Congress just handed petroleum- and chemical-guzzling industrial farms five more years of wrongheaded subsidies, but chef Dan Barber says sustainable, organic food will yet prevail. Salon.com By Eli Rosenberg It’s deceptive to say that you are what you eat. If you were, you would likely be heavily processed, refined and packaged, rich in high-fructose corn… Read more »
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Agrobiodiversity is Key to Nutrition and Sustainability
Cornucopia’s Take: Bioversity International’s new report describes how biological diversity of food can help nourish the world, rather than just feed the world. This distinction is becoming increasingly important as scientists and consumers question the nutrient density of our food. Tutwiler: “Agrobiodiversity holds the key to future food security Food Tank Bioversity International released a new report analyzing… Read more »
Seed Libraries Fight for the Right to Share
Shareable.net by Christopher D. Cook Source: World Bank Photo Collection It’s easy to take seeds for granted. Tiny dry pods hidden in packets and sacks, they make a brief appearance as gardeners and farmers collect them for future planting then later drop them into soil. They are not “what’s for dinner,” yet without them there… Read more »
Agribusiness: Organic Erosion
Will the term organic still mean anything when it’s adopted whole hog by behemoths such as Wal-Mart? The San Francisco Chronicle Jake Whitney Marin Sun Farms, in Point Reyes, is a collection of ranches on more than 2,000 acres of rolling, certified organic pasture. All year long, cattle and chickens speckle the hills, free to… Read more »
Spring 2018 NOSB Meeting – Webinar: Thursday, April 19, 2018
Cornucopia staff members attended the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) pre-meeting webinar today, where the NOSB heard comments from the public. Cornucopia’s notes from this meeting are below. You can also view our notes from the Tuesday webinar. Eleven NOSB members present (2 missing, environmentalist and handler NOSB positions have not been filled) Source: gdsteam… Read more »
Organic Dairy Scorecard Criteria
What questions do you have about our Organic Dairy Scorecard criteria? Submit them here. Organic Dairy Scorecard Criteria Transparency and DisclosureMilk Supply and Ownership StructureCommitment to Organic LabelPasture ManagementGrass-Fed PercentageSupplemental Feed and IngredientsCalvesTimes Milked Per DayDeaths & CullsEnvironmental Impacts and StewardshipAnimal WelfareOrganic Certifier (Informational)Add On Labels (Informational)Herd Size(s) (Informational)Extra CreditAdjustments & Notes Transparency and Disclosure… Read more »
Planet-Profit Report: Organics Vs. Local
Dairy’s battle reflects conflicting views as organic ‘locavore’ movement gains ground Colorado Biz Today By Mike Taylor Forty miles north of Denver where residential real estate has yet to completely overrun agriculture, Mark Retzloff shows a visitor around his 400-acre Platteville facility. It’s the hub of Aurora Organic Dairy’s operations even though only about 1,000… Read more »
Linux for Lettuce
Revolutionizing American agribusiness from the ground up, one seed at a time. OpenSource.com by Lisa Hamilton Image Courtesy of Rich Marolda From a distance, Jim Myers looks like an ordinary farmer. Most autumn mornings, he stands thigh-deep in a field of wet broccoli, beheading each plant with a single, sure swipe of his harvest knife…. Read more »
Bread is Broken
The New York Times Magazine by Ferris Jabr Source: Rowena Industrial production destroyed both the taste and the nutritional value of wheat. One scientist believes he can undo the damage. On the morning of July 13, like most mornings, Stephen Jones’s laboratory in Mount Vernon, Wash., was suffused with the thick warm smell of baking bread…. Read more »
Why Processors Matter
In July, the Biden administration issued the Executive Order Promoting Competition in the American Economy, directing the USDA and other federal agencies to develop strategies to improve competition in agricultural markets. Cornucopia responded to the USDA’s request for feedback on meat processing infrastructure, underscoring our belief that small-scale and mobile processing would be a boon… Read more »
