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April 5, 2012

The Physicality of Farming

The Atlantic By Jeff Fisher “Your hands are going to bleed.” Anne Cure, owner of Cure Organic Farm in Boulder, Colorado, said this softly while ...

March 5, 2012

NPR Tuesday: The Diane Rehm Show for Discussion with Former USDA Sec. Dan Glickman and the Cornucopia’s Mark Kastel on Organic Food Standards

If your local National Public Radio station does not carry the Diane Rehm show, which broadcasts live from Washington DC every weekday, please click on ...

January 9, 2012

Just Label It! So We Know When it’s GMO

The Huffington Post Green by Maria Rodale, CEO and Chairman of Rodale, Inc. and book author I demand organic. It’s that simple. I know, you’re ...

August 18, 2011

Pesticide Drift May Give Rise to Claims of Trespass, Nuisance and Negligence Per Se When Organic Crops Are Contaminated

Larkin Hoffman Attorneys by Jennifer Singleton Minnesota’s organic farmers may now have greater protection against neighboring farmers’ pesticide use. The Minnesota Court of Appeals recently ...

July 21, 2011

Farmers Talk Genetically Modified Crops

Michael Hart, a conventional livestock family farmer, has been farming in Cornwall for nearly thirty years and has actively campaigned on behalf of family farmers ...

May 26, 2011

Second Vermont Town Passes Food Sovereignty Measure

Vermont Coalition for Food Sovereignty (link not available) Quietly slipping under the radar last week the Town of Barre was the second municipality in the ...

May 3, 2011

I Never Promised You an Organic Garden

La Vida Locavore by: Jill Richardson A story has been developing over the past month involving lies, toxic sludge, Hollywood celebrities, and poor, inner city ...

February 26, 2010

Comments on Draft Environmental Impact Statement Glyphosate-Tolerant Alfalfa

The following comments concern the potential deregulation of Monsanto’s genetically engineered alfalfa. They are provided by Jim Munsch, a certified organic beef farmer and The ...

December 10, 2009

A Return to Real Food

We have become so disconnected from nature that we have forgotten what real food is. It is time to relearn how to live with the ...

October 30, 2009

Organic Farming and the Future of Food

TriplePundit By Laura Klein Sustainable agriculture is the fastest-growing sector of the food industry. On the other hand, less than 1% of American cropland is ...

August 15, 2008

Farmers Over-Reliance On Antibiotics Affects Resistance, Says Organic Group

Food Production Daily By Jane Byrne Farmers and veterinary surgeons are giving antibiotics to animals often to prevent rather than treat disease, which is contributing ...

August 6, 2008

Bovine Hormone Could Provide Boost to Tilapia Aquaculture

Sea Grant Research News Article from Bio-Medicine (link no longer available) In collaboration with Monsanto Chemical Company and California Sea Grant, Hawaii Sea Grant Director ...