that accept \u003ca href=\"http://www.calfresh.ca.gov/\" target=\"_blank\">CalFresh\u003c/a> (formerly known as “food stamps” or \u003ca href=\"http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program-snap\" target=\"_blank\">SNAP\u003c/a> (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, on the federal level,) benefits,” said Martin Bourque, executive director of the Ecology Center. “This makes it a lot easier to filter through 850 markets across the state to figure out which one you should go to.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Berkeley, many know that the Ecology Center is the organization that runs its farmers’ markets as well as its curbside recycling program. But the 43-year-old membership organization actually does a lot more than that. “Our mission is to inspire and build a healthy sustainable and just future for the East Bay and beyond,” said Bourque. “We work to transform the ideals of sustainability into every day practice through a broad range of programs, helping people get informed and active on different topics, helping steward ideas into projects, and eventually pilot projects that really work and make a difference.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85036\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1000px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/ecologycenter1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/ecologycenter1000.jpg\" alt=\"Berkeley's Ecology Center is best known for running the city's recycling program and its farmers markets, but it does a lot more than that. Photo: Courtesy of the Ecology Center.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85036\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley's Ecology Center is best known for running the city's recycling program and its farmers markets, but it does a lot more than that. Photo: Courtesy of the Ecology Center.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For example, Bourque said, the Ecology Center began the first curbside recycling program in the country in 1974. “There was a group of people who were outraged at garbage being dumped into the landfill and into the Bay,” said Bourque. “People told them they were crazy and would never make a difference. Today recycling is commonplace.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Ecology Center also serves as a resource center on all topics environmental, and has a store at its headquarters on San Pablo Avenue offering all kinds of recycled goods and environmentally-friendly gifts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the \u003ca href=\"http://ecologycenter.org/fmfinder/\" target=\"_blank\">market finder\u003c/a> can certainly be used by those traveling in other parts of the state, Bourque said it was actually developed to make shopping at farmers markets easier for lower-income people. That also falls in line with the Ecology Center’s mission, which led the way in helping markets to accept CalFresh benefits. In 2003, a new method to distribute “food stamps” began in the form of an electronic debit card, and given that the markets didn’t have the technology to accept them, that was $8 billion worth of potential revenue lost.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85037\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/fmwoman700.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/fmwoman700.jpg\" alt=\"CalFresh benefits are exchanged at this booth for tokens to allow customers to shop at a farmers' market. Here, former Berkeley farmers' market Manager Katie Hannon Michel staffs the booth. Photo: Courtesy of the Ecology Center.\" width=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85037\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">CalFresh benefits are exchanged at this booth for tokens to allow customers to shop at a farmers' market. Here, former Berkeley farmers' market Manager Katie Hannon Michel staffs the booth. Photo: Courtesy of the Ecology Center.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Now if customers want to spend their benefits at a market, “they go to the information booth, and their electronic card is debited for the amount they ask for in scrip, in the form of wooden nickels,” said Carle Brinkman, Program Manager of the Farmers’ Market Access & Equity Program of the Ecology Center. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_85035\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/scrip700.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2014/07/scrip700.jpg\" alt=\"These tokens allow low-income people who receive CalFresh benefits to shop at farmers' markets. Photo: Courtesy of the Ecology Center.\" width=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85035\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">These tokens allow low-income people who receive CalFresh benefits to shop at farmers' markets. Photo: Courtesy of the Ecology Center.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We were the first in the state to make it possible for people to use those cards at farmers markets, and have since helped over 250 markets throughout the state get that access,” added Bourque.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even so, many consumers are slow to realize their benefits can be used at farmers’ markets, and when they do know, they often don’t know which markets accept them. Which is where the finder comes in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The data was not aggregated in any one place previous to the finder,” said Brinkman. “The \u003ca href=\"http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/\" target=\"_blank\">California Department of Food and Agriculture\u003c/a> does not track which ones have EBT access.” Added Bourque, “And while the \u003ca href=\"http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome\" target=\"_blank\">United States Department of Agriculture\u003c/a> compiles a list, it’s self-reporting,” he said, meaning as a result, the information isn’t the most up-to-date.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The finder also has a call-in feature, in which potential customers who do not have either internet access or a smartphone can receive a text message with the information about the market closest to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One key element of this was overcoming the digital divide,” said Bourque. “Mobile phones are increasingly accessible to low-income folks, and while we developed the text-back service as well, we learned through a survey that the mobile application got the most use. Now the ongoing challenge is keeping the data current. We have interns checking in with all market associations to make sure they’re accurate, and we also depend on users to let us know when something isn’t right.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I gave the tool a try and learned that in addition to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.urbanvillageonline.com/markets/temescal/\" target=\"_blank\">Temescal Farmers' Market\u003c/a> which I go to regularly, there are several much smaller markets in my Oakland neighborhood I wasn’t aware of, all of which accept CalFresh benefits. \u003c/p>\n\n",
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