Natural Society by Christina Sarich Credit: Lexie Flickinger As if the mis-education of our youth wasn’t already a huge issue, guess what your tax dollars are now paying for? Monsanto is visiting local schools to tell twelve year olds all about the ‘good’ they are doing in the world as an ‘agricultural leader.’ As NaturalBlaze puts… Read more »
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Grow Your Own Freedom!
Wisconsin Farmer Vernon Hershberger Faces Jail for Feeding Community Trial of Vernon Hershberger set for May 20-24 in Baraboo, WI Customers and Other Supporters to Attend Court with Farmer Food rights activists from around North America will meet in Baraboo, WI at the Sauk County Courthouse May 20th – 24th to support Wisconsin dairy farmer… Read more »
Sign the Proxy – Keep Organics Rooted in Nutritious Soil
Tell the USDA Growing in Factory Farm Fish Waste/Conventional Soybean Slurry, under Artificial Lighting, is not Organic! A few years ago, the organic community was shocked to find out that the USDA’s National Organic Program was quietly allowing the certification of hydroponic operations despite the law! Organic regulations clearly state that nurturing the fertility of… Read more »
Escaped Farmed Fish May Harm Wildlife in the Sea
Cornucopia’s Take: Farmed fish now account for most of the seafood humans eat, and escaped fish are inevitable. This is particularly alarming in light of GMO salmon and scientists’ general concerns about the spread of diseases and the weakening wild fish populations through interbreeding. Fish escapes from marine farms raise concerns about wildlife Science News… Read more »
eNews 4.11.15: Cornucopia/Allies Take USDA to Court, GMO Pollution in Organics, Corporate Factory Farm Apologists, and more
Flyover Easy
Article originally from Nutrition Business Journal by Bill Giebler Source: Robert S. Donovan Aerial photography targets factory farmed organic eggs At the Alfalfa’s Market a half mile from the NBJ office, eggs start at $2.99 a dozen. Organic eggs, of course, command a higher price, ranging from Nest Fresh’s $4.99 for a dozen, through Chino… Read more »
How To Find the Safest Organic Infant Formula
By Charlotte Vallaeys Some of my favorite memories of my sons as babies (which was not that long ago—they are 2 and 4 years old) involve breastfeeding. It is a truly magical and priceless bonding experience. And for someone who loves good, “real” food as much as I do, there could be nothing more satisfying… Read more »
Follow the National Organic Standards Board Meeting in Denver, CO #NOSB
Last Updated: April 21, 2017 at 1:45PM CT Join The Cornucopia Institute as we live tweet from the National Organic Standards Board meeting in Denver, Colorado. We will be sharing the play by play with our Twitter followers under #NOSB or simply follow our stream. For background on issues up for discussion at the meeting,… Read more »
Hydroponic Lobby Seeks to Rewrite Organic Rules
Cornucopia’s Take: Giant “organic” hydroponic growers, alongside “organic” CAFO operators, are pressing for relaxed regulations. They have called for technological advancements in organics while they refuse to disclose what they fertilize their plants with. Cornucopia stands firm with organic farmers: organic is rooted in soil. For more, visit Can a Soil-less Growing System be “Organic”?… Read more »
The Lynchpin of Industrial Ag
Pesticide Action Network – North America Source: Pieter van Marion Pesticides are the lynchpin of an unsustainable industrial agriculture system. Sixty years ago, after World War II, we started industrializing U.S. farming operations through a mix of policy decisions and accidents of history. This method of farming is neither inevitable nor efficient. More to the… Read more »
