Cornucopia staff is packing our bags, mapping our routes, and combing through the conference schedule in anticipation of this year’s MOSES Organic Farming Conference. The country’s largest gathering of organic and sustainable farmers draws more than 3,000 people to La Crosse, Wisconsin for educational workshops, inspiring speakers, a two-floor Exhibit Hall and organically grown food…. Read more »
National Resources Defense Council FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press contact: Jackie Wei Awards celebrates leaders and innovators in the field of sustainable food and agriculture SAN FRANCISCO, CA (May 16, 2012) – The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) today honors four remarkable food visionaries for their trailblazing work to make our food systems healthier and more… Read more »
Cornucopia’s Take: Cornucopia remains committed to protecting the integrity of organic food and farming. We are neutral on add-on labels for organic products and will judge them on their merits in terms of standards and enforceability (the one outlined in the story, the real organic label, is being developed by some of the true heroes in… Read more »
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 »
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 »
Wanderment Farms is an organic and regenerative farm in Santa Barbara, CA. They write, “For us, our organic certification is the baseline. Our farming practices prioritize soil health and biodiversity to create a sustainable ecosystem that nourishes our plants and animals.” They offer local delivery of their rainbow eggs to Santa Barbara, Montecito, and Carpinteria…. Read more »
Alec’s Ice Cream is an independent organic brand with 100% organic products. Alec’s sources Fair Trade, Carbon Neutral, Regenerative Organic Certified ingredients like unrefined cane sugar. If you have a connection with this brand, please reach out to them and ask them to cooperate and share their supplier information with Cornucopia’s research staff!
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 »
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 »
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 »
