In honor of the 30th anniversary of the Organic Foods Production Act, we asked some of the early champions of the modern-day organic movement to reflect on what the label means to them. See the complete essay series here. The following essay is by author and activist, Elizabeth Henderson. Henderson produced organically grown vegetables at Peacework Farm… Read more »
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New Big Ag Push to Fight World Hunger Misses What Organic Ag Is Already Doing
Huffington Post Tim LaSalle CEO of the Rodale Institute. The compelling humanitarian goals expressed today at the corporately sponsored Global Harvest Initiative symposium were laudable, as were some of the hunger-relief projects cited. Missing, however, was an honest assessment of the limits of dead-end chemical agriculture to play a leading role in actually feeding people…. Read more »
Is General Mills Organic a Marketing Gimmick?
In March of 2019, when General Mills made a commitment to “advance regenerative agricultural practices on one million acres of farmland by 2030,” organic enthusiasts gasped – and we have been holding our breath ever since. No doubt these acres would include some organic production, necessary to fuel the quickly growing demand brought by popular… Read more »
Where a 4 or 5 Rating is the Price of Admission
Erewhon, a certified organic retailer in Southern California known for its careful curation of organic food, is hitching its brand to The Cornucopia Institute’s Organic Scorecards. The retailer is in the process of changing its sourcing guidelines for organic chicken eggs; going forward, it will allow only egg brands rated a 4 or 5 on… Read more »
Windy Acres Farm
What is the meaning and purpose of work? Is it simply a means of making a profit and accumulating wealth? Can work build community and nurture the creation? Are we simply miners of the soil, taking all we can get, or are we caretakers so that future generations will also receive the blessing and benefit… Read more »
Sustainable Agriculture Heats Up
Sustainable Business Oregon By Christina Williams Oregon has long been on the forefront of the local food movement but what started as a trend on Portland menus has grown into a global economic shift that has the attention of creative entrepreneurs and top-shelf investors. Oregon’s head start in thinking about local food, sustainable agriculture and… Read more »
Agriculture Pollutes California Air
Cornucopia’s Take: This study reports that between 25 and 41% of the smog-producing nitrogen oxide in California’s Central Valley comes from crop fertilizers. This is largely due to indiscriminate fertilization of large fields, without regard for what the soil and plants can take in. Nitrogen oxide, by weight, has 300 times more impact on the… Read more »
Combining Education and Agriculture
The Westerly Sun (RI) By Leslie Rovetti/ Sun Staff Writer CHARLESTOWN — On West Beach Road, a local organic farmer, Maxson Hence of Westerly, has established a nonprofit foundation that teaches local teenagers about agriculture and fills their stomach with fresh produce. Among the goals of the AYERSfoundation, newly founded by Hence and his wife,… Read more »
Organic or Grass-fed Beef?
You Don’t Have to Choose [This article was previously published in the fall issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Kestrel Burcham, JD Farm and Food Policy Analyst at The Cornucopia Institute Source: Adobe Stock While both USDA certified organic and grass-fed beef offer significant benefits compared to products produced by cows confined to a… Read more »
‘Seed Freedom is the Answer to Hunger and Malnutrition’
We must resist seed monopolies of corporates, they harm us all, writes biodiversity campaigner Vandana Shiva The Guardian What happens to the seed affects the web of life. When seed is living, regenerative and diverse, it feeds pollinators, soil organisms and animals – including humans. When seed is non-renewable, bred for chemicals, or genetically engineered… Read more »
