Erewhon store brand eggs on a shelf
November 12, 2024

Where a 4 or 5 Rating is the Price of Admission

Erewhon, a certified organic retailer in Southern California known for its careful curation of organic food, is hitching its brand to The Cornucopia Institute’s Organic Scorecards. The retailer is in the process of changing its sourcing guidelines for organic chicken eggs; going forward, it will allow only egg brands...

A plane used for flyover investigations
November 12, 2024

The Cultivator – Fall/Winter 2024

The Fall/Winter 2023 Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly print newsletter, is arriving in mailboxes across the country. Featuring independent journalism and stories you won’t read anywhere else, the  Cultivator is mailed to supporters as a benefit of their gift. For a look at what supporters receive,  check out the Flipbook (see...

Read Cornucopia’s Coverage of the Fall 2024 National Organic Standards Board Meeting
October 16, 2024

Follow Cornucopia’s Fall 2024 NOSB Coverage

Join The Cornucopia Institute as we keep you informed via web updates from the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting. We will be sharing the play by play of the meeting on October 22-24 below. For background on issues up for discussion at the meeting, see: The NOSB’s Proposals...

Anne Ross at a farm
August 14, 2024

Cornucopia’s Investigator Anne Ross Joins IFOAM Board

Anne Ross, Cornucopia’s Organic Investigator, has been elected to the North America board of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM). Together with affiliates across more than 100 countries and territories, IFOAM speaks out on behalf of the organic food and farming community and raises awareness about the...

NOFA-NY FarmFest '24
June 18, 2024

Join us at Farm Fest

Disrupting the food system requires commitment and perseverance – and we can’t do it alone. Our partnerships with farmers and and regional organizations are essential to our work. On June 22, our Deputy Director Michele Marchetti will be a featured speaker at Farm Fest on Long Island. This celebration...

A hand places a container of Seven Stars Farm yogurt on a table.
June 6, 2024

The Cultivator – Spring/Summer 2024

The Spring/Summer 2023 Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly print newsletter, is arriving in mailboxes across the country. Featuring independent journalism and stories you won’t read anywhere else, the  Cultivator is mailed to supporters as a benefit of their gift. For a look at what supporters receive,  check out the Flipbook (see...

May 29, 2024

Follow Cornucopia’s Spring 2024 NOSB Coverage

Join The Cornucopia Institute as we keep you informed via web updates from the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting. We will be sharing the play by play of the meeting on April 29, 30, and May 1 below. For background on issues up for discussion at the meeting,...

An image of the sign in front of Kimberton Whole Foods.
January 23, 2024

Can shopping for food save our future?

Meet the owner committed to a grocery store with a lofty vision Terry Brett spent a recent fall Friday driving five hours to help a young organic farmer with her ambitious plan to save her family’s organic dairy and other dairies in North Central Pennsylvania — it’s just one...

January 3, 2024

The Cultivator – Winter 2023

The Winter 2023 Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly print newsletter, is arriving in mailboxes across the country. Featuring independent journalism and stories you won’t read anywhere else, the  Cultivator is mailed to supporters as a benefit of their gift. For a look at what supporters receive,  check out the Flipbook (see...

An illustration of a shelf with pantry items
December 8, 2023

New tool helps eaters avoid mega companies when stocking their pantry

VIROQUA, Wis., Nov. 21, 2023/PRNewswire/ — The packaging on organic food typically conjures feelings of local charm and homegrown goodness. But in an increasingly consolidated marketplace, major corporations are often calling the shots on popular organic brands. Consolidation creates not only outsized profits, but outsized influence on food policy:...

Cartons of Horizon milk
November 22, 2023

Cornucopia to Investigate Allegations of Animal Abuse at a Horizon Dairy Farm in Texas

The Cornucopia Institute is investigating recent, disturbing allegations of animal abuse at an industrial organic dairy in Texas. Lone Star Organic Dairy supplies “organic” milk to the brand Horizon. Following the public shaming, Horizon has reportedly suspended its sourcing from this factory farm. But for how long? “No one...

November 2, 2023

National Organic Standards Board Fall Meeting Recap

Did you miss the recent National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting in Providence, Rhode Island? Here’s your chance to catch up! The NOSB is a federal advisory committee that makes recommendations to the National Organic Program (NOP) on organic materials and standards. The group of volunteers from different areas...

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