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January 16, 2013

USDA Secretary Vilsack Appoints Francis Thicke to National Organic Standards Board

Francis Thicke We haven’t had a working dairy farmer on the NOSB since Kevin Engelbert completed his term and joined the Cornucopia Institute’s Board of ...

January 7, 2013

The GM Lobby and Its ‘Seven Sins Against Science’

The Ecologist By Peter Melchett The pro-GM lobby has sought to take the ‘scientific high-ground’ by positioning itself as the voice of reason and progress, ...

January 4, 2013

Organic Ag Helps Lead the Way Forward

By Nick Maravell John Block’s Op Ed “A Reality Check for Organic Food Dreamers” incorrectly states, “organic farming cannot produce the amount of food that ...

December 28, 2012

Op-Ed: New Mexico Next in Line to Try for GMO Labeling

Digital Journal By Anne Sewell Santa Fe – While California’s Proposition 37 ballot initiative to label GMO products seems to have failed, a State Senator ...

December 24, 2012

13 Resolutions to Change the Food System in 2013

Huffington Post by Danielle Nierenberg As we start 2013, many people will be thinking about plans and promises to improve their diets and health. We ...

December 13, 2012

Pesticides: Now More Than Ever

New York Times By Mark Bittman How quickly we forget. After the publication of “Silent Spring,” 50 years ago, we (scientists, environmental and health advocates, ...

November 30, 2012

Organic: Food Justice for the 99%

Dr. Oz in Time Magazine Slandering Families Who Choose Safe, Organic Food for Their Children — Off-Base/Ill Advised As Americans become increasingly aware of the ...

November 12, 2012

America’s Water Mirage

Even at Hoover Dam, the ugly truth about our water crisis is being ignored. Los Angeles Times By Cynthia Barnett On an unseasonably hot morning ...

November 2, 2012

Belinda Martineau: A Scientist Says Yes on Prop 37 to Label Genetically Engineered Food

San Jose Mercury News By Belinda Martineau I’m a molecular geneticist who helped commercialize the world’s first genetically engineered whole food. I wholeheartedly support providing ...

October 25, 2012

Safer Food May Require Abandoning Factory Farming

The Vancouver Sun By David Fisman And Sarah Elton Canadians, this week, are a little nervous around beef. For good reason. “Verotoxigenic” E. coli (VTEC), ...

October 22, 2012

A Simple Fix for Farming

New York Times By Mark Bittman IT’S becoming clear that we can grow all the food we need, and profitably, with far fewer chemicals. And ...

October 17, 2012

Only Organics Can Feed the Hungry World: Here’s Why

Truthout By Richard Schiffman A new approach to agriculture that combines the best in industrial production with organic and sustainable practices is the key to ...