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There’s abundant evidence…

Consumer buying pressure will likely force the entire food chain in North America to swear off GE within the next two years. Such a tipping point was achieved in Europe in April 1999. Australia should be taking notice of the response to GE foods throughout the world. It is certainly not the time to let the state bans expire.

What’s Organic Milk?

Maybe not what it purports to be when it’s from Aurora: the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that from 2003 through 2006 Aurora Organic Dairy willfully violated the federal requirements for organic milk production by illegally failing to provide pasture, and by selling milk from cows that were not fully under organic management. The […]

They Get It!

An article published this Sunday in the Regional section of the New York Times titled “In Pursuit of Farm Fresh Flavor” by Kim Severson did a lot to restore my faith in — well — human cognitive functioning (yes, it’s been that bad). But on a smaller scale, my faith in the mainstream media is […]

When is it not about the soil?

When it’s about hydro- or aquaponics!
The folks at Environmental Working Group (EWG) have created an informative video addressing whether hydroponics are organic. Watch EWG Analyst Kristan Markey HERE as he answers the question.
In 2006, Steve Diver NCAT Agriculture Specialist and ATTRA (National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service) published an extensive report on Aquaponics – the technique […]

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 […]



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