Mark Kastel Dr. Linley Dixon Cornucopia codirector Mark Kastel and lead scientist Dr. Linley Dixon will report live from the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting in Washington, D.C. You can get the play-by-play on Twitter or on our website for the three-day meeting that starts Monday, April 25. The NOSB meets twice yearly to… Read more »
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The Cultivator – Spring 2015
The Spring 2015 Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter, is now available online. Download the PDF here. In it you’ll find: Cover story: Is Hydroponics Organic? Commentary: Democracy in the Grocery Aisle? Feature: See No Evil News: Carrageenan Update Yogurt Scorecard FAQ Bienvenue, Jérôme Rigot Farmer Profile: Big Muddy Urban Farm
The Cultivator – Spring 2013
The Spring issue of Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter is now available online. Download it in PDF form: Cultivator Spring 2013 In it you’ll find: Cover story: USDA Organic Program: Schizophrenic? Editorial: Whose “Science” Should We Trust? News: State GMO Actions Multiply After Prop 37 Preview: Carrageenan: The “Natural” Food Additive That’s Making Us Sick Feature: Toxic… Read more »
The Cultivator – Summer 2016
The Summer 2016 Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter, is now available online. Download the PDF here. In it you’ll find: Cover story: Gathering of the Agrarian Elders Commentary: Organic Hooligans Feature: Will Carrageenan Remain in Organic Food? News: Cornucopia Sues USDA Undisturbed Ecosystems Benefit Everyone What is a Rural Sociologist? Cornucopia Clarifies What Organics Is and What It Isn’t… Read more »
Strafford Organic Creamery
A wild orchard hugs the driveway. The sleepy sugar shack awaits syrup season. And large round bales, set to sustain the herd of Guernsey cows until the growing season, stack high against the calf barn. Strafford Organic Creamery exudes a charm that is quintessentially Vermont. Second-generation dairy farmer Earl Ransom explains, “We strive to grow… Read more »
USDA Secretary Perdue Betrays His Disdain for Family-Scale Farmers Again
USDA Secretary Perdue made comments at the World Dairy Expo this week that have inflamed family-scale dairy producers across the country: Small dairies and other family-scale farms support rural areas with food and local investment. They are a critical part of the fabric of the rural United States. Many small dairy farmers transitioned to organic… Read more »
Leaving a Sour Taste: Conventional “Yogurt” Masquerades as Health Food While Organic Keeps It Real
This article is based on Cornucopia’s forthcoming yogurt report and scorecard. Find both later this spring on our website. Yogurt, made the traditional way, is one of nature’s many health foods. Milk from organic grass-fed cows, rich in calcium, protein, beneficial fats and other healthy nutrients, is fermented using live cultures, resulting in a wholesome,… Read more »
Veteran Organic Grower Questions What Technologies are Appropriate in Organics
Steve Sprinkel is a certified organic farmer from Ojai, California, where he also operates the Farmer and the Cook, a restaurant and market serving organic fare. He has held numerous leadership positions in the organic movement, including having acted as the board chair of The Cornucopia Institute. He currently sits on Cornucopia’s formal policy advisory… Read more »
The Cornucopia Institute Rates More than 100 Cottage Cheese Products in New Scorecard
Comprehensive Report Gives Consumers Valuable Tool to Decode Dairy Aisle The Cornucopia Institute, which produces science-based reports that empower consumers to make informed decisions about their food choices, recently completed an investigation into the cottage cheese industry, a re-emerging market that’s forecasted to grow nearly 10% by 2022. Its new Cottage Cheese Scorecard rates more… Read more »
New Report Criticizes Yogurt Industry
Major Brands Accused of Turning Health Food into Junk Food A new report, Culture Wars: How the Food Giants Turned Yogurt, a Health Food, into Junk Food,issued by The Cornucopia Institute, accuses Dannon, Yoplait, Chobani and other major marketers of misleading parents, who are looking for healthier foods for their families, into purchasing yogurts loaded… Read more »
