Rodale News by Leah Zerbe A potential GMO ban in Oregon’s Jackson County has drawn a slew of corporate money into the state, another sign that international chemical and GMO manufacturers will dump massive bucks into an attempt to restrict local and state government’s and communities’ right to govern...
Newsweek by Max Kutner Credit: NRCS On January 21, 2010, a cold, clear day, Dean Pierson woke up early, as usual. The 59-year-old put on a pair of blue jeans and a hooded coat before the sun was up, then went to his barn, turned on the lights, closed...
The Washington Post by Kimberly Kindy Food manufacturers are routinely exploiting a “legal loophole” that allows them to use new chemicals in their products, based on their own safety studies, without ever notifying the Food and Drug Administration, according to a new report by an environmental and consumer advocacy group. Natural...
Please read Cornucopia’s comments on Draft Guidance for Industry #213 (Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0889-0155) below. More information on this draft guidance is available here. The FDA needs to hear from you about what you think of the draft guidance. Please click here to comment. To Whom It May Concern: The “judicious use”...
Sustainable Pulse Credit: Occlusion Urine testing shows glyphosate levels over 10 times higher than in Europe Initial testing shows Monsanto and Global regulatory bodies are wrong regarding bio-accumulation of glyphosate, leading to serious public health concerns Testing commissioners urge USDA and EPA to place temporary ban on all use...
BRATTLEBORO, VT (April 7, 2014)— Strolling of the Heifers, a Vermont-based local food advocacy group, has released its third annual Locavore Index, a state-by-state ranking of commitment to local foods. By compiling the Index, Strolling of the Heifers hopes to strengthen local farms and food systems by encouraging efforts...
Roll Call by Rep. John Conyers Jr. and Michael Shank Credit: Devcore This year, food security is set to suffer another big setback, and the culprit could not be cuter: honeybees. Last winter, America’s beekeeping industry lost nearly half of all its bee colonies. And the numbers keep falling....
By Elizabeth Wolf, Communications & Development Director, The Cornucopia Institute Image courtesy of Coonridge Dairy When Nancy Coonridge says she lives with her goat herd in the “wilds of New Mexico,” she’s not exaggerating. Coonridge Organic Goat Cheese Dairy perches at 8,000 feet elevation in the dry, rim rock...
Find out how to attract these helpful birds—and why. Organic Gardening Birds will eat insect pests year-round in your garden, if you provide a few of the basic necessities to attract and keep them nearby. Here’s how to attract 10 of the best birds for controlling garden pests. Eastern Bluebird Credit:...
Many of us have had an aha! moment or moments that sparked our decision to farm, garden or eat organically. In this issue, veteran Cornucopia board member Goldie...
SustainableBusiness.com Like the cigarette companies, Monsanto continues to defend Roundup (Glyphosate) as safe to use, but accumulating scientific evidence shows it could be among the most dangerous products on earth. The world’s top selling herbicide is now implicated in a series of epidemics of fatal chronic kidney disease that’s affecting...
Modern Farmer by Kristin Ohlson Credit: Rennett Stowe There are thousands and thousands of bees that are not honeybees out there, pollinating our flowers and helping plants produce food. Who knew? Hear that hum as a bumblebee settles onto a tomato blossom? It’s a faint but powerful sound: The...
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