Over a year ago, we published a post explaining how wrong it seemt that actually using the words “plant milk” in Europe was now illegal. Can you remember? We actually started an oficial petition requesting that, just as it happens in USA, Asia and South America, it was possible for us Europeans to use the term “plant milk” without having to refer to it as “plant drink” and similar euphemisms. One … [Read more...]
The strength of the small
For 60 years we have been living together with the industrial farming model. The argument that has justified its development has always been closely linked to one supposed objective: “To produce enough food to wipe out hunger in the world”. However, the facts show that this agro-industrial model has generated more hunger and poverty in the world, while a handful of businesses get rich … [Read more...]
Prohibition of the “Plant milks”
The European Community has forbidden the use of the word “milk” to name “plant milks”, only milks from animals can be named “milk” (Council Regulation EU 1308/2013). They say that the term “plant milk” confuses consumers. Is the illegalization of the term “plant milk” in Europe fair ? 1- Let´s see what the dictionaries say: English dictionaries often use Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) … [Read more...]
ATTENTION: ChufaMix doesn’t work with GMO seeds!
Seeds and water are necessary elements that we use with Chufamix to make vegetable milks. Seeds and water, similarly to the Earth and the Sun, are the fundamentals of life. More than 10.000 years ago humans started growing cereals and carefully selecting the best seeds to be cultivated for the following years. In the same way, nature itself also improves and adapts the DNA of seeds to all … [Read more...]
Water is life, but is it treated as such?
When we say LIFE, we mean all kinds of life, not just human life; life in plants, animals, fish, trees, molecules. Water is an essential part of all our foods, our cells and the molecular reactions among them. Therefore depriving someone of the right to drink water means depriving someone of the right to life. Being aware of the need of water for life, can you imagine governments privatizing it … [Read more...]
