Archive for June, 2007

USDA Organic Hangs Itself with Fructooligosaccharides

While the mainstream media focuses on the beer and sausages angle, buried in the language of the June 21st National Organic Program–Amendments to the National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances are the chemical compounds “Fructooligosaccharides” and “Inulin-oligofructose.”
On the amended “Nonorganically Produced Agricultural Products Allowed as Ingredients…” listed between the comparatively benign-sounding non-organic Fish […]

Help Grow Organics — A Campaign to Level the Playing Field

According the the Environmental Working Group, in this year’s $76 billion U.S. Farm Bill, organic farmers are getting less than 1%. The EWG Action Fund is an attempt to level the playing field by getting organic farmers the funding they need, including increased government support for thousands of farmers who are transitioning to organic agriculture.
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