Take Action: Chip In To Fight Back Against Monsanto; Participate in Meat Free Week; Tell Congress: Don’t Gut Healthy School Lunches

Posted on August 1, 2016

Chip in to Fight Back Against Monsanto Despite the fact that 90% of Americans want strong GMO labeling, President Obama just signed the weak federal labeling bill into law. Monsanto and the Grocery Manufacturers Association have poured money into getting … Read More

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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

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Take Action: Tell Senate to Strengthen Our Personal Care Safety Laws; Help Defend Vermont’s GMO Labeling Law

Posted on June 20, 2016

Tell Senate to Strengthen Our Personal Care Safety Laws Companies can use any chemicals in your cosmetics and personal care items without having to prove they’re safe. This is especially disturbing since many of these chemical-laden products are used on … Read More

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Take Action: Tell Albany We Want GMO Labeling; Tell the NOP Chickens Need Access to the Outdoors; Stop a DARK Act Comeback

Posted on June 6, 2016

Tell Albany We Want GMO Labeling Vermont’s July 1st GMO labeling deadline is quickly approaching, and New York could be next to label GMOs if we put enough pressure on our legislators. We need all the help we can get … Read More

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In the News: FDA Announces New Food Label; Floating Food Forest to Set Sail in NY This Summer; Celebrity Chefs to Press Congress on Food Waste

Posted on May 31, 2016

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FDA Announces a New Food Label The FDA announced an updated food label on Friday, with more realistic serving sizes, and sections distinguishing added sugar from natural sugar. The new labels will be implemented by July 2018, which seems like … Read More

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In the News: Hawaii Using Food Waste for Sustainable Biofuel; PepsiCo Quietly Adds GMO Labels to Some Products; GMO Labeling Fight is Moved to Vermont

Posted on May 16, 2016

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Hawaii Using Food Waste for Sustainable Biofuel Pacific Biodiesel, a biofuel company in Hawaii, is turning used cooking oils and food waste like papayas and macadamia nuts to run the first certified sustainable biofuel plant in the United States. The … Read More

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Take Action: Stop a DARK Act Comeback; Tell the FDA GMO Mushrooms Aren’t Worth It; Stop the ChemChina-Syngenta Merger

Posted on May 2, 2016

Stop a DARK Act Comeback Another DARK Act vote may come to the Senate soon, and big food companies have been pouring money and lobbying efforts into getting senators to pass the the Act before the July 1st implementation of … Read More

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In the News: Diet Versus Type 2 Diabetes; Vermont Asks Court to Release GMO Safety Data; As Tuition Climbs, Hundreds of Food Banks Open on College Campuses

Posted on April 25, 2016

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Diet Versus Type 2 Diabetes New research has shown that a radical diet shift can actually send Type 2 diabetes into remission, something thought impossible until now. Even people who have had the disease for years have been able to … Read More

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