Posts tagged: #agribusiness

In the News: The Cornucopia Institute Comes Out with a Score Card for Organic Certifiers! Food and Water Watch Has a Plan! The Insanity in Our Food Trade!

Posted on March 26, 2019

All USDA Organic Certifiers are not created equal! As consumers, we expect the USDA Organic label to uphold the strict organic standards that organic farmers set up back in the 1980′s, but over the years, the pressure from corporate interests … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #agribusiness, #Climate Change, #food and water watch, #Global Trade, #greenhouse gas emissions, #nofa-ny, #nosb, #organic label, #Organic Trade Association, #The cornucopia institute, #The National Organic Standards Board

Not all Organic is Created Equal, Insect Populations Around the World Are Declining – Should We Be Worried?, California Passes Landmark Farm Animal Regulations and Protections

Posted on November 13, 2018

Organic Regulations Are Being Exploited And As Consumers We Need To Support Better Farming Processes For a Better Food System Many consumers are becoming more informed on the state of our current food system, … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #agribusiness, #antibiotics, #CAFO's, #carcinogenic, #Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, #Cornicopia Institute, #decline of insects, #Fauxganic, #GMO's, #Hormones, #hydroponic, #insects species, #invertebrates, #National Organic Coalition, #organic, #organic certification, #organic regulations, #Proposition 12, #Real Organic Project, #United States Department of Agriculture National Organic Program

In the News: Agrarian Elders Alarmed by the Direction of Organic; Check Out the 2016 EWG’s Sunscreen Guide; How the Good Food Purchasing Policy is Changing LA Schools

Posted on June 27, 2016

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Agrarian Elders Alarmed by the Direction of Organic The Agrarian Elders, a group of farmers who were the pioneers of organic and sustainable farming, are voicing their concerns about the direction of the organic food movement. The Elders fear the … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #aging farmers, #Agrarian Elders, #agribusiness, #balanced meal, #california, #daily sunshine, #Environmental Working Group, #EWG, #fair, #farming, #food movement, #GFPP, #Good Food Purchasing Policy, #humane, #industrialized, #LAUSD, #local farms, #Los Angeles Unified School District, #National Organic Standards Board, #non-toxic, #nosb, #organic, #School lunch, #skin, #soil, #SPF, #summer, #sun exposure, #sunscreen, #Sunscreen Guide, #sustainable farming, #The cornucopia institute, #tyson, #values-based company, #young farmers