Modern Farmer by Dan Nosowitz Source: Eric Kilby The latest scandal in supermarket chicken comes from Canada. This time, a supermarket was reported to be re-labeling its chicken to have a later sell-by date, based on nothing more than a smell test. Should we maybe just stop buying supermarket chicken altogether? It seems like every… Read more »
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Poland Beekeepers Kick Monsanto Out of the Hive, Successfully Ban Bee-Killing GM Corn
Natural News by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer A significant health freedom victory has taken place in the European nation of Poland, where all plantings of Monsanto’s MON810, a genetically-modified (GM) variety of maize (corn) that produces its own built-in Bt insecticide in every kernel, have been officially banned. The decision comes after thousands of… Read more »
Proposition 37 Petition
Dear ______, After a deluge of misleading advertisements, California voters rejected Proposition 37, which proposed labels on foods containing genetically engineered ingredients. Many organic companies stepped up to the plate and contributed to support this initiative. If you are one of those companies, I would like to sincerely thank you. It is important to me… Read more »
Ecology Action Shares Biointensive Farming with the World
Cornucopia’s Take: While Big Ag insists that GMOs are the only way to feed the world, this nonprofit is teaching interns to grow more food on less land. Biointensive farming methods build the soil quickly and use far less water to grow more food than conventional or GMO methods. How Three U.S. Mini-Farms are Sowing the… Read more »
Chinese Province Bans GMOs
Cornucopia’s Take: Heilongjiang province is taking precautionary measures with GMOs, in opposition to Chinese central government sentiment. Given the recent U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that state and local governments can regulate GM crops, perhaps U.S. states will follow suit. China’s Top Grain Producing Province Bans GM Crops Sustainable Pulse Source: Connie Ma Farmers in northeast… Read more »
Got Omega-3? Not So Much
USA Today By Kim Painter Getting plenty of heart-healthy omega-3 fats used to mean eating fish or taking supplements. But grocery aisles these days are packed with food labels boasting of omega-3 content. You can buy milk, eggs, yogurt, cereal, orange juice, butter substitutes, mayonnaise and other products that carry the claim. Behind the boom:… Read more »
Monsanto, Pesticide Companies Contribute Another $5.5 Million to Kill GMO Labeling Initiative
Gnom.es National News Service (link no longer available) SACRAMENTO, Calif.- The following is being released by the California Right to Know campaign: Monsanto just gave an additional $2.89 million to defeat Proposition 37, which would require labeling of genetically engineered foods in California. Monsanto’s total contribution against Proposition 37 now stands at $7.1 million, according to… Read more »
The Organic Label is Losing Its Cachet with Shoppers
Cornucopia’s Take: Market researchers at The Hartman Group note that the rise in organic claims on junk food has decreased public trust. Cornucopia supports the organic label, but we encourage shoppers to be mindful of ingredient lists. While the organic label ensures there are no pesticides or toxic synthetic chemicals in a food product, it… Read more »
Saving Seed
[A version of this story originally appeared in The Cultivator, The Cornucopia Institute’s quarterly print publication available to members and online.] Image Courtesy of Matthew Goldfarb and Petra Page-Mann In the blink of the past 50 years, chemical corporations have come to control over 50% of the global seed supply. It’s a sharp departure from human history:… Read more »
Smart Chickens Weren’t Duped By Foul Play
The Sunday Independent via www.iol.co.za By Eleanor Momberg Chickens refusing to eat the maize they had been fed has led to the discovery that their feed had been genetically modified to include a well-known weed and insect killer. Strilli Oppenheimer was recently approached by Dawid Klopper, the head gardener at the family estate, Brenthurst, informing… Read more »
