Cornucopia’s Take: Bioversity International’s new report describes how biological diversity of food can help nourish the world, rather than just feed the world. This distinction is becoming increasingly important as scientists and consumers question the nutrient density of our food. Tutwiler: “Agrobiodiversity holds the key to future food security Food Tank Bioversity International released a new report analyzing… Read more »
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Food Sovereignty and Farmers of Color: An Interview with Natasha Bowens
FoodTank by Claudia Urdanivia Food Tank interviews Natasha Bowens, author of the new book, The Color of Food. In The Color of Food: Stories of Race, Resilience and Farming, farmer and community activist Natasha Bowens explores the intersections between food and race as she tells the story of Black, Latino, Asian, and Indigenous farmers and food… Read more »
Shh! No Food Safety Risks Here
Global Food Safety Monitor by Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Source: Paolo For alternative proposals that could strengthen food safety measures in trade agreements to get any traction, you first need to know what’s on the negotiating table. You need to know the existing draft text to figure out where to adjust and insert your… Read more »
When It Comes to Food Packaging, What We Don’t Know Could Hurt Us
Ensia by Elizabeth Grossman Credit: dvs It’s almost impossible to imagine life without flexible, transparent and water-resistant food packaging, without plastic sandwich bags, cling film or shelves filled with plastic jars, tubs and tubes, and durable bags and boxes. While storing food in containers dates back thousands of years, and food has been sold in… Read more »
Eat Local, Give Local: Gardeners Grow Tons of Produce for Food Pantries
The Capital Times By Pat Schneider Linda Joranger likes to get out first thing in the morning to harvest vegetables at the Middleton Outreach Ministry food pantry garden. “That way, when the food pantry opens, there’s fresh produce right there,” says Joranger, a laid-off state worker who turned to the food pantry — and the… Read more »
Oil and Food Don’t Mix
Congress just handed petroleum- and chemical-guzzling industrial farms five more years of wrongheaded subsidies, but chef Dan Barber says sustainable, organic food will yet prevail. Salon.com By Eli Rosenberg It’s deceptive to say that you are what you eat. If you were, you would likely be heavily processed, refined and packaged, rich in high-fructose corn… Read more »
Spring 2018 NOSB Meeting – Webinar: Thursday, April 19, 2018
Cornucopia staff members attended the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) pre-meeting webinar today, where the NOSB heard comments from the public. Cornucopia’s notes from this meeting are below. You can also view our notes from the Tuesday webinar. Eleven NOSB members present (2 missing, environmentalist and handler NOSB positions have not been filled) Source: gdsteam… Read more »
Seed Libraries Fight for the Right to Share
Shareable.net by Christopher D. Cook Source: World Bank Photo Collection It’s easy to take seeds for granted. Tiny dry pods hidden in packets and sacks, they make a brief appearance as gardeners and farmers collect them for future planting then later drop them into soil. They are not “what’s for dinner,” yet without them there… Read more »
Agribusiness: Organic Erosion
Will the term organic still mean anything when it’s adopted whole hog by behemoths such as Wal-Mart? The San Francisco Chronicle Jake Whitney Marin Sun Farms, in Point Reyes, is a collection of ranches on more than 2,000 acres of rolling, certified organic pasture. All year long, cattle and chickens speckle the hills, free to… Read more »
Planet-Profit Report: Organics Vs. Local
Dairy’s battle reflects conflicting views as organic ‘locavore’ movement gains ground Colorado Biz Today By Mike Taylor Forty miles north of Denver where residential real estate has yet to completely overrun agriculture, Mark Retzloff shows a visitor around his 400-acre Platteville facility. It’s the hub of Aurora Organic Dairy’s operations even though only about 1,000… Read more »
