Why Eating Organic Is Important for Your Health
Organic foods may look smaller and less appetizing than their genetically modified companions, but every inch is covered and filled with twice as …
Organic foods may look smaller and less appetizing than their genetically modified companions, but every inch is covered and filled with twice as …
With its strong focus on social change for small farmers, agroecology is going mainstream worldwide, but the American food movement has yet to catch up.
Research shows people with healthy diets rich in fruit and vegetables are the most wasteful and calls for better education for consumers https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/18/americans-waste-food-fruit-vegetables-study About 150,000
“Pesticides cause a multitude of adverse effects on humans. However, they are especially harmful to children.” Pesticides cause a multitude of adverse effects on humans. However, they
In recent years, we’ve seen a boom in production and sales of organic foods worldwide. The global organic food market is expected to grow by
Women in Indiana’s “corn belt” had shorter pregnancies if they were regularly exposed to glyphosate, a new peer-reviewed study has found “Glyphosate is the most
We have all heard of vegetarian, vegan and flexitarian diets. But have you heard about wildevore diet? Surely, no! Nowadays, dieting is considered a national
Will Harris, a good ol’ boy Georgia rancher, may well be our nation’s best bet for a better, more sustainable future. He’s the subject of
This headline from the smart website newfoodeconomy.org caught our attention: “General Mills is transitioning 53 square miles of South Dakota farmland to certified organic.” That’s
A new study says that even in the ‘unrealistic’ event of a total halt to the flow of agricultural chemicals the damage will persist for
Monsanto lost its bid to overturn Arkansas’ ban on dicamba, a controversial weedkiller linked to extensive damage to famers’ crops in the state as well as several other states. The
Findings suggest increased consumption of ultra-processed foods tied to rise in cancers, but scientists say more research is needed. “Ultra-processed” foods, made in factories with
On Friday, public interest organizations representing farmers and conservationists made their legal case in a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Monsanto Company, challenging EPA’s approval
A Garden’s Glory became the first Certified Naturally Grown farm in eastern Florida in November, and they’re gearing up for a season of events and
There are plenty of ways humans can be exposed to toxins like endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), carcinogenic and mutagenic pollutants, and harmful chemicals in personal care
Americans are expected to eat a record-breaking amount of meat and poultry this year: more than 220 pounds per person, according to the U.S. Department of
Food Standards Agency reports ‘significant increase’ of harmful pathogen campylobacter in British-farmed chickens. Chickens for sale in Britain’s supermarkets are showing record levels of superbugsresistant to
How we grow food determines who can eat and who cannot—no matter how much we produce. People yearn for alternatives to industrial agriculture, but they
One of the myths perpetuated by the pro-GMO (genetically modified organisms) lobby is that critics of GMOs in agriculture are denying choice to farmers and
The rapid growth of Monsanto’s new GMO seeds resistant to the controversial herbicide dicamba has revived worries about the company’s stranglehold over farming during a