Farm Bill 2018; Heritage Farming Helps Social Justice; Schools Are Fertile Ground for Shaping Growth

Posted on April 22, 2018

The 2018 Farm Bill: Highlights in Fewer than 500 words by the New Food Economy Everything has changed with Trump’s administration pushing for rollbacks and deregulating industries that impact conservation efforts. Not to mention the denial (yes, it’s real) happening … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #2018 farm bill, #corn project, #historic site, #iroquous, #Long Island, #new food economy, #Ricardo Salvador, #rochestor new york, #Soul Fire Farm, #trump administration

March for Science This Saturday; March on Albany, April 23rd; Keep our Rivers and Water Clean; Join Slow Food USA For Any Dollar Amount; Protect Public Lands and Keep Them Safe From Big Oil; Supermoms Against Superbugs

Posted on April 10, 2018

April 14th is the MARCH FOR SCIENCE: Find Your Local Rally or Join Us in D.C. This Saturday, April 14, thousands of people will march together to support science for the common good. Join me in the movement to support science … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #big ears national park, #big oil, #Earth Day, #Governor Cuomo, #keep water clean, #Native American, #new york, #protectors, #public land, #riverkeeper ny, #trump administration

Stop OFF-Shore Drilling; Help Protect the Wild Bee Population; Get NY OFF Fossil Fuels

Posted on February 12, 2018

“Imagine offshore oil rigs lining the entire U.S. coast, threatening our coastal communities, beaches and wildlife with dirty oil spills. Under the new offshore drilling program proposed by the Trump administration, this nightmarish scenario could become reality.” – Earth Justice … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #andrew wheeler, #bees are dying, #Center for Food Safety, #coal lobbyists, #dirty oil spills, #ecosystem, #environmental protection, #EPA, #fossil fuels, #friends of the earth, #no offshore drilling, #senate, #trump administration

Keep School Food Healthy; Protect Pebble Mine; Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Rising Ocean Temperatures

Posted on January 30, 2018

Keep School Food Healthy and Nutritious for Children Everywhere and support the Center for Science in the Public Interest and the Farm to School Movement Help CSPI protect the progress we’ve all fought so hard for—less salt, more fruits, vegetables, … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #bristol bay, #center for science in the public interest, #Climate Change, #cspi, #environmental protection agency, #EPA, #friends of the earth, #healthy school food, #nutrition, #Pebble MIne, #protect environment, #rising ocean temperatures, #save our planet, #trump administration

Stand Against Jeff Sessions’ War on Drugs; Stop the Deregulation of Animal Welfare Rules; Puerto Rico in Their Time of Crisis; Call today to Support Organics; Say NO to Offshore Drilling; Protect Grand Canyon Watershed

Posted on January 8, 2018

Spread the Word So We Can Stop this Anti-Marijuana Crusade Jeff Sessions is trying to restart another ‘war on drugs’ and this time its marijuana. We know that it is the low-income communities and communities of color mostly who suffer … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #anti-marijuan, #capitol, #crisis, #environmental take action, #grand canyon, #jeff sessions, #jennifer lopez puerto rico, #off shore drilling, #oil spill dangerous, #organic cost share program, #sea turtles, #senator representative, #trump administration, #water

Tell the EPA We Need to Protect Clean Air; Help Resist Changes To SNAP Benefit Program; Call Cuomo and Say NO to GMO Moths

Posted on July 25, 2017

Tell the EPA to Stop Delaying Clean Air Protections Methane is a potent climate pollutant that traps over 80 times more heat on our planet than carbon dioxide, and the oil and gas industry is the largest producer of this … Read More

Posted in Take Action Tagged with: #andrew, #clear air act, #cuomo, #environmental protection, #EPA, #gmo moths, #governor ny, #intrexon, #new york, #trump administration

Reducing Food Waste Continues; Organic Foods You Can Easily Grow; Beacon of Light for Those in Agriculture; Scientists Examine What Went Wrong With Our Tomatoes; Raw Veggies Could Have You Tingling

Posted on May 30, 2017

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Packaging Food With Food Helps to Reduce Waste “A growing number of entrepreneurs and researchers are working to turn foods like mushrooms, kelp, milk and tomato peels into edible — if not always palatable — replacements for plastics, coatings and … Read More

Posted in In The News Tagged with: #affirmation, #allergies, #Climate Change, #excess, #foods you can grow from scrap, #genetics, #GMO, #harry j klee, #huffiington post, #NY Times, #organic, #packaging food waste, #Paris agreement, #pollen, #protectionism, #raw fruit and vegetables, #scientists, #tomatoe, #top tep, #trump administration, #vegetables