Action Alert: Get Carrageenan Out of Organic Foods!
September 17, 2026
Michigan Radio by Rebecca Williams [Listen to the story here.] Source: Alan Levine There’s an ancient variety of squash that was largely forgotten about. But it’s been rediscovered. Tribes around the Great Lakes region are sharing the seeds of this squash with each other and with small farmers. Sarah Hofman-Graham ...
by Jack Lazor of Butterworks Farm in Westfield, Vermont Butterworks Farm Cattle on Pasture We celebrate forty years on our farm this summer. Four decades of Earth stewardship has taught us many lessons—some easy and obvious, others more difficult and involved. Originally, we bought our farm because we wanted to ...
The Telegraph by Eleanor Steafel Source: Kristi White It’s a nerve-wrecking time to be a parent. Every week, mothers are chastised with the seemingly endless list of chronic childhood illnesses their little ones might contract, from autoimmune diseases like eczema or asthma to nut allergies, dairy intolerances, to behavioural disorders ...
[NOTE: Cornucopia is a working member of the coalition opposing the implementation of the Organic Trade Association’s organic checkoff scheme.] No Organic Checkoff Coalition by Kate Mendenhall ([email protected]) and Ed Maltby ([email protected]) Source: Asher Isbrucker The No Organic Checkoff Coalition, representing 755 signatories opposed to an organic checkoff, including 25 ...
Reuters by Ben Hirschler Source: Saad Shakil Agricultural use of a last-resort antibiotic should be cut by two-thirds to limit the spread of dangerous drug resistance, European medicine regulators said on Thursday. The demand for strict curbs on giving colistin to animals is the latest in a string of warnings ...
Consumer Reports Source: USDA Consumer Reports’ new produce guidelines show you how to make the best choices for your health and for the environment Across America, confusion reigns in the supermarket aisles about how to eat healthfully. One thing on shopper’s minds: the pesticides in fruits and vegetables. In fact, ...
NRDC by Carmen Cordova Source: Twm Yesterday, news emerged that a gene which allows disease-causing bacteria to withstand colistin—an antibiotic used as a last-resort when all other antibiotics fail—was found in the United States for the first time. The problem gene was found both in E. coli from a patient ...
Tamar Haspel’s recent opinion piece on organic versus conventional agriculture missed the handicap that organics has in documenting its many benefits to society. Ms. Haspel suggested she was using “neutral” scientists to make an (organic) apple to (conventional) apple comparison. However, relying on the USDA, overwhelmingly committed to biotechnology and ...
National Farmers Union Source: Kelly Sikkema In a letter sent May 31 to the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Renata Hesse, the American Antitrust Institute (AAI), Food & Water Watch (FWW) and National Farmers Union (NFU) urged the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division to challenge the proposed merger ...
Nature News by Natasha Gilbert Source: CIF Action Old-fashioned breeding techniques are bearing more fruit than genetic engineering in developing hyper-efficient plants. Jonathan Lynch likes to look beneath the surface. In his quest to breed better crops, the plant physiologist spends a lot of time digging up roots to work ...
PR Newswire by The Harris Poll Source: CT Senate Democrats 3 in 4 Americans support GMO labeling The presence and labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in our food has been hotly debated by consumers, manufacturers, scientists, and governments alike. A new Harris Poll reveals consumers’ awareness of and perspectives ...
Center for Food Safety by Bill Freese, Science Policy Analyst and Doug Gurian-Sherman, Director of Sustainable Agriculture and Senior Scientist New Report Downplays Harms of Herbicide-Resistant GE Crops Source: Jimmy Smith A new report released this week by The National Academy of Science (NAS) – Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences and ...
