Carrageenan is a common food additive extracted from red seaweed. For the past four decades, scientists have warned that the use of carrageenan in food is not safe. Animal studies have repeatedly shown that food-grade carrageenan causes gastrointestinal inflammation and higher rates of intestinal lesions, ulcerations, and even malignant tumors. Despite the evidence showing the… Read more »
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Nick’s Organic Farm
NOTE: We’ve confirmed this producer is high quality, but due to difficulties finding organic processing the final meat product cannot be certified organic. Up until the point of slaughter Nick’s animals are certified organic. This farm is certified by the Real Organic Project:
Iowa Suffers from Cheap Pork
Cornucopia’s Take: As the conventional pork industry continues to consolidate and grow, fewer farmers are employed for less pay, property values are plummeting, the environment is increasingly polluted, and hogs are treated with a tragic lack of kindness or even humanity. Consumers can help by buying only certified organic pork, as many of these issues… Read more »
USDA Agrees to Lengthen Public Comment Period On Animal ID Rule — Farmer/Rancher Groups Appealed to Vilsack for Extension
For more information, contact: Judith McGeary, Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance, 512-484-8821 Bill Bullard, R-CALF USA, 406-252-2516 Mark Kastel, The Cornucopia Institute, 608-625-2000 USDA Extends Deadline for Public Comments on New Animal ID Rule Non-Profits Representing Farmers and Ranchers Appealed to Vilsack, Applaud Decision WASHINGTON, DC (October 7, 2011): The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)… Read more »
Melamine Fears Spread To Tainted Animal Feed
The Globe and Mail By Carly Weeks Reports that Chinese producers regularly add melamine to animal feed are sparking new fears that more Canadian products could be contaminated with the industrial chemical. The revelation, prompted by the discovery of melamine-tainted eggs in Hong Kong this past weekend, is the latest in a growing scandal in… Read more »
Infant Formula Warning Labels Needed: Take Action
Infant Formula Warning Labels Needed “How traumatic for my child to have to experience a time that should be of comfort and closeness to me, to be so disturbing and painful,” a mother wrote to the FDA. Her 4-month old infant daughter experienced severe gastrointestinal distress and stomach cramping from infant formula supplemented with DHA… Read more »
Organic-Milk Fight Takes Aim at Grazing Time
Seattle Times By Melissa Allison, business reporter Anyone reading the label of an organic milk, butter or cheese container might get the impression the cows behind those products spend much of their time in verdant pastures. The labels often portray cows grazing on grassland, and studies show that consumers of organic milk products believe the… Read more »
Huge Snack and Cereal Food Manufacturers Offer Dietitians Continuing Education
Examiner.com Marketing chips and other processed snack foods, sodas, and sugary GMO cereals to registered dietitians is part of big business. Registered dietitians have to keep taking continuing education courses to keep their licenses. So who’s offering a lot of the required continuing education seminars? It’s not organic produce farmers. It’s the largest food manufacturers…. Read more »
Regenerative Agriculture Improves Soil
Building Organic Matter, Storing Carbon, Combating Drought [This article was previously published in the spring issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Kestrel Burcham, JD, Farm and Food Policy Analyst & Jennifer Hayden, Ph.D, Communications and Development Director at The Cornucopia Institute Source: USDA Many of the soils in the U.S. are depleted— unproductive, eroded, lacking microbial… Read more »
Farmer John Writes about Farm Monogamy
Angelic Organics: A Community Supported Agriculture Farm by Farmer John I LOVE YOU (Neighbor’s farm is in the background; maybe it loves the neighbor?) Source: Angelic Organics I was driving along one of our fields the other day, and a gleam of light caught my eye. I backed up and spotted what looked like plastic… Read more »
