Cornucopia’s Take: Cornucopia often posts about the environmental and health benefits of eating organic food. Here is a story about the health benefits of growing food. One of our staff members, an avid gardener, attests to all of the benefits noted below. How gardening can help build healthier, happier kids The Washington Post by Shannon… Read more »
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More Questions Surface Regarding Proposed Amazon/Whole Foods Merger
Cornucopia’s Take: Economy of scale is a practice perfected by the online behemoth Amazon, a company known for driving prices down. While some are hopeful that organic food would become less expensive under Amazon’s Whole Foods, many farmers, activists, and organic industry analysts, including Cornucopia, are concerned that small to mid-sized farmers may be shunned… Read more »
Nutrients Come from Healthy Soil – So What About Hydroponics?
Cornucopia’s Take: Organic tomato farmer Dave Chapman discusses the co-evolution of fungi and plants in the soil, the corporate profit motive that is changing organic regulations, and the absurdity of thinking farmers can recreate soil conditions with water and a few bags of fertilizer. How the Hydroponics Industry Is Undermining Everything the Organic Farming Movement… Read more »
Grocers Irked Over Not Being Told That Bestselling Soy Milk is No Longer Organic
Fort Worth STAR-TELEGRAM (link no longer available) By Barry Shlachter, [email protected] Organic-food shoppers are making a rude discovery at their grocers’ refrigerated display case. “White Wave Silk Vanilla Soymilk is no longer Organic,” declares a hand-lettered sign at the two Sunflower Shoppes in Tarrant County. Silk has more than 70 percent of the market. Until this… Read more »
FDA Food Safety Rule Webpage Repeatedly Crashes in Advance of Important Public Comment Deadline
(This Action Alert is Over.) Individuals and Organizations Unable to Enter Feedback as November 15 Deadline Looms — Cornucopia Requests Extension Family farm and consumer advocates have been working for weeks to ensure meaningful public comment on the FDA’s proposed food safety rules. Now the government website that serves as a portal for the public’s… Read more »
NEWS RELEASE: FDA Food Safety Rule Webpage Crashes in Face of Comment Deadline
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Will Fantle, 715-839-7731 FDA Food Safety Rule Webpage Repeatedly Crashes in Advance of Important Public Comment Deadline Individuals and Organizations Unable to Enter Feedback as November 15 Deadline Looms — Cornucopia Requests Extension https://www.cornucopia.org/2013/11/fda-food-safety-rule-webpage-repeatedly-crashes-advance-important-public-comment-deadline/ CORNUCOPIA, WI: Family farm and consumer advocates have been working for weeks to ensure meaningful public comment on… Read more »
Leading Organic Industry Watchdog Blasts USDA
Calls “Animal Welfare” Rulemaking a Betrayal to Farmers and Consumers After years of delay, the United States Department of Agriculture recently released their long-anticipated draft rule to address lapses in organic animal welfare standards. The nation’s most prominent organic industry watchdog, The Cornucopia Institute, blasts the proposal as being designed to further divide the industry,… Read more »
Long-time Organic Farmer and Researcher Kevin Brussell Tragically Killed
Kevin Brussell, 56, a long time organic activist, researcher and working organic farmer, was tragically killed on Saturday, June 11. Kevin’s wife, Juli, has established a scholarship fund in memory of her husband. The scholarship fund will support beginning farmers. Kevin was the superintendent of Organic Dairy Research at the University of New Hampshire, overseeing… Read more »
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(ALERT OVER) Fresh Market Vegetable Growers and Handlers: The USDA needs to hear from you!
A National Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement could harm family-scale farmers—disadvantaging some of the safest local and organic growers in the nation The USDA has announced a series of hearing sessions in September and October across the country to allow members of the public—especially fresh vegetable growers and handlers—to comment on a proposed agreement that would… Read more »
