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September 7, 2016

Immigration Law Aside, Mexican Farm Workers Harvesting Domestic Produce

Cornucopia’s Take: Organics are firmly rooted in attention to and care for the environment, animals and humanity. Farm labor is fraught with complex issues in ...

August 22, 2016

Conventional Dairy Image Belies Toxic Reality

Cornucopia’s Take: The image of tranquil cows gladly giving their healthy milk is only PR spin hiding the reality of many conventional cows living on ...

August 22, 2016

Former Biotechnology’s “Governor of the Year” to Oversee GMO Labeling

Cornucopia’s Take: Consumers can currently be certain that their food is non-GMO by buying organic. However, some language in the new GMO labeling bill could ...

August 1, 2016

Leading Organic Industry CEO Condemns GMO Labeling “Sell-out”

Criticizes the Organic Trade Association and Some of Its Powerful Members David Bronner Cornucopia’s Take: David Bronner, CEO at Dr. Bronner’s, has been an activist ...

July 19, 2016

A Farmer’s Thoughts on 100% Grass Fed Dairying

by Jack Lazor Butterworks Farm in Westfield, Vermont Source: Butterworks Farm One hundred per cent grass fed dairy products (aka “grass milk”) has been a ...

July 12, 2016

Biodiversity, GMOs, Gene Drives and the Militarized Mind

Common Dreams by Vandana Shiva Source: Dee Davee Easyflow A recent report from the National Academy of Science of The United States, titled “Gene Drives ...

June 9, 2016

My Love Affair with Soil

by Jack Lazor of Butterworks Farm in Westfield, Vermont Butterworks Farm Cattle on Pasture We celebrate forty years on our farm this summer. Four decades ...

May 11, 2016

Agrarian Elders Alarmed by Direction of Organic Agriculture, Share Concerns With the NOSB

[This letter was sent to all members of the National Organic Standards Board on April 15, 2016, prior to the recent NOSB meeting. Read more ...

May 9, 2016

Children Should Have a Safe Environment to Play

[This piece by Nico D’Orazio, age 10, was originally published in Maryland’s Montgomery Gazette. The paper has since closed, so no link is available. Nico’s ...

March 28, 2016

U.S. Organic Dairy Politics by Bruce A. Scholten

UK Soil Association’s Organic Farming magazine, Autumn 2015 by Tim Harrap MPhil Published by Palgrave Macmillan With the title U.S. Organic Dairy Politics you might ...

March 24, 2016

Farmer John Writes about Farm Monogamy

Angelic Organics: A Community Supported Agriculture Farm by Farmer John I LOVE YOU (Neighbor’s farm is in the background; maybe it loves the neighbor?) Source: ...

March 8, 2016

Jim Riddle on Minnesota Sen. Klobuchar’s GMO Labeling Vote

by James Riddle Blue Fruit Farm Board Member, Right to Know Minnesota Jim Riddle On March 1, 2016, Sen. Amy Klobuchar voted with the Republican ...