Just One Seed and Purely Meats hosted the second in a series of farm tours around Bucks County Doylestown-Buckingham-New Britain Patch [PA] By Ann Biggs A record-breaking crowd that spanned all ages feasted on summer dishes and learned about organic farming just north of Doylestown on Wednesday. From the tiniest infant carried in its mother’s… Read more »
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Vermont’s Raw Dairy Farmers Are Doing a Booming Business, and We Don’t Even Know Half the Story
The Complete Patient David Gumpert It’s kind of amazing, when you think about it, that we’re still debating–as Milky Way and Ken Conrad were, following my previous post–whether milk comes through a cow’s udder sterile or having picked up certain beneficial bacteria. Our government and public health research establishment are so committed to eliminating raw… Read more »
More Michigan Farmers Dig Organic Methods
The Detroit News Jennifer Youssef After using conventional farming techniques for years, Jim Koan of Almar Orchards in Flushing wanted to try growing his apples and animals in a more natural way. He eliminated synthetic sprays and drugs and began incorporating natural methods to control pests, fertilize plants and treat sick animals. “Everything we use… 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 »
Watchdog Group Formally Challenges Allegedly Illegal Agribusiness Appointments to USDA Organic Governing Board
The Cornucopia Institute has formally asked the USDA to review the appointment of an individual to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) who, the group contends, does not meet the legal qualifications for the position. The 15-member board of organic stakeholders was established by Congress to provide advice to the USDA on organic food and… Read more »
USDA Rejects Advice of Expert Panel
Inflammatory/carcinogenic food additive carrageenan reapproved for use in organics Report Exposes Food Industry Cover-up: Widespread Contamination Present in the Common Food-Grade Ingredient A highly controversial natural food substance, carrageenan, a seaweed derivative used in conventional, “natural,” and some organic foods, was just reapproved by USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue. This move overrides the recommendation of the… Read more »
OrgaNick Pastures
Nick Westby began his career in agriculture as a farmhand when he was in high school at a farm producing organic fertilizer from chicken manure. As he was learning the ropes around the farm, he quickly started imagining where he could find his niche in the industry. After graduating high school from Poynette, Nick… Read more »
Another Reason to Eat Organic – No Potassium Bromate in Your Bread
Living Maxwell by Max Goldberg Source: Anthony Albright If you are a bread lover, which so many of us are, there is just another reason why you should be eating organic: potassium bromate. Potassium bromate is an additive used in flour which strengthens the dough and allows it to rise higher. Furthermore, it gives the… Read more »
A Chicken in Every Pot
How Industrial Poultry Made the Cornish Cross a Consumer Staple [This article was previously published in the winter issue of the Cultivator, Cornucopia’s quarterly newsletter.] by Rachel Zegerius, Co-Director of Development and Communications at The Cornucopia Institute Ferreting through my family’s old photos, cards, and keepsakes this holiday, I exhumed the journal of my great grandmother,… Read more »
Farm Bill to Address Import Fraud and Fund Tracking System for Organic Shipments
Cornucopia’s Take: The Washington Post article questioning the authenticity of shiploads of “organic” corn and soy from overseas and Cornucopia’s white paper chronicling how a small number of multibillion dollar agribusinesses came to dominate the U.S. organic grain industry helped draw Congress’ attention to fraudulent organic imports flowing into domestic markets. The Farm Bill, signed… Read more »
