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July 31, 2020

What’s the Beef with Labels?

Buying the Best Burger Requires Scrutiny [This article was previously published in the spring issue of the Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Kestrel Burcham, JD, ...

July 24, 2020

Reimagining Cornucopia

A message from the interim executive director The Cornucopia Institute has a 15-year history of boldly standing up for the integrity of ecologically based organic ...

July 9, 2020

USDA Offers Sneak Peek of Proposed Rule to Address Organic Fraud

After a long, painful wait, The Cornucopia Institute’s full-court press to compel USDA to address the influx of fraudulent organic imports is finally yielding action. ...

June 24, 2020

Autopsy or Message of Hope?

Withdrawn animal welfare rule still under USDA analysis An unusual action by the USDA has left us scratching our heads. In April of this year, ...

June 22, 2020

Black Lives Matter

The Cornucopia Institute stands in solidarity with Black people and those organizations that condemn racism. Black Lives Matter. Institutional racism is woven into the story ...

June 11, 2020

Strengthening Food Sovereignty Movements

Skillshare sessions connect diverse communities to hope and knowledge [This article was previously published in the spring issue of the Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] By ...

June 11, 2020

Cornucopia Campaign Elevates the Country’s Top-Rated Dairy Producers

Empowering a consumer response to the “factory-farm takeover” of organic agriculture The Cornucopia Institute is launching a new campaign to showcase dairy producers who use ...

June 5, 2020

The Cultivator – Spring 2020

The Spring 2020 Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter, is now available online. ...
May 13, 2020

The Industrial Food System is Failing Us—What Now?

“Get big or get out” has been the rallying cry for US food policy since the 1950s, leading to the ever-increasing centralization of conventional food ...

May 8, 2020

NOSB Sparks Vital Discussion of Fenbendazole Use on Massive ‘Organic’ Flocks

by Kestrel Burcham, JD, Domestic Policy Director and Melody Morrell, Operations Director As five new National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) members attended their first meeting, ...

May 5, 2020

Between the Clouds and Seas: Working to Cool the Planet

By Melody Morrell, Operations Director [THIS ARTICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE WINTER ISSUE OF THE CULTIVATOR, CORNUCOPIA’S QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER.] As a grandmother, I pay ...

April 21, 2020

Follow the Spring 2020 National Organic Standards Board Meeting Online

Join The Cornucopia Institute as we keep you informed via web updates and live tweets from the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting online. We ...