Oregon Congressman Fosters New Farm Bill; NAFTA Renegotiations Critical to Family Farmers and the Planet; Soil Matters More Than We Think; NOFA’s First Holiday Auction Online

Posted on November 21, 2017

A Radical Farm Bill is Born by Civil Eats “Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) has worked for years to move the needle on food and farm policy. In June of this year, along with Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), he introduced legislation to … Read More

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December 10: NOFA-NY’s Buy It Local Holiday Auction

Posted on November 21, 2017

“NOFA-NYs first annual holiday gift auction! Many wonderful, local, holiday gifts from businesses that support the organic movement in New York State are available for your gift giving needs this holiday season. Give the gift of local and help support … Read More

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Contact Your Senator; Protect Consumer Rights to Solar Credit; Rally to Resist #TaxScam; Tell Whole Foods NO to Diestel Turkey; Demand Real Organic Food from Real Organic Farmers

Posted on November 21, 2017

Donald Trump’s Nominee for Office of Chemical Safety is Linked to Monsanto Michael Dourson has spent his career trying to make it easier for pesticide companies like Monsanto and Dow to douse our food in their toxic products. Thankfully, momentum … Read More

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November 12: 2nd Annual Hudson Valley Farmhouse Ale Competition

Posted on November 7, 2017

Join Harper’s, Brew & Co. and District 96 Beer Factory for the 2nd Annual Hudson Valley Farmhouse Ale Competition. Celebrate autumn with a day of beer, delicious food, more beer, and live music. A portion of the ticket sales … Read More

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Local FARMS Act Helps Kickstart Farm Bill 2018; NY Free Lunch Talk; The Big Bad Biotech Industry;

Posted on October 17, 2017

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Praises Bipartisan Effort Two weeks ago, a bipartisan bill was introduced “to catalyze the 2018 Farm Bill’s investment in programs and policies that spur economic development in rural and food producing communities nationwide.” The bill is called … Read More

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Dicamba Affects All; Wasted Release; Pruitt Repeals the Clean Power Plan; SNAP’s 40th Anniversary

Posted on October 10, 2017

DuPont’s Weedkiller Divides Farmers Dicamba is one of DuPont’s top-selling products; an herbicide used alongside the Monsanto company’s GMO-seeds, which are genetically altered and designed to resist the aforementioned, toxic weed-killing chemical. Yet, rifts between farmers, namely between those who use the herbicide and those who refuse to, peaked … Read More

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Know Your Food and Stomach; Brazil is Pepsico’s New Target; Women Like Men Who Eat Veggies; Good Labels Coming Soon, Says OCA; Junk Food Nation, Above and Below Sea Level

Posted on September 19, 2017

Know What’s Making You Sick to Your Stomach This quick read from the New York Times provides a byte of insight for what and why some people occasionally experience a so-called ‘stomach bug’ that portends either a quick trip to the bathroom or a glass full of … Read More

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Bhavani Shares Her Interview with Jodie Lindsay Popma on the Progressive Radio Network

Posted on September 18, 2017

This past Thursday, I had a great conversation with Jodie Lindsay Popma, founder of Smart Food Made Simple, a nutritional consultancy company, focused on teaching parents that food is an extremely powerful tool. Jodie works mostly with school districts, introducing … Read More

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