Farm Bill Updates 2018; Women’s Health a Primary Issue; Pruitt Rolls Back Our Clean Water Protections; Scorecards for Farm to Fork Standard

Posted on June 18, 2018

A few weeks ago, the House voted down the proposal for the Farm Bill (HR2) in a 213 to 198 vote; not only did it slash funding for small, mid-size farmers, but it protected wealthy corporations and mega-farms and factories … Read More

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Herbicides Found to Cause Autism; USDA Expands or RestrictsFunding For Farmers Support Programs; Mainers Feeding Mainers; Long Island Food Conference Keynote Speaker, Winne featured on Civil Eats

Posted on March 27, 2018

MIT Researcher: Glyphosate Herbicide will Cause Half of All Children to Have Autism by 2025 Evidence points to glyphosate toxicity from the overuse of Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide on our food. By Alliance For Natural Health anh-usa.org “For over three decades, Stephanie … 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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November 6: Food as Global Commodity Panel

Posted on October 30, 2017

November 6, 2017 Food as a Global Commodity Timothy A. Wise, director of the Land and Food Rights Program at Small Planet Institute, senior research fellow with the Global Development and Environment Institute’s Globalization and Sustainable Development Program at … 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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iEat Green Shares Interview with Nancy Romer, about the Sandy5 March

Posted on October 6, 2017

Hi Everybody, Yesterday I had the pleasure of interviewing long time activist, Nancy Romer, about the upcoming Sandy5 March, scheduled for October 28th. For those of you wondering why my announced guest, Lierre Keith was not on my show, she … Read More

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October 17: CUNY Food Policy Forum on Global Food Systems

Posted on September 26, 2017

CUNY Urban Food Policy Forum: Food System Issues and Challenges in the US and China in the Trump and Xi Jinping Era Each country is witnessing challenges to their dominant (and evolving) food systems. How those challenges are able to … Read More

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FDA Delays New Food Label Deadline; Tax on Sugary Drinks Continues; Adverse Effects of Cosmetic Products Surface

Posted on July 4, 2017

FDA Announces an Extension of the New Food Label Deadline Without Specified Date In response to the FDA announcement, Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) issued a statement saying that “The ability of the Trump Administration to repeat its mistakes is … Read More

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