EcoWatch by John Roulac To the leadership at Greenpeace, Sierra Club, 350.org, Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council and all other climate groups: Your organizations have worked very hard, collectively, to reduce world reliance on carbon-centric oil, gas and coal. Thanks to your work to reduce pollution, we certainly have a healthier planet. High praise… Read more »
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Organic is Rooted in the Soil
Talking Points for Comments (Due October 11, 2017) There is nothing wrong with hydroponic growing, it simply isn’t an organic system and growers should seek their own label. Farmers that work to increase soil organic matter and fertility are placed at an economic disadvantage to hydroponic/container growers that continuously fertilize with liquid nutrients. Cover crops… Read more »
Fair Food
Organic farming sustains ecological systems—of which humans play an inextricable role. But the USDA organic standards fail to address how farmers are paid or how anyone who plays a role in getting your organic food to the table is treated. In 1999, the Agricultural Justice Project (AJP) was founded to fill this gap. Its Food… Read more »
Do We Have To Shun Meat to Save the Planet?
Factory farms focus on producing cheap food for huge profit gains. This comes with severe environmental and animal welfare costs that are not accounted for in the price of the meat product. Source: Socially Responsible Agricultural Project, Flickr Conventional beef production has one of the largest impacts on global natural resources. It threatens clean air… Read more »
Fight Global Warming — with Farms
Rodale Institute Begins Mission, New CEO Tim LaSalle Calls Organic Farming “The Brightest Hope for Our Planet” Rodale Institute KUTZTOWN, PA — Timothy J. LaSalle took over as CEO of the Rodale Institute with a mission: to tell the world that a practical solution to global warming already exists. And farmers are standing on it…. Read more »
Number of Pesticides on Produce Climbing in UK
Cornucopia’s Take: The data below comes from a study in the UK, but we have seen a similar rise in the number of pesticides used around the world. Although the amount by weight of pesticides sprayed has been dropping, the chemical cocktails used on conventional produce have become more complex, and the synergistic effects of… Read more »
Stemple Creek Ranch
They write: “Our goal is to work in harmony with Mother Nature to promote optimal biodiversity that ensures the long term health and productivity of the ranch. We use regenerative, organic agricultural practices, which means we seek to enhance and rehabilitate our entire ecosystem by focusing on soil health and increasing carbon in our land. … Read more »
A 40-year Experiment in Organic Food
Takeaways from Rodale Institute’s Farming Systems Trial by Lisa Elaine Held In Eastern Pennsylvania, fields of corn that stretch endlessly towards the horizon are a common sight. But 12 acres in Kutztown are nothing like the rest. It’s the site of Rodale Institute’s Farming Systems Trial (FST), the longest running side-by-side comparison of organic and… 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 »
Conventional Dairy Image Belies Toxic Reality
Cornucopia’s Take: The image of tranquil cows gladly giving their healthy milk is only PR spin hiding the reality of many conventional cows living on concrete and eating toxins. Consumers’ first choice should be organic dairy. Will Allen & Michael Colby: Dairy Marketing vs. Reality VT Digger by Will Allen and Michael Colby Editor’s note:… Read more »
