After serious concern that the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) wouldn’t be meeting at all in the spring, board members gathered online in April 2025. Each biannual NOSB meeting is announced in the Federal Register, which publishes proposed and final changes to rules and regulations and invites public comments...
When you have the opportunity to talk to someone as wise and honest as Joan Dye Gussow, you try your best to stretch out the time. Joan, the matriarch of the organic, locavore, and small-farm movement who died this month at age 96, sustained us with her words. The...
Join our Executive Director Melody Morrell at Organicology on March 12-14, 2025 in Portland, Oregon, along with contributors, advocates and change-makers from across the organic trade to revolutionize food, agriculture and economic models for the better. Organicology brings together people from all corners of the organic world to foster...
Eleven states’ attorneys general filed a petition with the US Environmental Protection Agency to limit state and local government authority to warn of pesticide hazards and issue product label restrictions. This petition would make it illegal for states and local governments to consider research and data on human health...
Many of the best brands in the marketplace belong to community-scale farms that have chosen to invest in the organic label. And eaters rely on this label for the cleanest and most nutritious food. Unfortunately, crucial and hard-won improvements to USDA organic integrity are now at risk! We implore...
Late 2024 brought rumblings about a recall of organic carrots. The story behind this story requires a nuanced examination of the forces at play in our food system. Together, Grimmway and Bolthouse sell 60-80% of the carrots in the US, both organic and chemically grown. Because they supply so many carrots across...
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...
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...
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, 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...
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...
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...
The Cornucopia Institute, through research and investigations on agriculture and food issues, provides needed information to family farmers, consumers and other stakeholders in the good food movement and to the media.
