Chippewa Falls, WI – On January 10th and 11th, 2012, CSA farmers from across the Midwest will come together on the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire campus for a two-day conference: Taking Stock – Celebrating Our Success and Planning for the Future. The Midwest CSA Conference provides an opportunity for CSA farmers of all sorts and sizes to… Read more »
Giving Tuesday Reminder: Protect Your Access to Authentic Food and Our Farmer-Heroes
Like every public interest charity we depend on the generosity of our members at the end of the year to carry out our mission. The Cornucopia Institute is at the center of the good food movement. We are dedicated to preserving opportunity for family farmers to raise, grow and produce the authentic, nutrient dense food… Read more »
Monsanto Throws GMO Victory Party in California
$46 Million Advertising Blitz Convinces Citizens to Vote “Against Own Interests” Sacramento, CA — After a deluge of allegedly misleading advertisements paid for in large part by pesticide and biotechnology corporations, California voters defeated Proposition 37, which would have given them the right–to-know whether the foods they buy at the grocery store contain genetically engineered… Read more »
CA Proposition 37 Funding Update
With contributions coming in daily from companies supporting or opposing Proposition 37 in California – the GMO labeling referendum – it’s not easy keeping our infographics up-to-date! Here’s a quick update. YES on 37 (heroes): New contributors include Glorybee Foods ($10,000), Teeccino Caffe ($1,000) and Earth Circle Organics ($1,000). Companies making contributions in addition to… Read more »
Protecting Children’s Health: American Academy of Pediatrics Misses the Big Picture in Their Flawed ‘Organics’ Analysis
COMMENTARY By Charlotte Vallaeys For the first time, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has weighed in on organic foods for children. Its news release was widely covered in the national media. While the AAP should be commended for acknowledging the potentially harmful effects of pesticide residues on conventional foods, their report—and associated press coverage—is… Read more »
National Organic Standards Board Votes to Reject More Synthetic Additives in Infant Formula
Positive news for organic consumers from the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting currently taking place in Providence, Rhode Island: the NOSB has rejected the petitions to allow synthetic versions of the nutrients taurine, lycopene, lutein and l-carnitine in organic foods, including organic infant formula. The NOSB also rejected the petitions for two synthetic preservatives… Read more »
Organic/Natural Retailing: Anti or Pro GMO Labeling?
Prop37: Is your grocer selling-out your values? Voting with your dollars – it matters not just what you buy, but where you buy. So how is your grocer, whether it be an independent store, member-owned cooperative, or public corporation, spending some of their profits—coming from your hard-earned food dollars? Proposition 37, on the ballot in… Read more »
PROPOSITION 37 CONTROVERSY UPDATE: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff—New Organic Heroes Step Forward (No Longer AWOL)
More Organic Brands with Corporate Ties Funding Opposition to GMO Labeling Updated Cornucopia Infographic Also Highlights New Funding for CA Proposition The Cornucopia Institute updated its popular infographics, which contrast the organic brands that are supporting the campaign in California to label genetically engineered foods (GMOs) with the organic brands that are part of a… Read more »
California Proposition 37 – Your Right to Know What is in Your Food
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Iconic Organic Industry Giants Missing in Action
UPDATE: We are pleased to report that Stonyfield Organic’s Gary Hirshberg contacted us and made a personal contribution and committed to supporting the Yes on 37 California ballot initiative. We are happy to remove him from the updated Missing in Action poster. For more details, click here. Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Hain Celestial AWOL in… Read more »
