Turtle Island Foods is an independently owned company driven by vegetarian values. “Tofurky” is a household name with vegetarians. Their products are guaranteed to be processed without the use of hexane, something which is rare with meat substitutes and veggie burgers. They readily shared their sourcing information with us. They do not purchase soybeans directly… Read more »
Mark Kastel Whether you’re a farmer invested in the fight to Keep The Soil In Organic, or a consumer who hasn’t heard the term “hydroponics” yet, join Cornucopia’s cofounder Mark Kastel on a Facebook Live video to learn about how you can get involved in the fight happening right now for the soul of organics…. Read more »
Public comments on the FDA’s proposed approval of genetically engineered (GE) salmon close on Friday, April 26. If you have yet to comment on this highly controversial issue, please send in your thoughts to the FDA. GE salmon have been altered to produce growth hormones at all times, allowing the fish to grow faster and… Read more »
[Cornucopia has re-posted this article for its sole merit, which does not imply endorsement of the author’s opinions expressed elsewhere.] Independent Science News by Jonathan Latham, PhD Source: Nerissa’s Ring Piecemeal, and at long last, chemical manufacturers have begun removing the endocrine-disrupting plastic bisphenol-A (BPA) from products they sell. Sunoco no longer sells BPA for products that… Read more »
Sign the Proxy Asking Major Retailers to Offer Genuine Organic Choices We need the stores we shop at to quit trying to sell us fake organic food from inhumane livestock factories, masquerading as organic, or hydroponic vegetables fertilized with conventional soybeans and grown in ground up coconut waste … or even ground up recycled plastic!… Read more »
[Download the proxy here.] Sign the Proxy Asking Major Retailers to Offer Genuine Organic Choices We need the stores we shop at to quit trying to sell us fake organic food from inhumane livestock factories, masquerading as organic, or hydroponic vegetables fertilized with conventional soybeans and grown in ground up coconut waste … or even… Read more »
Natural News by Jonathan Benson Source: Socially Responsible Agricultural Project Our most precious natural resource, clean water, is threatened by the continued environmental release of toxic chemicals from heavy industry, which includes the factory food industry. Four of the top 10 worst polluters in the U.S. today, according to a new report, are food manufacturing companies,… Read more »
by Elizabeth Wolf [Cameron Molberg manages Coyote Creek Farm, just east of Austin. It is the only commercial source of organic feed between Texas and North Carolina. In early 2015 he was nominated for a position on The Cornucopia Institute’s formal Policy Advisory Panel.] Coyote Creek Organic Feed Mill was founded in 2007 Today the mill… Read more »
Just One Seed and Purely Meats hosted the second in a series of farm tours around Bucks County Doylestown-Buckingham-New Britain Patch [PA] By Ann Biggs A record-breaking crowd that spanned all ages feasted on summer dishes and learned about organic farming just north of Doylestown on Wednesday. From the tiniest infant carried in its mother’s… Read more »
Rodale EMMAUS, Pa.– Rodale has announced the release of Organic Manifesto: How Organic Farming Can Heal Our Planet, Feed the World, and Keep Us Safe by Rodale Chairman & CEO Maria Rodale. Organic Manifesto cuts through the confusion and misinformation to provide an indispensable and highly readable look at why chemical-free farming unquestionably holds the… Read more »
