Cornucopia’s Take: The USDA insists that coexistence between GMO and organic crops is necessary, and they have provided guidance for organic farmers to lessen GMO contamination of their crops, effectively putting the onus on the victims of unwelcome DNA drift. There are crops (i.e. alfalfa) that have a pollination radius of five miles, making it… Read more »
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Call Your Representative Today: Act Now on GMO Labeling to Stop the “DARK” Act
[This action alert is now closed] From the National Organic Coalition Source: Devensters The innocuously named HR 1599: the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act has been dubbed the DARK Act (Denying Americans the Right-to-Know Act) by members of the good food movement. The DARK Act will be voted on in Congress next week. The… Read more »
Scientists Say New Study Shows Pig Health Hurt by GMO Feed
Chicago Tribune By Carey Gillam, Reuters (Reuters) – Pigs fed a diet of only genetically modified grain showed markedly higher stomach inflammation than pigs who dined on conventional feed, according to a new study by a team of Australian scientists and U.S. researchers. The study adds to an intensifying public debate over the impact of… Read more »
Sierra Nevada Cheese Company
They write: “Partnering their many years of creamery experience, long-time friends, Ben Gregersen & John Dundon, founded Sierra Nevada Cheese Company in 1997. We handcraft award-winning cheese, butter, and yogurt in micro-batches proudly using local Northern California natural and Organic milk. We do not use artificial ingredients, preservatives, gums, fillers, or animal rennet. Our milk… Read more »
Why Everyone Needs to See EWG’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ List
A public health expert explains how Environmental Working Group identifies the cleanest—and dirtiest—produce you’re eating. Rodale News by Leah Zerbe Credit: USDA If you haven’t seen the 2014 Dirty Dozen list yet, it’s a must read. In a matter of minutes, you’ll be armed with shopping power that can help protect your family from toxic, IQ-lowering chemicals…. Read more »
Greensbury Market
This brand did not participate in Cornucopia’s survey. Greensbury Market appears to source their beef from the Rastelli Brothers, Inc. (DBA Rastelli Foods). Rastelli sources their beef from multiple farms and ranches, gazing in PA, OH, and TX. Greensbury Market markets their supplier as “country’s largest suppliers of organic grass-fed beef.” This brand and their… Read more »
Nature’s Path
They write: “Nature’s Path is a family run, independent company that has been committed to organics and sustainability for over 25 years. Our goal is to be a trusted name for quality organic foods in every home – socially responsible, environmentally sustainable and financially viable. We are the number one producer of organic cereals in… Read more »
10,000 Germ Species Live In and On Healthy People
Associated Press By Lauran Neergaard WASHINGTON (AP) — They live on your skin, up your nose, in your gut – enough bacteria, fungi and other microbes that collected together could weigh, amazingly, a few pounds. Now scientists have mapped just which critters normally live in or on us and where, calculating that healthy people can… Read more »
By ‘Editing’ Plant Genes, Companies Avoid Regulation
The New York Times by Andrew Pollack Source: EMSL Its first attempt to develop genetically engineered grass ended disastrously for the Scotts Miracle-Gro Company. The grass escaped into the wild from test plots in Oregon in 2003, dooming the chances that the government would approve the product for commercial use. Yet Scotts is once again… Read more »
Creating Tastier and Healthier Fruits and Veggies with a Modern Alternative to GMOs
By combining traditional plant breeding with ever-faster genetic sequencing tools, researchers are making fruits and vegetables more flavorful, colorful, shapely and nutritious Scientific American By Ferris Jabr Armed with toothpicks and sour cream, Michael Mazourek and three friends marched into the field of 600 chili pepper plants. One by one, they pierced the habaneros and… Read more »
