Action Alert: Get Carrageenan Out of Organic Foods!
September 17, 2026
Cornucopia’s Take: The image of tranquil cows gladly giving their healthy milk is only PR spin hiding the reality of many conventional cows living on concrete and eating toxins. Consumers’ first choice should be organic dairy. Will Allen & Michael Colby: Dairy Marketing vs. Reality VT Digger by Will Allen ...
Cornucopia’s Take: Consumers can currently be certain that their food is non-GMO by buying organic. However, some language in the new GMO labeling bill could dilute the definition of “bioengineered” in organic regulations as well. Lawsuits are already pending. Stand by to help keep organics truly non-GMO. Genetically modified food: ...
[This alert is over, and we won!] Don’t Let Giant Corporations and Factory Farms Corrupt Organics! French dairy giant Groupe Danone (Dannon in the U.S.) has announced the proposed acquisition of WhiteWave Foods for approximately $10 billion. The deal would combine the Danone-owned and world’s largest organic yogurt brand Stonyfield ...
Cornucopia’s Take: Knowledgeable organic industry observer looks at Cornucopia’s call for the blocking of the Danone-WhiteWave merger. Organic Watchdog Group Aims to Disrupt Danone-WhiteWave Merger to Save Organic Dairy Farmers Organic Authority by Jill Ettinger Source: Guy Montag In response to the recent announcement that Group Danone would purchase WhiteWave ...
Cornucopia’s Take: Grown without pesticides, organic and biodynamically grown grapes highlight the flavor of the earth they were grown in. The quality of the wine is comparable to more expensive conventional wines, even garnering higher ratings in blind taste tests from professionals. Do eco-friendly wines taste better? Phys.org Provided by: ...
Cornucopia’s Take: More and more farmers, and researchers, are realizing the value of wild strips of land for soil and wildlife health. It’s a sharp contrast to the approach taken by conventional ag for decades. Iowa farmers ripped out prairie; now some hope it can save them Washington Post by ...
France’s Groupe Danone’s purchase of WhiteWave would combine Stonyfield, Horizon and Wallaby to Dominate the Organic Dairy Market The French dairy giant, Groupe Danone (Dannon in the U.S.) has announced the proposed acquisition of WhiteWave Foods for approximately $10 billion. The deal would combine the world’s largest organic yogurt brand, ...
Cornucopia’s Take: While Big Ag continues to bill toxic pesticides, herbicides, and patented GMO seeds as the only way to feed the planet, organic methods have made headlines in India and worldwide for producing giant yields. India’s rice revolution The Guardian by John Vidal in Bihar, India Source: Yamanaka Tamaki ...
Cornucopia’s Take: Many educational institutions and their faculty receive money from biotech corporations, and, not coincidentally, tend to offer an uncritical view of GMO agriculture. More unbiased science is required to assess the many claims made by the biotech industry. The GMO Debate: One Student’s Experience of Pro-GMO Propaganda at ...
Cornucopia’s Take: Industrial organic dairies harm authentic organic dairies by employing perceived loopholes in the organic law for cheaper production costs, driving prices down in the marketplace. Understanding the Whole Cost of Cheap Milk Epoch Times by Andrea Hayley Aurora Coldwater “organic” dairy in Stratford, TX Industrial farming is highly ...
Cornucopia’s Take: As consumers become more aware of what is in their food, farmers are stepping up to meet the demand for local produce. Farm to workplace: CSAs get hyper local Bangor Daily News by Kathleen Pierce, BDN Staff Source: Suzie’s Farm PORTLAND, Maine — A truck pulls up to ...
Cornucopia’s Take: Organic food activist Elizabeth Kucinich talks about how the DARK Act was passed, what it entails, and what comes next. ‘Dark Act’ won’t truly label GMO’s – Food & agriculture consultant Facebook – Elizabeth Kucinich by RT America Critics have branded the new law requiring the labeling of ...
