Future of Food by Mark Bittman, Michael Pollan, Ricardo Salvador, Olivier De Schutter Courtesy of Harmony Farm Last November, we published an op-ed article in the Washington Post calling on the president to establish a National Food Policy (NFP). Given that the production and consumption of food has a...
Union of Concerned Scientists – The Equation by Mark Bittman Source: DonkeyHotey With the first Democratic debate a week behind us and the election still over a year away, we’ve entered a long but important window to influence campaign conversation. In last week’s debate, the candidates spoke for 101...
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Yahoo! News by AFP Source: Eutrophication & Hypoxia Miami (AFP) – The world’s oceans are teeming with life, but rising carbon dioxide emissions could cause a collapse in the marine food chain from the top down, researchers in Australia said Monday. The first-of-its-kind global analysis of marine responses to...
CivilEats by Elizabeth Grossman Source: Tax Credits A first of its kind study shows organic agriculture earns farmers significantly more, and suggests it might be worth the price. Most people buy organic to avoid pesticides, antibiotics, and GMOs, and to support environmentally friendly growing practices. Now you can add...
The New York Times by Nicholas Bakalar Source: USDA Researchers have found that when children eat organic fruits and vegetables, the amount of pesticides in...
Food Sleuth Radio Host Melinda Hemmelgarn Click here to listen to the program. Today’s children grow up in an environment riddled with toxins. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Routt Reigart, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at the Medical University of South...
Industry Watchdog Re-files Legal Complaints against 13 “Factory Farms” After a request to the USDA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), sworn law enforcement agents from the regulatory agency’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) have begun an ethics investigation into the conduct of the head bureaucrat at USDA’s National Organic Program,...
VT Digger by Erin Mansfield Vermont State Capitol Source: Daniel Mennerich Eight states and several organizations have filed briefs in federal appeals court supporting Vermont’s food labeling law, joining the state in its battle against corporate interests. Attorneys general in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Illinois, New Hampshire and...
Global Healing Center by Dr. Edward Group DC,...
Drovers Cattle Network by Natural Resources Defense Council Gov. Jerry Brown Source: Phil Konstantin By the end of the weekend, California Governor Jerry Brown will announce his decision on legislation by Sen. Jerry Hill that sets the strictest limits in the U.S. on the misuse and overuse of antibiotics...
The Fall 2015 Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter, is now available online. Download the PDF here. In it you’ll find: Cover story: Family Farming: Bucolic Myth vs. Economic Reality Commentary: Is the Organic Label Worth Saving? Feature: Are Your Children Round-up Ready? News: USDA Seeks Dismissal of ‘Sunset’ Lawsuit True Colors Sign the...
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