Organic Solutions: Go Beeyond Using Pesticides and Seek Organics

Get involved and let us eliminate our use of pollinator-toxic pesticides like neonicotinoids and glyphosate. Let us spread the word and share the news that organic farming systems are healthier for bees, butterflies, people and the planet.

A protester takes part in a March Against Monsanto in Paris in May 2016. The European chemical and pharmaceutical giant Bayer is buying Monsanto — and dropping the U.S. company’s now-controversial name.
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We must apply pressure to our state and federal officials and ask them to ban these toxic chemicals, because pollinators are dying off in swaths as we speak, yet are crucial to revitalizing and protecting our food system. Check out this article from Civil Eats, which highlights the most recent European neonic ban, as well as the significant impact of these chemicals, which still exist nevertheless.  Moreover, we must address the legacy of these Big Ag companies such as Bayer-Monsanto, which are making and selling products like Round Up, which continue to degrade our food system and put our public health and environment at risk. Please, spread the word, learn more about the implications of GMO’S and pesticide-use, so we can enact the changes we need now, today!

Join the Good Food movement by plugging into local networks comprised of food producers and consumers to see what is working and, most importantly, what is not working regarding the current farm bill. Stay up to date and please do not hesitate to call your representative now! Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) is a great resource that I use to keep tabs on current policy issues, as they also provide a list of representatives, along with talking points for you here!

PLEASE MAKE THE CALL NOW and Share With Others To Do The Same >>

• Tell Your Senators to Stop Trump’s Attack on Organic Agriculture

USDA is trying to withdraw the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices rule, which is fully supported by organic consumers, farms and businesses.

•  Tell Congress: Don’t Strip the Organic Programs We’ve Already Won 

The Organic Certification Cost Share Program makes it easier for small farmers to get their organic certification — all for just $750 per farmer. But, with our current Farm bill at a stall, this critical funding is under threat.

• Defend the USDA Certified Organic Label and Promote Environmental Stewardship In Agriculture

    “Consumer confidence in the integrity of the USDA organic seal is a driving factor in the exponential growth in the organic sector. Making changes would undermine the integrity of the organic program and severely damage the reputation of the industry as a whole.” -Sierra Club

• Support the right to know if your food was grown with sewage sludge

  
  Did you know some of the food you eat may be grown on farmland where municipal and industrial sewage sludge is spread? Where your crops are grown and farm animals graze? Chances are you did not. 

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