Kathy Ozer was a good personal friend of mine, and a colleague I highly respected, over the last quarter decade. I often told her she was “one of my heroes” and I meant it. I learned a lot from her over the years. I met Kathy when I worked as a policy analyst and lobbyist… Read more »
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10 Common Myths About Neonicotinoids and Bees
Soil Association Source: USDA December 1 was the first anniversary of the two-year EU-wide restrictions on certain neonicotinoid pesticides. The restrictions were an important first step, but further action is urgently needed to protect UK pollinators. One year on, we, as part of the Bee Coalition, are calling for a blanket ban on all neonicotinoid pesticides…. Read more »
University of Wisconsin Student Awarded One of Nation’s First Organic Plant Breeding Fellowships
UW-Madison News By Nicole Miller The story of how Tessa Peters ended up snagging one of the nation’s first graduate fellowships in organic plant breeding begins in an unlikely place: the middle of the ocean. After earning a bachelor’s degree in physics, she set out as a geophysicist, mapping the ocean floor aboard a large… Read more »
Raw Milk and Food Rights reach the Wisconsin Supreme Court
NOTE: Although a number of Cornucopia staff members purchase raw milk for their families (in one form or another the sale of raw milk is legal in about half the states) Cornucopia is neutral in terms of the health attributes/risks of consuming raw milk. However, The Cornucopia Institute is adamantly on record supporting the consumer’s… Read more »
‘Plowing Old Ground’ Exhibit Puts Focus on Vermont’s Organic Farming Pioneers
Brattleboro Reformer By Jon Potter BRATTLEBORO — Time was when “organic” was a word of the lunatic fringe, and nobody had ever heard of “localvores.” Time was when there weren’t co-ops or CSAs or farmers’ markets in our local food system when nobody was even thinking there was such a thing as a “local food… Read more »
NRDC Announces the Winners of the 2012 “Growing Green Awards”
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 »
How Much of Your Food Labeled as Organic Is Actually Organic?
The Atlantic By Barry Estabrook The USDA keeps a list of inorganic products that can legally go into foods labeled organic, but new board members could change things When is “USDA Organic” not organic? More often than you probably realize. The USDA keeps a “National List” of inorganic products that can legally go into foods… Read more »
5 Myths about hunger in America
Washington Post By Robert Egger No one goes hungry in America. 1. Hunger is supposed to happen in other places – in distant countries where droughts or storms or famine compel us to donate money and oblige our government to send relief workers and food aid. In reality, hunger also hits much closer to home…. Read more »
Closing the Farm to Plate Knowledge Gap
Civil Eats By Rob Smart In the battle for the hearts and minds (and pocket books) of everyday Americans, the large corporate players in today’s industrial food system must be pleased. Consumer advocates for sustainable, healthy food are fighting with farmers, not because either picked a fight with the other, but because the knowledge gap… Read more »
What the National Organic Program Doesn’t Say Is Telling
At the October National Organic Standards Board Meeting, National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) Chair Harriet Behar identified several troubling issues that have plagued the organic program in recent years. These issues included the languishing origin of livestock, pasture, and native ecosystems rules, and the certification of hydroponic production in 2017.
