Take Action: Tell the USDA’s National Organic Standards Board to Remove Non-Organic Celery Powder from Organic Foods!

Posted on October 23, 2019

Remove Known Carcinogens from Organic Did you know that non-organic celery powder can do the same thing as nitrates and nitrites? It’s true! By amping up applications of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer, celery can have the same functional and biological impact … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #celery powder, #nitrosamines, #nosb, #synthetic nitrates and nitrates, #synthetic nitrogen fertilizer, #USDA’s National Organic Standards Board

iEat Green Welcomes Jay Feldman, Executive Director of Beyond Pesticides, as a Guest on the Progressive Radio Network!

Posted on March 26, 2019

Hi Everyone, I am very excited to have Jay Feldman join me on my show this week! Jay is the executive director of Beyond Pesticides, and is a co-founder of the organization. He has served as its director since 1981, … Read More

Posted in Eating Green with Bhavani Tagged with: #Beyond Pesticides, #Beyond Pesticides 37th National Pesticide Forum, #chemical effects, #farmworkers, #Jay Feldman, #National Organic Standards Board, #nosb, #NY Academy of Medicine, #pesticide law, #regulatory actions, #Rural America, #small farmers

In the News: The Cornucopia Institute Comes Out with a Score Card for Organic Certifiers! Food and Water Watch Has a Plan! The Insanity in Our Food Trade!

Posted on March 26, 2019

All USDA Organic Certifiers are not created equal! As consumers, we expect the USDA Organic label to uphold the strict organic standards that organic farmers set up back in the 1980′s, but over the years, the pressure from corporate interests … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #agribusiness, #Climate Change, #food and water watch, #Global Trade, #greenhouse gas emissions, #nofa-ny, #nosb, #organic label, #Organic Trade Association, #The cornucopia institute, #The National Organic Standards Board

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

In the News: Agrarian Elders Alarmed by the Direction of Organic; Check Out the 2016 EWG’s Sunscreen Guide; How the Good Food Purchasing Policy is Changing LA Schools

Posted on June 27, 2016

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Agrarian Elders Alarmed by the Direction of Organic The Agrarian Elders, a group of farmers who were the pioneers of organic and sustainable farming, are voicing their concerns about the direction of the organic food movement. The Elders fear the … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #aging farmers, #Agrarian Elders, #agribusiness, #balanced meal, #california, #daily sunshine, #Environmental Working Group, #EWG, #fair, #farming, #food movement, #GFPP, #Good Food Purchasing Policy, #humane, #industrialized, #LAUSD, #local farms, #Los Angeles Unified School District, #National Organic Standards Board, #non-toxic, #nosb, #organic, #School lunch, #skin, #soil, #SPF, #summer, #sun exposure, #sunscreen, #Sunscreen Guide, #sustainable farming, #The cornucopia institute, #tyson, #values-based company, #young farmers

iEat Green: An Interview with Patty Lovera from Food and Water Watch

Posted on April 9, 2015

Hi All, Today I had a great conversation with Patty Lovera, the Assistant Director of Food and Water Watch, and the person who heads up their “Food Team”. We talked about GMO labeling, the overuse of antibiotics and hormones in … Read More

Posted in Radio Tagged with: #food and water watch, #Foodopoly, #fracking, #GMO labeling, #nosb, #patty lovera, #radon