Petaluma Egg Farm at Center of Debate Over Organic Rules
Press Democrat (link no longer available) By ROBERT DIGITALE Should an organic chicken be allowed to scratch outside in the native earth? Federal farm experts meeting in Seattle this week are expected to consider this question, and the outcome could impact one of Sonoma County’s two main egg producers. Petaluma Farms is a longtime supplier of […]
Local Producers Visit Organic Farm
The Tennessean (link no longer available) Written by Ronnie Barron For The Times “Locally grown,” “organic” and “eat fresh” have become common buzz words in today’s society as more and more consumers look to buy fruits and vegetables from local farmers. This interest is opening opportunities and new markets for local food producers to meet this […]
Bacteria in Supermarket Meat: One More Argument for Organic Beef
Yahoo News (this link is no longer available) Karen W. Wyman COMMENTARY | Findings from a recent study are making a case for organic meat. According to a study in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, up to 50 percent of supermarket meat is contaminated with drug-resistant bacteria. The study’s authors report that bacteria found inside the […]
Organic Agriculture: Deeply Rooted in Science and Ecology 66
Grist by Eliot Coleman Organic farming is often falsely represented as being unscientific. However, despite the popular assumption that it sprang full born from the delusions of 60s hippies, it has a more extensive, and scientifically respectable, provenance. If you look back at the first flush of notoriety in the 1940s, the names most often […]
Bacterial Ecosystems Divide People Into 3 Groups, Scientists Say
The New York Times By CARL ZIMMER Correction Appended In the early 1900s, scientists discovered that each person belonged to one of four blood types. Now they have discovered a new way to classify humanity: by bacteria. Each human being is host to thousands of different species of microbes. Yet a group of scientists now […]
Can Marketing Orders Improve Leafy Greens Safety?
Food Safety News by Gretchen Goetz In revising a plan that had been criticized by consumer groups and others, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has proposed a program to establish a voluntary, national marketing agreement to set safety standards and regulate the handling of leafy green vegetables. The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released […]
Largest Organic Milk Bottler Accused of Misrepresenting Products
Consumers Cautioned to Choose Organic Milk without Dubious, Illegal Ingredients Cornucopia, Wis.—The Cornucopia Institute filed a formal request with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today, asking for an investigation into Dean Foods’ advertisements for its Horizon milk with Omega-3 DHA, alleging the nation’s largest dairy conglomerate with consumer fraud in misrepresenting the nutritional benefits of […]
April 2011 ENewsletter
In This Issue: – Cornucopia Challenging Approval of GE Alfalfa – FDA to Investigate Infant Formula Health Claims – Musical Interlude: The Monsanto Rag – Systemic Problems with Organic Labeling and Signage: Widespread Market Place Misrepresentation – In Memorium: Bill Welsh April 2011 Enewsletter
How to Save a Trillion Dollars
The New York Times, Opinionator By MARK BITTMAN In the scheme of things, saving the 38 billion bucks that Congress seems poised to agree upon is not a big deal. A big deal is saving a trillion bucks. And we could do that by preventing disease instead of treating it. For the first time in […]
UGA Study Finds Salmonella Less Prevalent in Organic Chicken
Athens Banner-Herald By JOE VANHOOSE Organic chicken isn’t just healthier for you – it’s also safer, according to a new University of Georgia study. Salmonella shows up less on organic farms than it does on conventional farms, Walid Alali said. Alali, an assistant professor at UGA’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, visited seven farms […]
When Is a Hen Organic?
Organic Valley egg farm accused of keeping hens in factory conditions Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel By Karen Herzog A Wisconsin farmer-owned cooperative – the nation’s largest name-brand marketer of organic eggs – is misleading consumers about the living conditions of some of its hens and violating federal organic standards, according to a watchdog group. A California farm […]
Keep Organics a Safe Haven from Unsafe/Unnecessary Synthetics
[This Action Alert is Over] Protect Babies/Children’s Health—View Video—Sign the Petition Organic foods provide a refuge from the toxins, synthetics, and chemically processed ingredients that masquerade as food in the conventional food supply. Through corruption at the USDA some questionable ‘nutrient’ ingredients—produced by Martek Biosciences Corporation’s (DHA/ARA oils from algae and soil fungus) — have […]
