MLive.com – Michigan By Todd Chance GRAND RAPIDS, MI – What does “farm to fork” mean? What does it look like? With so many restaurants claiming to use local products to encourage the sustainability of our economy and planet, this phrase has been getting tossed around more than a Caesar salad lately. So, I decided… Read more »
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Hydroponic Lobby Seeks to Rewrite Organic Rules
Cornucopia’s Take: Giant “organic” hydroponic growers, alongside “organic” CAFO operators, are pressing for relaxed regulations. They have called for technological advancements in organics while they refuse to disclose what they fertilize their plants with. Cornucopia stands firm with organic farmers: organic is rooted in soil. For more, visit Can a Soil-less Growing System be “Organic”?… Read more »
The Future of GMOs, Meat Safety and Organics Under the Influence of the Same Corrupt, Corporate-Lapdog: the USDA
by Jérôme Rigot, PhD Can we be sure that the “organic” in the USDA Certified Organic seal retains its meaning and remains true to its mandate of assuring consumers that food under this label is truly healthy and grown or raised with minimal impact to the environment and respects the health and well-being of the workers… Read more »
The Future of GMOs, Meat Safety and Organics Under the Influence of the Same Corrupt, Corporate-Lapdog: the USDA
by Jérôme Rigot, PhD Can we be sure that the “organic” in the USDA Certified Organic seal retains its meaning and remains true to its mandate of assuring consumers that food under this label is truly healthy and grown or raised with minimal impact to the environment and respects the health and well-being of the workers… Read more »
What Drugs Was Your Thanksgiving Turkey On?
Antibiotics and other drugs are common in the turkey that thousands of Americans eat every day. AlterNet / By Martha Rosenberg So far, 2011 has not been a great year for turkey producers. In May, an article in Clinical Infectious Diseases reported that half of U.S. meat from major grocery chains–turkey, beef, chicken and pork–harbors… Read more »
Farmer’s Harvest (CCF Brands)
Preliminary investigation shows that this brand is an egg distributer, possibly for private label brands including Walmart. This brand likely uses factory-farm practices, with investigations showing issues with crowded hen houses.
The Anti-GMO Labeling Crowd in California
The mis- and/or under-informed, the lackeys and the malevolent actors opposing the California GMO labeling ballot initiative are announcing their opposition to the food labeling measure. These organizations, who oppose you knowing what’s in your food, include: Agriculture California Farm Bureau Federation California Women for Agriculture California Grain and Feed Association California Seed Association Agricultural… Read more »
Industrial Agriculture to Blame in Bird Flu Outbreak
Green Bay Press Gazette by Michael Greger Source: USDA Avian influenza is sweeping the Midwest with outbreaks in 12 different states. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker declared a state of emergency in Wisconsin, enlisting the help of the National Guard to contain the disease. Last month, an outbreak struck a Jefferson County egg facility that confines… Read more »
Fraudulent Imports, Urgent Action
Will the USDA Heed the Call for More Stringent Regulations? [This article was previously published in the fall issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Anne Ross, JD Farm and Food Policy Analyst at The Cornucopia Institute Source: Adobe Stock On July 18, Cornucopia submitted a formal request to the National Organic Program, petitioning the… Read more »
Bicentennial Bovine
Over Two Hundred Years of Stewardship [This article was previously published in the fall issue of The Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Rachel Zegerius, Communications and Development Associate at The Cornucopia Institute It was a very sad day in the late 70s when I watched the cows leave the farm after the bottom went out of… Read more »
