The Permaculture Research Institute by Dr Mae-Wan Ho A steep decline in human male sperm count concomitant with rise in testicular germ cell cancer, congenital malformations of the male reproductive tract and drop in serum testosterone levels, all pointing towards increasing exposure to glyphosate/Roundup herbicides during the past decades,...
Food Safety News by James Andrews Credit: Kattebelletje If headlines over the past 48 hours have been any indication, the world of artisanal cheesemaking has narrowly dodged a huge setback for the centuries-old practice of aging cheese on wooden shelves — at least for now. “Cheese World Fears Crackdown...
Contact: Aimee Simpson, 202-543-5450 [email protected], www.beyondpesticides.org Abigail Seiler, 443-854-4368 [email protected], www.centerforfoodsafety.org Will Fantle, 715-839-7713 [email protected], www.cornucopia.org Legal Petition Filed to Restore Organic Board’s Independent Authority Set by Congress (June 17, 2014 – Washington, DC) Today, 20 organic farm and consumer groups filed a legal petition with U.S. Secretary of...
Modern Farmer Credit: USDA America’s fourth-ever fatal case of the degenerative brain disease, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), has been confirmed in the U.S., according to a June 2nd press release issued by the Centers for Disease Control. This disease, often fatal, is believed to be caused by the consumption of...
The Organic Center Credit: Bob Peterson Several studies have shown that organic farming is beneficial for bees, but a recent study published in Animal Conservation takes a new perspective on ways that organic farming contributes to pollinator health. The study looked at the interaction between plants and pollinators, to...
AlterNet by Reverend Billy Talen Let’s consider for a moment the Honey Bee and its anticipated replacement, the RoboBee. Let’s pay a visit to the frankenbee’s parents, Monsanto and DARPA. The RoboBee is a mechanical bee in the design stage at the Micro-Robotics Lab, housed in a well-appointed building...
BigIslandNow.com by Dave Smith Papaya Credit: Forest & Kim Starr A lawsuit was filed in federal court Monday challenging the Hawaii County law restricting the use of genetically engineered crops on the Big Island. The lawsuit filed by four agricultural organizations, a floral business and four individuals said the...
Motherboard by Becky Ferreira Bee Pollinating Almond FlowersCredit: Tiago J. G. Fernandes Bees are more integral to a successful harvest than fertilizer, according to a new PloS ONE study. Researchers, led by Alexandra-Maria Klein of the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, discovered that disrupting insect pollination affected almond tree yields far more than restricting nutrients and water. Klein, along with...
Anheuser-Busch & Miller Coors under fire for not disclosing ingredients in their beer. FoodBabe.com by Vani Hari FOOD BABE launches a worldwide petition asking America’s most popular beer companies—Anheuser-Busch and Miller Coors—to provide full ingredient disclosure in their beer products online.
The Mom Hui – No GMOs; Credit: P. A. H. PR Watch by Rebekah Wilce Hawai’i has become “ground zero” in the controversy over genetically modified (GMO) crops and pesticides. With the seed crop industry (including conventional as well as GMO crops) reaping $146.3 million a year in sales resulting from its...
Small-scale farmers are producing the majority of the world’s food on just 25% of farmland. GRAIN report says small farms are more productive than large scale industrial monocultures. Permaculture by Rozie Apps Credit: Srl Small-scale farmers are using just one quarter, 25%, of the world’s farmland to feed the...
Native pollinators feel the sting of habitat loss U-T San Diego by Deborah Sullivan Brennan Sweat Bee Credit: John Baker In James Hung’s collection at UC San Diego is a kaleidoscope of native bees, many of which bear little resemblance to the honeybees and bumblebees we know. The biggest...
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