An Interview with David Montgomery and Anne Biklé [This article was previously published in the fall issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Jennifer Hayden, Ph.D Photo courtesy of W.W. Norton and Company What does soil health have to do with human health? A lot, it turns out. Healthy soil leads to a healthier environment, which… Read more »
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Agroecology May be the Big Answer
Cornucopia’s Take: Farm incomes are likely to drop again this year, while concerns about water pollution, soil loss, and soil contamination grow. Cornucopia supports diversified land management, which can help farmers and the environment alike. WHAT WE NEED ARE FARMS THAT SUPPORT FARMERS, CONSUMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT Ensia by Andrea Basche and Marcia DeLonge Agroecology… Read more »
FSMA: What Do Exempt Farmers Have to Do?
From the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance by Judith McGeary, Esq. After seven years of debates in Congress and FDA, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) regulations are final and in effect. Flow charts to help farmers, artisan producers, and food businesses figure out whether or not they are subject to these expensive new regulations… Read more »
Why Teaching Kids To Cook Is the Key To A Better Future
Good by Valentina Valentini Source: Penn State Food luminary Alice Waters has been the catalyst for a handful of our foodie movements over the last four decades. The owner and chef of Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California is known for her “farm-to-table” approach to feeding people and her own version of no child left behind, called… Read more »
New Book Maps Out Steps for Producing, Marketing Organic Grain
MOSES by Dave Campbell, Lily Lake Organic Farm Sorting through some paperwork on my desk recently (bills of lading from a recent sale of food-grade corn, certification paperwork from last month’s farm inspection—okay, I operate from a cluttered desk from April through December), I came across the preview galleys of John Bobbe’s new book, Marketing… Read more »
How to Find Shrimp That’s Not Produced by Slave Labor in Thailand
The Washington Post by Becky Krystal Source: Sheila A report published this week by the Associated Press has brought renewed scrutiny to the Thai seafood industry. An extensive investigation confirmed that much of the peeled shrimp that makes its way into the American, European and Asian markets is being processed in horrendous conditions by people who… Read more »
How New Jersey Tamed The Wild Blueberry For Global Production
The Salt – NPR by Dan Charles Source: Martin LaBar Nearly every plant that we now depend on for food — from wheat to beans to tomatoes — comes from ancestors that once grew wild on hills and in forests. In most cases, we don’t know who, exactly, tamed those plants. We don’t know which… Read more »
WWOOF Experiences Cheaper Way to Try Farming, Get Fit on Vacation
Denver Post By Claire Martin Want to get fitter and smarter during a vacation, and save money on food and lodging? Try WWOOFing. Many adventurous travelers familiar with WWOOF — Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms — know it as a network pairing volunteers with organic farmers throughout the world. In exchange for labor, volunteers get… Read more »
Helping Soldiers Trade Their Swords for Plows
New York Times By Patricia Leigh Brown VALLEY CENTER, Calif. — On an organic farm here in avocado country, a group of young Marines, veterans and Army reservists listened intently to an old hand from the front lines. “Think of it in military terms,” he told the young recruits, some just back from Iraq or… Read more »
Organic Farmers Do NOT Want a Checkoff
The No Organic Checkoff Coalition by Kate Mendenhall ([email protected]) and Ed Maltby ([email protected]) Source: Dave Parker Organic Farmer Opposition Surpasses The Organic Trade Association’s Farmer Support for Organic Checkoff More organic farmers now oppose the proposed Organic Trade Association’s (OTA) organic checkoff than support it; the No Organic Checkoff Coalition asks USDA to close the proposed… Read more »
