Beyond Pesticides Under the terms of an agreement reached lasted month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will begin studying the effects of four commonly used herbicides on the health of 1,500 endangered species in the United States. Based on the terms of the settlement, the result of a series of lawsuits launched by… Read more »
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Organic Diet Cuts Pesticide Exposure in Children, UC Berkeley Study Finds
San Jose Mercury News by Alison F. Takemura Source: Torsten Mangner Organic food matters to Camila Torres, so grappling with its higher prices has made her resourceful. When the Boulder Creek resident makes baby food for her 1-year-old, Liliana, she tosses prepackaged, frozen, organic vegetables from Trader Joe’s into a blender, adds a little water, then… Read more »
Recalls of Organic Food on the Rise, Report Says
Letter to the editor submitted by Cornucopia’s Mark Kastel to the New York Times in response to the article below: Source: TheBittenWord.com To the editor, Stephanie Strom’s Aug. 14 article, Recalls of Organic Food on the Rise, Report Says, is disturbing. Regardless of the rate, food recalls due to pathogenic contamination are too high in… Read more »
Powerful Organic Trade/Lobby Group Recruiting Family Farmers
OTA/Corporate Interests Creating “Trojan Horse” to Soften Image, Increase Influence In a move that would look just as cynical as if General Motors decided to create their own workers-union, the powerful Organic Trade Association (OTA) has created their own Farmer Advisory Council and is now discounting memberships to smaller family farmers in an attempt to… Read more »
Powerful Organic Trade/Lobby Group Recruiting Family Farmers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mark Kastel, 608-625-2042 OTA/Corporate Interests Creating “Trojan Horse” to Soften Image, Increase Influence CORNUCOPIA, WIS: In a move that would look just as cynical as if General Motors decided to create their own workers-union, the powerful Organic Trade Association (OTA) has created their own Farmer Advisory Council and is now discounting… Read more »
What Walmart’s Big Organic Announcement Means for Organic Veterans
Could the chain’s entrée into private-label organics cheapen the gold standard in food production? Rodale News by Emily Main Walmart has just announced that it’s going to throw its massive size and influence behind the organic food movement. By relaunching a historic brand, Wild Oats, which used to be Whole Foods’ biggest rival, the chain… Read more »
Last Call For Monarchs
Huffington Post By Homero Aridjis Homero Aridjis is a Mexican poet and environmental activist. His seminal work is “1492: The Life and Times of Juan Cabezón of Castile.” In 1985, he organized the Group of 100 — a group of prominent artists and writers, including Octavio Paz, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Rufino Tamayo — to… Read more »
Battle Over Genetically Engineered Food Heading to Voters
California could become the first state to require labels on genetically modified, or GMO, food products. Firms on both sides are gearing up for campaigns. Los Angeles Times By Marc Lifsher SACRAMENTO – A fight over genetically engineered foods has been heating up in the nation’s grocery aisles. Now it’s headed for the ballot box…. Read more »
10 Most Impressive College Farmers Markets
Mother Nature Network It’s not every market that offers free bike tune-ups or pork sliders. Feast your eyes on these campus standouts. Farmers markets are growing like pesticide-free kale these days. They fill a niche created by the growing ranks of conscious consumers in America who want to buy locally and responsibly sourced food and… Read more »
Why Farmers Are Turning To Local Food
OPB News Guy Hand A just released Zagat survey found that 68 percent of restaurant goers say they prefer locally grown food. Sixty percent of those would pay more for that food. That’s good news for the small, but increasing number of farmers and ranchers who grow products for local markets. Guy Hand finds out… Read more »