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October 30, 2015

Another Example of a Federal Agency Operating by Fiat

Capital Press Editorial Critics say the head of the National Organic Program is keeping secret the names of experts used to formulate policy, has failed ...

October 9, 2015

Keep the Soil in Organic

by Dave Chapman This is my effort to keep you up to date on what has been happening. Our efforts to keep hydroponic produce out ...

September 29, 2015

Is the Organic Label Worth Saving?

by Mark Kastel Big Food/USDA Collusion Undermines the Seal, but the Fight Continues Cornucopia board president Helen Kees and her family operate Wheatfield Hill Organics, ...

September 17, 2015

The Future of GMOs, Meat Safety and Organics Under the Influence of the Same Corrupt, Corporate-Lapdog: the USDA

by Jérôme Rigot, PhD Can we be sure that the “organic” in the USDA Certified Organic seal retains its meaning and remains true to its ...

September 11, 2015

Busting (Organic) Corporate Propaganda

The Organic Trade Association (OTA), the industry’s lobby group, has launched a campaign they call “Organic Myth-Busting Month.” The majority of what they are communicating ...

September 9, 2015

GMOs and the Puppetmasters of Academia – What The New York Times Left Out

NOTE: The article below is in response to this New York Times article. The Ecologist by Dr. Jonathan Latham This one goes all the way ...

September 1, 2015

Why Are Climate Groups Only Focused on 50% of the Solution?

EcoWatch by John Roulac To the leadership at Greenpeace, Sierra Club, 350.org, Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council and all other climate groups: Your ...

August 31, 2015

Recalls of Organic Food on the Rise, Report Says

Letter to the editor submitted by Cornucopia’s Mark Kastel to the New York Times in response to the article below: Source: TheBittenWord.com To the editor, ...

August 17, 2015

Exposing Abuse on the Factory Farm

The New York Times by The Editorial Board Source: Orin Zebest While most Americans enjoy eating meat, it is hard to stomach the often sadistic ...

August 5, 2015

GM Foods: A Moment of Honesty

FieldQuestions by Glenn Davis Stone As the latest controversy over GMO’s unfolds – this time it’s about a House Bill that would ban labeling laws ...

August 3, 2015

Don’t Leave GMOs in the Dark

U.S. News & World Report by David Brodwin Source: Steve Rhodes There’s no reason to prevent states from passing GMO labeling laws. In politics you ...

July 27, 2015

Whole Foods’ “Responsibly Grown” Produce Ratings — Not “Good” Enough

This spring 17 certified organic farmers signed on to a letter to Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey asking him to withdraw the company’s “Responsibly ...