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July 17, 2015

Are the “Wires and Lights in a Box” Keeping us in the DARK?

by Gayla Prewitt You are probably familiar with the quote, “…control the food and you control the people.” I would like to take those words ...

July 2, 2015

This Changes Everything: Our Imperative to Respond Intelligently

The Call of the Land Steven McFadden “Any attempt to rise to the climate challenge will be fruitless unless it is understood as part of ...

May 27, 2015

Industrial Agriculture to Blame in Bird Flu Outbreak

Green Bay Press Gazette by Michael Greger Source: USDA Avian influenza is sweeping the Midwest with outbreaks in 12 different states. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker ...

April 3, 2015

Democracy in the Grocery Aisle?

Commentary by Will Fantle Source: iStock One of the more interesting takeaways from the state-based battle to enact GMO food ingredient labeling has been the ...

April 1, 2015

Stop Making Us Guinea Pigs

The New York Times by Mark Bittman Source: Montecruz Foto The issues surrounding G.M.O.s — genetically modified organisms — have never been simple. They became ...

March 31, 2015

Merchants of Doubt Exposes the Bull

No-Bull Food News by Mike Callicrate Source: LandLearn NSW Not believing doesn’t make it untrue In last week’s Atlantic article, Farmland Without Farmers, Wendell Berry ...

March 27, 2015

When Enough Is Enough and We Stand for Our Rights

A voice from Benton County, OR by Harry MacCormack Harry MacCormack There is a disturbance on the Land, in our intestinal tracts, and in our ...

March 26, 2015

Former NOSB Chair: Approval Process for Synthetic/Non-Organic Materials… Turned on Its Head

[NOTE: Barry Flamm is a former Secretary of Cornucopia’s Board of Directors.] Certified Organics: 2015 by Barry Flamm Barry Flamm Members of MOA care deeply ...

March 18, 2015

National Organic Program Addresses New Hydroponic/Aquaponic Task Force

This email notice from the National Organic Program is a bit of damage control (it is unknown whether their email could supersede the legal notice ...

March 16, 2015

Organic Farmers Neither Want Nor Need an Organic Checkoff

[Jim Goodman is an organic dairy farmer from Wonewoc, WI. ] National Family Farm Coalition by Jim Goodman Source: Capricorn78 The “organic industry” represented by ...

March 5, 2015

How the Great Food War Will Be Won

Independent Science News by Jonathan Latham Ph.D. By conventional wisdom it is excellent news. Researchers from Iowa have shown that organic farming methods can yield ...

March 3, 2015

Biofuels Are Not a Green Alternative to Fossil Fuels

The Guardian by Andrew Steer and Craig Hanson Source: Peter Blanchard Biofuels and bioenergy take up finite land resources at the cost of food production ...