Global Research by Kali Sinclair Source: Peter Shanks A recent study by researchers from Boston University and Abraxis LLC found significant amounts of glyphosates in a food that you wouldn’t necessarily expect: honey. Five categories of food items were tested from Philadelphia grocery stores: honey, corn and pancake syrup, soy milk, tofu, and soy sauce…. Read more »
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A Brief History of Wood Pulp in Food
Cornucopia’s Take: Cellulose from wood pulp has no nutritional benefit, but it is used in many foods as a filler or to keep cheese shreds, for example, from sticking together. And, because most cellulose is organic and non-GMO, it can be used in certified organic foods as well. How wood got in our food, then… Read more »
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Balancing Environmentalism and Profits Works for Texas Farmers
High Plains Journal By Jennifer M. Latzke Jimmy and Susan Wedel don’t consider themselves “radical environmentalists.” “I’m not a radical environmentalist, I’m a reasonable environmentalist,” Jimmy Wedel said. It’s that “reasonable environmentalism” that has the Wedels farming 3,700 acres of organic crops–including forage corn–near the Texas-New Mexico border in the southern Texas Panhandle. A change… Read more »
First Federal Indictment for Dicamba Misuse
Cornucopia’s Take: GMO and conventional farmers are increasingly plagued by weeds that have become resistant to glyphosate (the active ingredient in Roundup), and crop yields in some areas of the country are dropping. Monsanto and BASF released genetically modified, dicamba-resistant seed (the new alternative to Roundup) before the attendant “low volatility” version of dicamba herbicide… Read more »
Industrial Agriculture Rivals Deforestation as Climate Change Factor
Cornucopia’s Take: Conventional and GMO farming practices have sped up the removal of carbon from the soil, a contributor to climate change. Organic, sustainable agricultural practices help sequester carbon in the soil, prevent erosion, improve soil fertility, and mitigate climate change. Farming has changed climate almost as much as deforestation CBC News Thomson Reuters Harvesting,… Read more »
Who Owns Organic Now? New Info Graphic Tracks the Corporate Takeover of Organics…
Prominent Info Graphic Decoding Corporate Ownership in Organics Updated (click on the poster image above to view a quick loading larger version, and then click on it again for even larger detail) Download High Resolution PDF for printing purposes In 1995 there were 81 independent organic processing companies in the United States. A decade later, Big… Read more »
Organics: Change Your Food, you Change Your Life
To hear Dennis Weaver’s impassioned praise for Organic Good Foods is to glimpse the solar core that brings light to the movement. It’s also a peek at the heated debate he generates. Years before conventional stores began stocking a full range of organics, Dennis was doing food audits in stores and directing Organic Good Food… Read more »
Syngenta’s Next Target: Jackson County, Oregon
PAN North America by Paul Towers Last week, Swiss-based pesticide corporation Syngenta dumped tens of thousands of dollars into a county election in Southern Oregon. Sound familiar? It should. Still reeling from their recent defeat in Kaua’i, Syngenta and the rest of the “Big 6” don’t want to lose any more fights around pesticides and GMOs. But Oregononians are… Read more »
The Future of Chocolate
Unwrap the world of chocolate and things aren’t always sweet. The cacao plant’s legacy is ancient and complex, while the business surrounding it is bitter, messy, and even ruthless. Its future, meanwhile, is both exciting and uncertain. honeycolony.com By Maryam Henein Back in the Mayan age, around 1100 BCE, cacao was recognized as a “super”… Read more »
