AP PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A steady stream of customers filled baskets and shopping bags with vegetables, cranberries, cheese, fresh-baked breads and pies while chatting with the dozen or so farmers selling goods in the visitor’s center of a local museum. It was a bitterly cold, gray December day, but for many, it felt just… Read more »
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(ALERT OVER) – Protect Fresh Leafy Greens and Family Farms
Federal Regulations Would Harm Sustainable Farmers and Biodiversity We need your help in another battle to stop the slippery slope toward a sterilized and industrialized food system that threatens biodiversity and the very existence of family-scale farms that grow food in a safe, healthy, and environmentally sustainable way. In response to the E. coli 0157… Read more »
Pasteurized Almond Rule Has Raw Food Fans Going Nuts
Fresno Bee By Garance Burke Raw, organic almonds form the basis of Karyn Calabrese’s garlicky nut pate, her vegan pie crusts and vanilla ice cream custards. But under a new federal rule requiring that virtually all almonds be pasteurized to prevent foodborne illness, the Chicago restaurateur will have to substitute a new nut, or go… Read more »
Tofurky
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 »
Join Cornucopia’s Cofounder on Facebook Live Tuesday at Noon (Central) / 1 PM (Eastern) / 10 AM (Pacific
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 »
GE Salmon: Last Chance for Comments
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 »
Science That Is Bought and Paid For
Cornucopia’s Take: Ghostwriting aside, industry funded science seeks answers to industry needs. Cornucopia calls for research on behalf of truth, accuracy, and all of us, rather than only corporate balance sheets. Inside the Academic Journal That Corporations Love Pacific Standard by Paul D. Thacker Source: USACE Europe District A recent Monsanto lawsuit opens a scary… Read more »
Conventional Cattle Being Milked on Organic Farms?
USDA Proposed Origin-of-Livestock Rule May Institutionalize New Loophole Source: USDA On April 28 the USDA’s National Organic Program released the long-awaited proposed rule amending their “Origin of Livestock” regulations — five years after they named it a top priority. When the USDA organic standards went into effect in 2002, pertaining to dairy farms they stated that… Read more »
Vandana Shiva: Cultivating Diversity, Freedom and Hope
The Call of the Land by Steven McFadden “Something is happening at this point in history,” Katherine Kelly said as she brought to conclusion an April 17 lecture by international environmental activist Dr. Vandana Shiva. “We are at a point in time where we can make an important change. Dr. Shiva is helping to lead the… Read more »
Unsafe at any Dose? Diagnosing Chemical Safety Failures, from DDT to BPA
[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 »
