Cornucopia’s Take: The Female Farmer Project continues to bring attention to women in farming with this sweet coloring book. All children benefit from caring for the earth. How One Woman Is Helping Inspire A Generation Of Girls To Close The Gender Gap In Farming Huffington Post by Joseph Erbentraut Source: R. Nial Bradshaw A new… Read more »
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T&D Willey Farms Now Part of Food Commons Fresno
Cornucopia’s Take: Cornucopia advisor Tom Willey and his wife Denesse have been seeking capable hands to pass their 20 year organic operation onto so that they can retire. Food Commons Fresno bought the Willey’s vibrant CSA business late last year, and has now stepped up to take over the farm as well. Congratulations, Tom and Denesse…. Read more »
In Win for Beekeepers, Minnesota Links Insecticide to Damaged Hives
Star Tribune by Josephine Marcotty Source: Rebecca Leaman Investigators confirmed link to toxic insecticide dust in the first test of a landmark environmental law. In the first test of a landmark environmental law, Minnesota has compensated two beekeepers whose hives were severely damaged last spring by toxic dust that drifted off the fields of a neighbor… Read more »
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Press Release
FDA Facilities Rule Contains Significant Improvements, but Concerns Remain Regarding Impacts on Farmers National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Source: Elliot Gilfix Washington, DC, September 11, 2015 – On September 10, 2015, FDA released the much-anticipated final rule detailing preventive control standards for facilities producing food for human consumption. Once officially published in the Federal Register –… Read more »
Green Roofs and ‘Agritecture’ Have Potential to Transform Food Supply in Cities
CBC News by Andre Mayer, Eric Foss and Manmeet Ahluwalia ‘We’ve become very disconnected from nature,’ says one expert, and urban farming offers a solution Rooftop gardens have become an increasingly common feature in North American cities, as urban planners extol the benefits of more greenery in the concrete jungle. But news of precarious growing conditions… Read more »
Advocacy Group’s Video of Hens Raises Questions, but Not Just for Farms
The New York Times by Stephanie Strom and Sabrina Tavernise An animal rights group released on Thursday a disturbing video of laying hens at a farm in Northern California that supplies eggs to Whole Foods and Organic Valley, among other retailers and distributors. The group, Direct Action Everywhere, contended that the hens’ treatment was inhumane and… Read more »
Leaving a Sour Taste: Conventional “Yogurt” Masquerades as Health Food While Organic Keeps It Real
This article is based on Cornucopia’s forthcoming yogurt report and scorecard. Find both later this spring on our website. Yogurt, made the traditional way, is one of nature’s many health foods. Milk from organic grass-fed cows, rich in calcium, protein, beneficial fats and other healthy nutrients, is fermented using live cultures, resulting in a wholesome,… Read more »
The Next Generation of Farmers is Going Organic
Watertown Daily Times (NY) By Amanda Purcell HAMMOND — Elizabeth S. and Brian J. Bawden are full-time organic dairy farmers who are inspiring their son, Nathan E., to follow in their footsteps. When Nathan, 16, was a baby, the couple made sure to buy an old cab tractor with a backseat. Together, they plowed fields… Read more »
Dairy Farmer Acquitted on Three of Four Charges
Raw milk trial Milwaukee Journal Sentinel By Rick Barrett Baraboo — Dairy farmer Vernon Hershberger was acquitted on three of four criminal charges early Saturday morning in a trial that’s drawn national attention from supporters of the raw, unpasteurized milk movement. Jurors in Sauk County District Court deliberated about four hours, until nearly 1 a.m…. Read more »
Farmers Face Tough Choice On Ways To Fight New Strains Of Weeds
NPR by Dan Charles Listen to the audio story. OK, so this story is about weeds and weedkillers, neither of which is ever the hero of a story, but stay with me for a second: It’s also about plants with superpowers. Unless you grow cotton, corn or soybeans for a living, it’s hard to appreciate… Read more »
