The New York Times Guy Calaf When Lufa Farms began selling produce to customers in Montreal in late April, it signaled what could be the beginning of a tantalizing new era in the gastronomic fortunes of that Canadian metropolis. In all but the short summer season, the availability of fresh, locally grown fruit and vegetables… Read more »
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(ALERT OVER) National Organic Program’s New Organic Standards Exempt Beef Cattle From Pasture
Support New Three-Tiered Label System — Comments due April 19th, 2010 Should organic ruminants such as a dairy cows and beef cattle — which have evolved to eat grass — be permitted to be kept in feedlots or should they be required by USDA organic regulations to obtain at least a portion of their feed… Read more »
Local Slaughterhouses Come Back to Life
The Washington Post By Samuel Fromartz HARRISONBURG, VA. — Huddled in a small pen in the slaughterhouse, the four sheep and two goats were quiet and still. A few men nearby in thick rubber aprons cut away at still-warm carcasses hanging on hooks. “They don’t seem to know what’s going on,” a visitor remarked. “Oh,… Read more »
Food Conscious: Is organic better? It depends.
San Francisco Chronicle Carol Ness, Chronicle Staff Writer Fans of eating organic have always believed that organic fruits and vegetables packed a bigger nutritional punch than conventionally grown produce. But until pretty recently, hard scientific evidence has been lacking. Studies that seemed to prove the theory often turned out to be poorly designed – the… Read more »
Organic Almond Supporters Roast Pasteurization Plan
San Francisco Chronicle George Raine, Chronicle Staff Writer A new food regulation that mandates the pasteurization of California almonds leaves a bad taste in the mouth of Jesse Schwartz, a purveyor of raw organic almond butter and other natural foods in Berkeley. For 25 years, as president of Living Tree Community Foods, he has done… Read more »
USDA Plan to “Pasteurize” Almonds Has Consumers Going Nuts
Mandate Would Require Use of Chemical Fumigant or Heat Treatment on “Raw” Almonds CORNUCOPIA, WI: Small-scale farmers, retailers, and consumers are renewing their call to the USDA to reassess the plan to “pasteurize” all California almonds with a toxic fumigant or high-temperature sterilization process. All domestic almonds will be mandated to have the treatments by… Read more »
Back to the Future: “Organic, Inc.” Provides the Information for Us to Steer a Clear Path
A Book Review by Kathie Arnold It’s been years since I’ve read any fiction books — the last time was when our kids were young when I would read books aloud to them — and they are both young adults now. I have a hard enough time keeping up with the magazines — mostly dairy,… Read more »
National Organic Standards Board Adopts Pasture Guidance But USDA Staff Rejects Changes and Asks for Further Review
The Cornucopia Institute’s Senior Farm Policy Analyst Mark Kastel journeyed to Washington, D.C. for the August 15-17 meeting of the National Organic Standards Board. He was there to push for final adoption of the proposed pasture guidance for dairy cows and ruminants that would close loopholes being used by several large industrial confinement dairy farms… Read more »
The Elusive Heritage Breed Turkey
Cornucopia’s Take: The Broad Breasted White turkey, bred to have such a large breast that it is physically unable to reproduce naturally, is ubiquitous in the marketplace. Seeking a more humane and tasty bird, many consumers now seek heritage breed turkeys. Consumers should look closer still to make sure they are getting what they think… Read more »
Glyphosate Use as Desiccant Doubles Human Contamination
Cornucopia’s Take: The industry has long disputed the use of glyphosate as a desiccant, or tried to excuse its use. It is now becoming common knowledge that this practice is exposing everyone who eats conventional foods made from grains to increasing levels of glyphosate residues in food. Glyphosate is prohibited in organic agriculture. Analysis: Glyphosate… Read more »
