Say “NO” to Offshore Drilling; Demand to Replace NAFTA; Keep Reduced Salt in School Meals; Let’s Resist Monsanto Together

Posted on January 23, 2018

NO Off-shore Drilling: Stop Trump’s Plan to Open Up Our Waters to Toxic Waste “Remember the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster? It wreaked havoc on the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and spewing nearly 5 million barrels of oil over … Read More

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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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GMO Food Labeling Laws NOW; Reject Sam Clovis for USDA Chief Scientist; Stay Informed and Protect Clean Water; Fight Big Oil

Posted on August 28, 2017

Tell the Administration to Label GMOs Now “Last year, after several states passed laws requiring labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods, the federal government finally passed a GE food labeling law. But the devil is in the details, now … Read More

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EPA Documents Reveal Truth About Plans for Pesticides; Powerful Victory for Waterkeeper Alliance; The EPA and GMOs Still Need Our Attention; Trump’s Renegotiations of NAFTA; Juniper Ash Provides More Calcium than Milk

Posted on August 22, 2017

EPA Documents Reveal Appointees Plans to Reject Ban of Chlorpyrifos “Chlorpyrifos is still widely used in agriculture — on apples, oranges, strawberries, almonds and many other fruits — though it was barred from residential use in 2000. The E.P.A.’s scientists have recommended it … Read More

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