Farm Bill Updates 2018; Women’s Health a Primary Issue; Pruitt Rolls Back Our Clean Water Protections; Scorecards for Farm to Fork Standard

Posted on June 18, 2018

A few weeks ago, the House voted down the proposal for the Farm Bill (HR2) in a 213 to 198 vote; not only did it slash funding for small, mid-size farmers, but it protected wealthy corporations and mega-farms and factories … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #Clean Water Act, #consumers right to know, #EPA, #farm bill 2018, #federal state, #Linda B. Rosenthal, #new york, #policy, #scott pruitt, #senate agriculture committee, #senator chuck schumer, #senator kirsten gillibrand, #tampon period products, #ucs, #union of concerned scientists

Demand Better Food Labeling; Plant a Seed For Change; Support Your Local Farmer; Rise and Resist for Democracy Now

Posted on April 22, 2018

Upheaval in the USDA: Call for Clarity and Consumer Protection With the latest controversy surrounding Organic Certification and the recent USDA National Organic Standards Board meetings in Tucson, it is not surprising that many people are re-examining their food-buying purchases. To help … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #consumers right to know, #farmer local, #food fresh, #nosb, #organic, #regenerative agriculture, #rodale institute, #Soul Fire Farm, #women's rights

Food Shortages and World Hunger; Fiber Hijacked by Big Food; Musk Brother Invests in Food; New Legislation Hampers DEA From Cracking Down on Opiates;

Posted on October 23, 2017

Rice and Beans: $1.20 in New York, $73 in Haiti “The United Nations World Food Programme just released a report on the cost, relative to average income, of a basic meal such as rice and beans in 33 countries. Someone living in … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #Alice Waters, #consumers right to know, #Environmental Working Group, #epa pushback chemical industry 10 toxic threats, #FDA, #fiber, #food and drug administration, #food system, #Haiti, #kimbal musk food, #new york times, #ny, #protection, #public health, #rice and beans, #safe regulation laws

FDA Helping or Hurting Consumers, You Decide; GMO Moths Field Testing; Brands Behind Trader Joe’s Snacks; Black Lives in the Food Movement

Posted on August 29, 2017

FDA Acknowledges Consumers Demand and Won’t Delay Menu Labeling Last week, in a report by the Center for Food Safety, “the FDA announced that it will not change the May 2018 deadline for supermarkets, convenience stores, pizza chains, and other … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #agroecology, #calorie consumption, #consumers right to know, #FDA food and drug administration, #food movement, #menu labeling

Demand Clean Air NOW; Stop Construction of Pipelines and Help to Resist Big Oil; Together We Can Move Away From Fracking; Label GMO’S; Protect Bees from Pesticides

Posted on August 8, 2017

Keep Clean Air a Priority for Our Children and the Earth: Take Action NOW Earlier this month, a federal court of appeals blocked a 90-day stay of certain parts of the rule, but the EPA is still trying to implement … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #child safety, #children's health, #consumers right to know, #Dakota pipeline, #DARK act, #GMO's, #keystone KL Pipeline, #label gmo, #methane, #new york times, #pollutants epa, #scott pruitt

Let’s Clean-up Trumpcare & Help the Millions Uninsured; Tell the FDA to Label Our Food; Quick signature needed: Block Jeff Holmstead from EPA

Posted on June 28, 2017

Make a Call: Help Stop Trumpcare! The Senate Republican Healthcare bill is collapsing and millions of people will be uninsured!!! The Senate could vote on this bill in the next few days. Call your senators and demand they vote … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #consumers right to know, #ea, #EPA, #food labeling, #friends of the earth, #health, #make a call, #public citizen, #senator, #trumpcare

GE Moths In NY Need Review NOW; Eggs from an Unknown Source; Protect Our Drinking Water

Posted on June 14, 2017

NOFA-NY Call to Action: USDA’s Environmental Assessment Did Not Complete Comprehensive, Health and Environmental Review Farmington, NY — In December, 2016, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) released an Environmental Assessment (EA) of Dr. Anthony Shelton’s Cornell … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #consumers right to know, #eggs, #food, #labeling, #new york, #nofa-ny, #organic, #pasture raised

Improve the Lives of Animals; Join the Resistance Against Corporate Greed; Shutdown the Sales of Monsanto’s Toxic Chemicals; Convenience Kills

Posted on May 30, 2017

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Submit Your Comments to the USDA and Support the Organic Animal Welfare Rule We need to submit our comments to the USDA by June 9th in order to support the Organic Animal Welfare Rule! Known as the OLPP rule, our support will help … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #consumers right to know, #corporate greed, #organic animal welfare act, #people before corporations, #protection, #senate passing bill, #stand up for your rights, #stronger regulations and standards, #usda