Tofu Shop is an independently owned artisan soyfoods company based in California. They scored highly on all categories and go the extra mile in areas for which we didn’t even create a category. For example, the cocoa used to flavor their chocolate soymilk is fair-trade, and they make special efforts to reduce waste. Tofu Shop… Read more »
We need change at the USDA, or the “People’s Department,” as President Lincoln so aptly called this agency. We need new management to create a culture supporting the thousands of ethical organic family farmers, and their consumer allies, who have built the vibrant organic agricultural and foodmarket. The timing is exquisite for the new Obama… Read more »
Beyond Pesticides Source: autan (Beyond Pesticides, April 3, 2015) Earlier today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a moratorium on new bee- and bird- harming neonicotinoid pesticide products and uses. While supportive of the partial halt on new registrations, farm, beekeeper and environmental groups were have urged EPA to suspend the huge numbers of other… Read more »
by David Gumpert I know I’m not the only supporter of food choice who is frustrated because much of the news in the mainstream media about raw milk seems to be negative and often inaccurate. I know I’m not the only one who is tired of complaining, and wants to do something about it. But… Read more »
Polyface Farm Joel Salatin Aug. 18, 2013 Why do we need more farmers? What is the driving force behind USDA policy? In an infuriating epiphany I have yet to metabolize, I found out Wednesday in a private policy-generation meeting with Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McCauliffe. I did and still do consider it a distinct… Read more »
FoodNavigator.com Combining sanitizers with ultrasound, optimizing oxygen conditions and not reusing washing water can reduce bacterial contamination of lettuce and leafy greens, according to a summary of recent USDA laboratory research. The findings are published in the July issue of the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) science monthly, Agricultural Research.
Cornucopia’s Take: Although certified organic baby food certainly contains less pesticide contamination than conventional, heavy metals are still an issue, according to recent testing by Consumer Reports. This is no surprise, since arsenic and lead have been used in the past as pesticides, and heavy metals persist in soil until they are taken up by… Read more »
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 »
Cornucopia’s Take: Cornucopia Codirector Mark Kastel and OFARM Executive Director John Bobbe talk to Marketplace about how the organic standards are being abused by large companies seeking to spend and do less while profiting off of increasing consumer demand for certified organic products. As Customers Buy More Organic Food, A Call For More Industry Oversight… Read more »
Dean Foods, the largest domestic milk producer, announced on November 12 that it was filing for bankruptcy. The company’s organic portfolio is anemic after packaging its former branded products division as WhiteWave Foods in 2013. In 2017, Organic Valley controversially partnered with Dean Foods on a joint bottling venture. After Dean’s bankruptcy announcement, Organic Valley… Read more »
