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November 2, 2013

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Revisited

Decoding the GMO Food Fight in Washington State Heading into the weekend before the November 5 vote on Washington state’s GMO food ingredient labeling initiative, ...

October 23, 2013

Busting the “Organic Is Expensive” Myth

The Cost of Organic Food Is Worth It and—Surprise—It’s Not Always Higher By Charlotte Vallaeys “Organic food is too expensive.” It’s a complaint we, as ...

October 22, 2013

Unveiled: GMO Labeling Opponents Come Out of the Shadows

Natural/Organic Brands No Longer Hiding Behind Lobbying Organization The Cornucopia Institute releases shopper’s guide: pro/con I-522 brands Proposition I-522, a citizen’s initiative on the November ...

October 19, 2013

GMA Discloses Anti-Labeling Funders

Attorney General Forces Agribusiness Lobby Group to Disclose Secret Funders of Campaign to Defeat GMO Labeling in Washington After the Washington Attorney General filed suit ...

October 15, 2013

Is Organic Liberal or Conservative? — Yes!

Although some of the conservative think tanks and their agribusiness patrons might want to paint organic food as “elitist” — and even a “socialist” plot ...

October 14, 2013

Manna Farms: More than “Natural”

[Note: A version of this story appeared in Cornucopia’s fall newsletter.] By Elizabeth Wolf Cows have four stomachs for a reason. There is purpose behind ...

October 11, 2013

Former Chair of National Organic Standards Board Writes Resignation Letter to the Organic Trade Association

The esteemed former chairman of the National Organic Standards Board, James Riddle, responds to comments from the board president of the Organic Trade Association (OTA) ...

October 10, 2013

Fed Shutdown Forces Cease-Fire in Organic War: USDA Louisville Meeting Canceled

Organic Advocates Railing Against Industry/Obama Administration Power Grab As collateral damage spreads, with Congress continuing at loggerheads over a Continuing Resolution to fund the federal ...

October 3, 2013

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly = Decoding the GMO Food Fight in Washington State

Updated 11/2 The Cornucopia Institute has updated the infographic detailing supporters and opponents of Washington state’s historic November 5 vote on the labeling of GMO ...

October 3, 2013

On Guard: Gearing Up for the Fall National Organic Standards Board Meeting

Agenda for October Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky is Jam-Packed Meeting Could be Cancelled by Government Shutdown (A version of this appeared in the Fall newsletter ...

October 1, 2013

Eyes on Washington State GMO Food Labeling Vote

[An earlier version of this story appeared in Cornucopia’s Fall newsletter] After the narrow defeat last November of the statewide vote in California to require ...

September 27, 2013

Senate Kills Monsanto Protection Act

Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) has announced the end of the controversial Monsanto Protection Act. Snuck into a federal government funding resolution in 2012, as a ...