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October 28, 2013

Will California Save the Bees?

Huffington Post Paul Tower Last week I sat through a long hearing in the California legislature, all about bee declines. By the end, I was ...

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 16, 2013

10 Things to Know About Food on World Food Day

Huffington Post By Lester R. Brown October 16 is World Food Day. It offers the opportunity to strengthen national and international solidarity in the fight ...

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 ...

September 30, 2013

Satish Kumar: The Link Between Soil, Soul and Society

We are losing connection with the soil. Satish Kumar wants us to understand the connection between soil, soul and society and drop ego in favour ...

September 9, 2013

Do Seed Companies Control GM Crop Research?

Scientific American The Editors Advances in agricultural technology—including, but not limited to, the genetic modification of food crops—have made fields more productive than ever. Farmers ...

August 29, 2013

‘Seed Freedom is the Answer to Hunger and Malnutrition’

We must resist seed monopolies of corporates, they harm us all, writes biodiversity campaigner Vandana Shiva The Guardian What happens to the seed affects the ...

August 19, 2013

The Great Tomato Debate: A Response To Mark Bittman’s Opinionator

Forbes By Beth Hoffman On Saturday, Mark Bittman of the New York Times wrote an interesting article about a trip he took to the Sacramento ...

August 14, 2013

Guest Post – Safety Rules Cloud Beginning Farmers’ Futures

National Young Farmers Coalition Posted by Wes This summer we’ve started taking a closer look at the new food safety laws that are hurtling toward ...

August 12, 2013

Open Pollenated: Seeds of Value

Restoration Seeds By Chuck Burr An open pollenated (OP) seed is a seed of value, it can grow a plant true to the plant is ...

August 8, 2013

Conflicts of Interest in the Regulation of Food Safety

A Threat to Scientific Integrity JAMA Internal Medicine By Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH Conflicts of interest in medical research, education, and practice are well known ...

August 8, 2013

Why Sustainable Seafood is More Than a Green List or an Eco-Label

Who Fishes Matters By Pamela Flash It’s August, and go time for local food. The farmers markets and CSA boxes are full to bursting with ...