Cornucopia’s Take: As a world leader in GMO soy exports, Argentine farmers increased the amount of herbicide sprayed by 1,000% between 1994 and 2010. Unsurprisingly, people living in farmed areas have likewise seen a marked increase in respiratory issues, skin rashes, and cancer. The villagers who fear herbicides BBC News by Grace Livingstone Argentine Soy… Read more »
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U.S. Continues to Allow Harmful Food Additives Banned in Europe
Cornucopia’s Take: Food processors add “value” to baked goods, cereals, packaged snack foods, and other foods often in part by adding preservatives, flavorings, added vitamins and minerals, and food coloring. Some products containing additives allowed by the FDA in the U.S. have been reformulated without them for sale in Europe. The article below details some… Read more »
Organic Fraud Harms Organic Farmers
Cornucopia’s Take: Organic grain farmers in the U.S. have seen their price per bushel fall off and their market share dwindle since 2015. Cheaper imported grain, much of it clearly not organic, has been dramatically pushing prices downward. When domestic organic grain farmers complained, the certifiers claimed to have no power and the Organic Trade… Read more »
Certifying Small Farms
The Challenges and How Consumers Can DIY [This article was previously published in the summer issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] Farmers markets are in full swing. Whenever possible, we urge consumers to support certified organic farm vendors first. But not all small-scale farmers choose to certify. To help determine if these non-certified farms still… Read more »
Unraveling the Great Chinese Corn Seed Spy Ring
Aljazeera America by David Martin Credit: Gene Alexander, USDA NRCS As China and the U.S. wrangle over cyber espionage, an old-school spy ring was allegedly at work in Iowa’s cornfields When Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Des Moines, Iowa, in February 2012, it was a triumphant return. He last visited the state 27 years… Read more »
Track the Fireworks at the USDA Organics Meeting in TX #NOSB
Last update: 12:47 p.m., May 2 Join the Cornucopia Institute as we live tweet from the National Organic Standards Board meeting in San Antonio, Texas. We will be sharing the play by play with our Twitter followers under #NOSB or simply follow our stream. If you’re not already following us on Twitter please do so here…. Read more »
Good Food Festival Returns to Chicago – March 19-21
Join The Cornucopia Institute’s Co-director Mark Kastel at the Good Food Festival in Chicago, March 19-21. Mark will be speaking on a panel discussing Grassroots Food Activism and also introducing the screening of the film, GMO OMG. The 11th annual Good Food Festival & Conference will be held at Chicago’s UIC Forum. It brings consumers,… Read more »
