eNews Park Forest Source: CommonDreams.org Credit: USDA NRCS Study Reveals that Costs Outweigh Benefits of Toxic Insecticides Implicated in Bee Kills WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 24 – Center for Food Safety today released a scientific literature review which reveals that neonicotinoid insecticide seed treatments offer little benefit, do not increase crop yields, and cause widespread environmental and economic damage. In… Read more »
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No Organic Checkoff Coalition Applauds USDA Finalizing Organic Farmers’ Exemption from Commodity Check-offs
No Organic Checkoff Coalition Contact: Kate Mendenhall (585-944-2503) Source: 401kcalculator.org Organic farmers no longer required to pay into programs competing with the organic market WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 6, 2016) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced they will extend the organic farmer exemption from conventional commodity checkoffs to ALL organic farmers, effective February 29, 2016. A… Read more »
German Organic Egg Demand Spikes
News24 Berlin – Demand for organically produced eggs in Germany has shot up, experts and retailers said on Tuesday, with shortages feared as consumers shun battery-farmed goods in the wake of a dioxin scandal. “It’s certain that people are increasingly reaching for organic eggs,” which are unaffected by the crisis, said Margit Beck from poultry… Read more »
Eyes on Washington State GMO Food Labeling Vote
[An earlier version of this story appeared in Cornucopia’s Fall newsletter] After the narrow defeat last November of the statewide vote in California to require the labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients, supporters of food transparency have brought the issue to numerous other states. Connecticut and Maine have adopted GMO labeling laws, contingent on… Read more »
Cattle Antibiotic May Pose Human Health Risk
News Channel 5 (link no longer available) Nashville, TN NASHVILLE, Tenn.- There is growing concern about a powerful antibiotic the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve for use in treating sick cattle. More than a dozen groups oppose the move, saying the drug’s use poses a serious health risk for humans, according to… Read more »
Nature’s Path Founders Call for More Prop 37 Donations
Natural Foods Merchandiser By Christine Kapperman Through poetry, story and even song, Arran and Ratana Stephens shared the tale of Nature’s Path Foods— from prayer to politics—to a room packed with natural industry representatives in Boulder, Colo., Thursday evening. Arran opened with his favorite words, as he recalled the company’s roots: “I started alone on… Read more »
Woman Sues City Of Tulsa For Cutting Down Her Edible Garden
NewsOne6 – Oklahoma Lori Fullbright TULSA, Oklahoma – A Tulsa woman is suing the city’s code enforcement officers after she said they cut down her garden with no cause. Denise Morrison said she has more than 100 plant varieties in her front and back yards and all of them are edible and have a purpose…. Read more »
Farmer in US Wants Less Food Waste and More Urban Farming
Finding the way to a more efficient food network: Farmer in US wants less food waste and more urban farming Kentucky Kernel By Brian Shlonsky Will Allen wants to see the development of community food systems that produce healthy, organic and affordable food to urban areas. More than 130 people gathered at the Lexington Public… Read more »
Baby Formula With Banned Sugar Sold In Georgia
CBS46.com ATLANTA — A new organic baby formula that is sold in the United States has an ingredient that has been banned in Europe. CBS 46 investigated how the formula is still allowed on our shelves. New mother Renee Ross reached for Similac’s Organic Infant Formula for her son Mekhi’s first meals. In fact, the… Read more »
Urban Agriculture
The Lexicon of Sustainability Jacksonville Skyline, Image Credit: CillanXC Over 80% of Americans live in urban areas. Urban agriculture is a story of growing food on windy rooftops, in once vacant lots and empty warehouses. As Eli Zigas of San Francisco’s SPUR explains it: “Urban agriculture’s real contribution is…in the number of people it touches who can then understand… Read more »
