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September 7, 2012

World Faces Tough Choices on Food

Mail & Guardian By Larry Elliot The past decade has seen the end of cheap oil, the magic growth ingredient for the global economy since ...

August 31, 2012

Farmer Debunks Corporate Propaganda Against Proposed Law to Label Genetically Modified Food

Giant corporations like Monsanto, DuPont, Dow, Pepsi and Coke have poured $25 million into the No on 37 campaign. Organic Consumers Association By Will Allen, ...

August 31, 2012

What Really is Organic?

Jim Riddle is an organic farmer, former chair of the National Organic Standards Board, and a former organic inspector. He is currently the Organic Outreach ...

August 30, 2012

Approval of New Chemical-Resistant GMOs Likely to Prompt Pesticide Escalation

PR Watch by Jill Richardson A decade and a half after farmers began planting the first genetically engineered (GE) crops, the future is clear. The ...

August 28, 2012

Going Organic Affects Bees and Butterflies

Redlands Daily Facts Linda Richards, Correspondent One could say I’m on a bee kick. I’ve written several articles about honeybees and the other 1,600 bee ...

August 27, 2012

New Report Details Benefits of Organic Farming in North America

Organic Farming Research Institute A new report from the Organic Farming Research Institute reviews North American scientific literature concerning organic farming in the United States ...

August 24, 2012

Restaurant Week Tour Uncovers What Goes on Behind ‘Farm to Fork’ Claims

MLive.com – Michigan By Todd Chance GRAND RAPIDS, MI – What does “farm to fork” mean? What does it look like? With so many restaurants ...

August 23, 2012

Livestock Antibiotics ‘Could Have Contributed to Human Obesity’

TODAYonline (this link is no longer available) LONDON – By altering the fine balance of gut bacteria which influence our metabolism, even small amounts of ...

August 21, 2012

How Industrialized Farming Could Facilitate Pandemic Swine Flu

The Atlantic By Robert S. Lawrence With cases of H3N2v influenza on the rise, a look at where we stand and the key role of ...

August 21, 2012

Blue Fruit Farm Shows Off its Organic Berries

Winona Post (MN) By Emily Buss Sustainable living is becoming an increasingly popular trend in the United States. Defined as the desire to take less ...

August 20, 2012

Potomac Farm Will Remain for the Farming Season, Landlord Says

Washington Post By Victor Zapana and Tim Carman An organic farm in Potomac that Montgomery County officials want to replace with soccer fields is going ...

August 15, 2012

Oregon Farmers File Suit to Prevent Destructive Canola Planting in Willamette Valley

Center for Food Safety Groups and producers take action to halt threat to the state’s vital seed production and organic industry Today, in an effort ...