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May 2, 2019

Amid Public Outcry, NOP Backpedaled on Glyphosate Use by “Organic” Hydroponic Operations

Offered No Further Clarity at the Spring 2019 NOSB Meeting At the recent spring National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting in Seattle, Washington, organic stakeholders ...

April 30, 2019

Organics’ Relationship to Climate Change

by Kestrel Burcham, JD Director of Domestic Policy at The Cornucopia Institute Introduction Discussing soil health at Vilicus Farms in MT Source: USDA, Flickr People ...

April 24, 2019

Follow the National Organic Standards Board Meeting in Seattle, WA #NOSB

Join The Cornucopia Institute as we keep you informed via live tweet and web updates from the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting in Seattle, ...

April 18, 2019

Spring 2019 NOSB Meeting – Webinars: April 17 & 18

Cornucopia policy staff members attended the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) pre-meeting webinars on April 17 and 18, where the NOSB heard comments from the ...

April 16, 2019

Cornucopia’s Updated Core Values

Cornucopia staff and board members are grateful for the outpouring of kind and encouraging words from our supporters during this time of transition. We and ...

April 11, 2019

“Organic” Hydroponic Operations Allowed to Spray Glyphosate on the Soil

With No Soil to Certify, They Can Contaminate the Earth and Sell Faux-ganic Produce to Unsuspecting Consumers “Organic” hydroponic production is a form of factory ...

April 11, 2019

Missing: The Organic Label

How Cornucopia’s DIY Certification Guide helps you determine which farms provide the best food in the absence of organic labeling Spring marks the return of ...

March 14, 2019

New Report Puts Farmers Back in Charge of Organic Certification

USDA Has “Willfully Failed” on Congressional Mandate to Prevent Fraud When farmers lobbied Congress to pass the Organic Foods Production Act in 1990, their intention ...

March 6, 2019

Faith in Farming

Finding a Way of Life on Windy Acres Farm [This article was previously published in the winter issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by ...

February 20, 2019

Organic Farmers Improve Ecosystem Services

Benefiting Communities and the Planet This article was previously published in the winter issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Kestrel Burcham, JD Farm ...

February 13, 2019

Healthy, Nutritious, or Hype?

Evaluating the Hot Market for Plant-Based Beverages [This article was previously published in the winter issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Anne Ross, ...

January 25, 2019

Trust Through Transparency

Managing Conflicts of Interest in the National Organic Program [This article was previously published in the winter issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by ...