Native Cooking: Corn Fritters and A Brief History of the Indigenous Staple

Dale Carson
7/9/16
A lot of people call it “life itself,” “the source of life,” or “sacred mother corn.” The Aztec Corn Goddess is Chicomecoatl...

Ancient Indigenous Peoples Saved One of Three Sisters from Extinction

Tanya H. Lee
12/30/15
The Three Sisters fundamental to the traditional diet of many American Indian tribes may have been just two without the ingenuity of ancient Indigenous Peoples living in what is no...

China Stops Issuing Permits for GM Grain Imports From US

ICTMN Staff
7/2/14
China’s quarantine agency has halted issuing permits to import US-produced DDGS, an animal-feed ingredient made from corn...

10 Foods Natives Had Before Europeans

ICTMN Staff
6/30/14
Much confusion surrounds Indigenous foods...

Standing Against GMOs Is Standing for Sovereignty

Darla Antoine
3/5/14
There are plenty of reasons to join the cause to label or eliminate foods that contain genetically modified ingredients: first of all, just because something is deemed legal by the...

My Food Eats Your Food! 6 Vegetarian Dinners Even Carnivores Will Love

Christina Rose
9/25/13
As a vegetarian, I have endured a lot of ribbing over the years. At a powwow a few years ago, one man announced, “Vegetarian chili?...

5 Genetically Modified Foods You Should Never Eat

ICTMN Staff
7/15/13
Since genetically engineered foods were introduced in 1996, the United States has experienced as upsurge in low birth-weight babies, infertility and an increase in cancer...

Celebrating 'Life' and Nourishment at the Green Corn Festival

Dale Carson
8/25/12
Dale Carson Green Corn celebrations have been around probably as long as corn, and that is a very long time...

Dale Carson Shares Secrets to Cooking Corn on the Cob

Dale Carson
7/22/12
Dale Carson Sweet summertime and the easy, breezy days take me away to a time when I cooked outside in 90 degree heat next to a cooking fire hefting large clay cooking vessels and ...

Popcorn, an Indigenous Discovery, Contains Healthy Antioxidants

ICTMN Staff
3/28/12
A new study by Tufts University reveals popcorn may contain higher levels of healthy antioxidants known as polyphenols than some fruits and vegetables, reported CBS News ...

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