https://www.facebook.com/Cornucopia.Institute/videos/908766932805974/ To unmute, click on the sound icon in the lower right corner of the video. Cornucopia’s domestic policy director Kestrel Burcham recently offered a live Q&A on the Cornucopia Institute’s newest report “Pouring” Over Plant-Based Beverages.
Organic Farmers Protest the USDA’s Attempts to Redefine ‘Organic’
Cornucopia’s Take: Farmers across the country have rallied to protest soil-less production, livestock confinement practices, and fraudulent organic grain imports by outfits that continue to label their products ‘organic’ with the tacit approval of the National Organic Standards Board and the USDA. As our Senior Scientist Dr. Linley Dixon states at the beginning of this… Read more »
Alexis Baden-Mayer protesting “Don’t change sunset!” at NOSB Meeting 2014
Protester and Political Director at OCA Alexis Baden-Mayer is removed by police from the NOSB meeting on April 29, 2014 in San Antonio. She and several other protesters chanted, “Don’t change sunset!”
Cereal Crimes
“Natural” claims in the cereal and granola aisle mislead consumers. A new study from The Cornucopia Institute indicates the “natural” claim is mostly meaningless marketing hype, in contrast to the USDA certified organic label which signifies the food was produced without genetically modified organisms (GMOs), toxic pesticides and other potentially dangerous synthetic inputs. Cornucopia and USDA research… Read more »
VIDEO: Dirty Little Secret in the Natural Soyfoods Industry — Toxic Chemical Use — Organics Offers Alternative
A neurotoxic chemical solvent is commonly used to process soy foods — including food labeled as “natural” — The Cornucopia Institute explains how consumers can avoid hexane-extracted foods in the grocery store.
Video: Scrambled Eggs
Separating factory farm egg production from authentic organic agriculture. A report by The Cornucopia Institute.
