In the News: Stone Barns Helps Farmers Transition to Regenerative Farming! Antibiotic Resistance is a Global Problem! Elija Farm is Looking for an Intern!

Posted on July 16, 2019

Regenerative Farming Fellowship I am happy to share with you an announcement from Stone Barns. They are offering a Fellowship in Regenerative Farming! The RFF provides medium-scale farmers transitioning to regenerative farming practices with education, a supportive peer cohort, … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #antibiotic resistance, #cdc, #Centers for Disease Control, #pesticide, #Regenerative Farming Fellowship, #sulfoxaflor

Take Action: Donate to NOFA-NY Today. They Need Us and We Need Them! Support Island Harvest’s Food Drive! Antibiotic Resistance is Growing! Stop the Williams Pipeline Once and For All!

Posted on May 6, 2019

NOFA-NY (The Northeast Organic Farming Association) is in need of our support. With the government shutdown and the change in tax laws, donations to non profits is at an all time low. NOFA-NY is a voice for the organic movement, … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #antibiotic resistance, #antibiotic resistance bacteria, #antibiotics in agriculture, #bacterial infections, #Centers for Disease Control, #EPA, #Fossil Fuel Infrastructure, #Governor Cuomo, #Island Harvest Food Bank, #nofa-ny, #Northeast Organic Farming Association, #organic movement, #Stamp Out Hunger, #Williams Pipeline

Take Action: Tell KFC to Stop Selling Antibiotic Filled Chicken; Demand the U.S. Reject the TTIP Proposals; Tell Grocery Stores to Say No to Bee Killing Pesticides

Posted on April 12, 2016

Tell KFC to Stop Selling Antibiotic Filled Chicken Many other fast food chains have committed to stop using antibiotic filled chicken, but unfortunately KFC is not one of them. They need to make the commitment since their main food … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #antibiotic free chicken, #antibiotic resistance, #bees, #chicken, #EU, #fast food, #federal government, #grocery stores, #KFC, #neonicotiniods, #organic, #President Obama, #regulations, #states rights, #toxic chemicals, #TTIP

Take Action: Tell the USDA to Require Antibiotic Labeling; Tell Big Food Companies to Support GMO Labeling; Tell Whole Foods and Walmart to Reduce Food Waste

Posted on March 7, 2016

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Sign the Petition to Encourage the USDA to Require Labeling for Meat Grown with Antibiotics Although some companies label their meat as “antibiotic free”, the USDA does not actually regulate that term. This means a company can label their product … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #antibiotic resistance, #antibiotics, #Coca Cola, #food waste, #general mills, #GMO, #GMO labeling, #human rights violation kellogg, #hunger, #labeling, #meat production, #pepsico, #produce, #usda, #walmart, #Whole Foods

In the News: Study Links Drug Resistant Bacteria with Intensive Farms, Got Milk? Whole is the Way to Go

Posted on July 8, 2013

US Study Links Drug Resistant Bacteria With Intensive Farms Researchers of a new study have found drug-resistant bacteria, associated with livestock, in the noses of industrial livestock workers in North Carolina, but not in the noses of antibiotic-free livestock workers. … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #antibiotic resistance, #Antibiotics in Livestock, #superbug