When you pick up organic milk at your local grocery, you probably have visions of happy cows, frolicking in a beautiful pasture, chewing their cuds and basically hanging out.
You may be surprised to learn that this may not necessarily be the case.
A letter addressed to USDA Secretary Mike Johanns, from The Cornucopia Institute, today asked the Secretary to personally intervene in rebuilding the once promising collaborative environment that existed between the organic community and its regulators.
Switching to organic foods provides children “dramatic and immediate” protection from pesticides that are widely used on a variety of crops, according to a study by a team of federally funded scientists.