CivilEats by Andy Bellatti Source: John When it comes to nutrition and public health, the U.S. can learn a lot from Latin America. Over the past year, Mexico, Brazil, and several other countries in South and Central America have passed some very progressive policies, often placing public health interests above those of the food industry…. Read more »
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Weed Killer Glyphosate Found in Human Urine Across Europe
Digital Journal By Anne Sewell Friends of the Earth Europe (FoE) commissioned a series of urine tests on people in 18 countries across Europe. The results were released on Thursday and FoE is asking, “Why is there weed killer in our bodies?” The findings from these tests raise serious concerns about the increasing levels of… Read more »
Bees Are Dying Off — But There’s a Surprisingly Simple, Completely Uncontroversial Way to Save Them
Salon by Lindsay Abrams The only thing stopping us from protecting pollinators is greed, Dave Goulson tells Salon Source: USDA The world’s bees are in trouble, and progress in addressing the underlying problems contributing to their demise, from the use of dangerous pesticides to the destruction of their habitat, is painfully slow. But it still isn’t… Read more »
Natural Prairie Dairy and Texas Department of Agriculture Continue to Act with Impunity
The National Organic Program (NOP) has closed The Cornucopia Institute’s formal complaint regarding alleged violations of the organic standards by Natural Prairie Dairy and their organic certifier, Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA). Cornucopia submitted the complaint in response to egregious animal welfare abuses and violations of the organic standards observed by the Animal Recovery Mission… Read more »
Why The Stink Over China’s Organic Food
Critics Claim China’s Fledgling Organic Industry Is Plagued By Lax Standards CBS4, Miami Liv Davalos MIAMI (CBS4) — It used to be that you could only find organc food in specialty health food stores. But that has changed as the organic industry is proving to be big business. Now, China is getting in on the… Read more »
(ALERT OVER) Factory Farm Vegetable Lobbyists Go After Organic/Local Growers in Food Safety Debate — One Last Phone Call to Your Senators Could Make a Difference
Agribusiness Shows Its True Colors! Even though an agreement was reached on the Tester-Hagan amendment last week, by the leadership in the Senate, this issue in the food safety bill is still not over! The Tester-Hagan amendment would exempt smaller, organic and local growers from expensive regulatory burdens.
Bumblebees Getting Stung Bad by Honeybee Sickness
ABC News By Seth Borenstein AP Science Writer Wild bumblebees worldwide are in trouble, likely contracting deadly diseases from their commercialized honeybee cousins, a new study shows. That’s a problem even though bumblebees aren’t trucked from farm to farm like honeybees. They provide a significant chunk of the world’s pollination of flowers and food, especially… Read more »
Real Food Media Contest Winners Announced
Real Food Media The winners are in from the Real Food Media contest. Go to http://realfoodmedia.org/films/ to view the top judged films, a mix of information and cleverness rolled into short films designed to broaden our understanding of food from farm to fork. Here’s a sample of the winners: Growing Good Bugs | 2015 Real… Read more »
The Cultivator – Fall/Winter 2024
The Fall/Winter 2023 Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly print newsletter, is arriving in mailboxes across the country. Featuring independent journalism and stories you won’t read anywhere else, the Cultivator is mailed to supporters as a benefit of their gift. For a look at what supporters receive, check out the Flipbook (see below) or download the PDF here…. Read more »
Can Reforming the Farm Bill Help Change U.S. Agriculture?
Yale Environment 360 by Jim Robbins For decades, farm bills in the U.S. Congress have supported large-scale agriculture. But with the 2012 Farm Bill now up for debate, advocates say seismic shifts in the way the nation views food production may lead to new policies that tilt more toward local, sustainable agriculture. More than ever,… Read more »
