Rising Temperatures Affecting Animals Too; Fair Food Program Aids in Farmworker Welfare; EWG Reports on Clean Bug Repellents

Posted on July 24, 2018

As Milk Production Cools In Summer, Farmers Try To Help Cows Take The Heat by NPR According to farmers and industry experts, as the temperature rises, cows begin to eat less. Thus they produce less milk, which has been described … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #boycott, #bug repellent, #Environmental Working Group, #EWG, #EWG bug repellent guide, #fair food, #farmworker, #food justice, #GE, #Genetically Engineered, #Lead in water, #manhattan, #march, #npr, #nyc, #program, #slick cow, #wendys

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

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #biotech, #cuny school, #farm, #farmer, #food, #Free lunch, #Genetically Engineered, #GMO, #herbicides, #Monsanto, #new york, #pesticide, #public health, #regenerative agriculture, #super toxins

Keep the Soil, Not the Grass; Artists’ Share More Than Fruit; Healthy School Food is Here to Stay; NY Fast-Food Workers Make Political Gains; Nestle Comments to Protect Food Safety

Posted on June 13, 2017

U.S. Pays Farmers Billions To Save The Soil. But It’s Blowing Away – NPR, the Salt In recent years, dust storms have returned, driven mainly by drought. But, according to rural residents and others, farmers are “making the problem worse by … Read More

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iEat Green Shares interview with Steven Druker, Author of Altered Genes, Twisted Truth

Posted on April 11, 2017

Hi All, This mornings interview with Steven Druker, was another eye opening moment for me. Even though I know it happens, every time I learn about the fraud and manipulation that takes place with the public in regard to science … Read More

Posted in Radio Tagged with: #Alliance for Bio-Integrity, #Altered Genes, #GE foods, #Genetically Engineered, #GMO, #Jane Goodall, #Steven Druker, #Twisted Truth

Your Guide to GMOs 2.0; Sweets or No Sweets; Beyond the Kale: Urban Ag and Social Justice Book Published

Posted on October 25, 2016

Your Guide to GMOs 2.0 Last week, we signed a petition sent to the National Organic Standards Board (you can still sign here!) urging them to explicitly remove ‘genetically engineering and gene editing techniques’ from the standards for ‘Organic’ because certain highly processed foods still … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #artificial sweeteners, #beyond the kale, #community gardens, #consumers union, #cuny school, #Genetically Engineered, #gmo 2.0, #GMO's, #health risks, #healthwash, #public health, #sugar, #sugary drinks, #urban agriculture

Stop Pipeline Company Mega-Merger; Glyphosate Needs to be Banned; Say NO to GMOs 2.0; Stop the Nuclear Bailout in NYC

Posted on October 18, 2016

Stop Pipeline Company Mega-Merger Since ‘lower oil and natural gas prices have diminished the demand for shipments and building new projects becomes increasingly difficult because of local opposition’, there has been a recent trend of consolidation among pipeline companies to bulk up … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #bayer, #carbon emissions, #clean energy standard, #clean renewables, #consumers right to know, #consumers union, #crimes against humanity, #cuomo, #direct action, #energy, #FDA, #food and drug administration, #Genetically Engineered, #genetically modified food, #glyphosate, #gmo ge, #megamerger, #Monsanto, #monsanto tribunal, #new york state, #nuclear, #Organic Consumer Association, #public health, #roundup, #solar power, #take action, #toxic chemicals, #wind power

Take Action: Tell Burger King to Rid it’s Meals of ‘Botox’; Stop the Confusion and Reduce Food Waste; Just Label It!

Posted on August 23, 2016

Tell Burger King to Rid it’s Meals of ‘Botox’ In March 2015, the FDA did approve several new types of genetically engineered apples and potatoes as safe for market and public consumption. “Arctic Apples,” which are genetically engineered to resist … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #activism, #chellie pingree, #congress, #consumers right to know, #FDA, #food justice, #food labeling, #Genetically Engineered, #genetically modified, #Just Label It

Take Action: There’s Still Time to Save GMO Labeling; Tell President Obama to Say No to Monsanto’s Dream Bill; Demand Action on Lead

Posted on July 12, 2016

There’s Still Time to Save GMO Labeling The Senate has passed the federal GMO labeling bill, which would block any state labeling laws. Monsanto and the GMA are one step closer to keeping Americans in the dark about our food, … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #children's health, #DARK act, #environmental toxins, #food industry, #food lobbying, #Genetically Engineered, #gma, #GMO, #GMO labeling, #Just Label It, #lead, #lead pipes, #lead poisoning, #Monsanto, #monsanto's dream bill, #President Obama, #school water, #senate, #state representative, #Vermont, #water infrastructure, #water systems