USDA Proposed Origin-of-Livestock Rule May Institutionalize New Loophole Source: USDA On April 28 the USDA’s National Organic Program released the long-awaited proposed rule amending their “Origin of Livestock” regulations — five years after they named it a top priority. When the USDA organic standards went into effect in 2002, pertaining to dairy farms they stated that… Read more »
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Vandana Shiva: Cultivating Diversity, Freedom and Hope
The Call of the Land by Steven McFadden “Something is happening at this point in history,” Katherine Kelly said as she brought to conclusion an April 17 lecture by international environmental activist Dr. Vandana Shiva. “We are at a point in time where we can make an important change. Dr. Shiva is helping to lead the… Read more »
Unsafe at any Dose? Diagnosing Chemical Safety Failures, from DDT to BPA
[Cornucopia has re-posted this article for its sole merit, which does not imply endorsement of the author’s opinions expressed elsewhere.] Independent Science News by Jonathan Latham, PhD Source: Nerissa’s Ring Piecemeal, and at long last, chemical manufacturers have begun removing the endocrine-disrupting plastic bisphenol-A (BPA) from products they sell. Sunoco no longer sells BPA for products that… Read more »
Important Pet Food News
In light of the recent discovery of pentobarbital (a drug used for euthanasia ) in select lots of Evanger’s Hunk of Beef dog food, Cornucopia has temporarily suspended the Evanger’s rating on our Pet Food Guide, pending further investigation. While this brand did meet our initial criteria for a very positive rating, we feel that… Read more »
Pesticides Drift Into Schoolyards Causing Health Issues in Children
Cornucopia’s Take: Pesticide drift is a known problem for organic farmers—and it’s also a problem for the health of all children. These toxic synthetic pesticides are not allowed in organics. In California’s farm belt, ‘pesticide drift’ has residents worried about their health CBC News by Kim Brunhuber Source: Tony Masiello Residents want new laws to… Read more »
Produce Trucks to Make Fresh Foods More Accessible
Detroit Free Press By Joe Rossiter A pilot program designed to offer Detroiters healthier food choices and easier access to fresh fruits and vegetables was announced Tuesday by Gov. Jennifer Granholm outside Peaches & Green, a produce store in Detroit. Operating much like ice cream vendors, trucks bearing fresh fruits and vegetables and sporting logos… Read more »
Demand Real Organic Food from Real Organic Farmers
Sign the Proxy Asking Major Retailers to Offer Genuine Organic Choices We need the stores we shop at to quit trying to sell us fake organic food from inhumane livestock factories, masquerading as organic, or hydroponic vegetables fertilized with conventional soybeans and grown in ground up coconut waste … or even ground up recycled plastic!… Read more »
Demand Real Organic Food from Real Organic Farmers!
[Download the proxy here.] Sign the Proxy Asking Major Retailers to Offer Genuine Organic Choices We need the stores we shop at to quit trying to sell us fake organic food from inhumane livestock factories, masquerading as organic, or hydroponic vegetables fertilized with conventional soybeans and grown in ground up coconut waste … or even… Read more »
Tyson Foods Dumps More Than 18 Million Pounds of Toxic Chemicals Into America’s Waterways Each Year
Natural News by Jonathan Benson Source: Socially Responsible Agricultural Project Our most precious natural resource, clean water, is threatened by the continued environmental release of toxic chemicals from heavy industry, which includes the factory food industry. Four of the top 10 worst polluters in the U.S. today, according to a new report, are food manufacturing companies,… Read more »
Lone Star Organic All-Stars
by Elizabeth Wolf [Cameron Molberg manages Coyote Creek Farm, just east of Austin. It is the only commercial source of organic feed between Texas and North Carolina. In early 2015 he was nominated for a position on The Cornucopia Institute’s formal Policy Advisory Panel.] Coyote Creek Organic Feed Mill was founded in 2007 Today the mill… Read more »
