News regarding the dangers of GMOs and biotech, and the advantages of organic sustainable agriculture.
Urban goats for organic raw milk in a San Francisco backyard
faircompanies.com
Heidi Kooy lives in a fairly dense part of San Francisco- her row house touches her neighbors’- with just 1000 square feet of backyard, but she manages to squeeze in an organic garden, fruit trees, chickens and, most recently, a pair of goats.
When she began her experiment in urban farming, […]
How GMO Foods are Destroying Your Gut Flora
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By Dr. Mercola
Dr. Don Huber is an expert in an area of science that relates to the toxicity of genetically engineered (GE) foods.
(Alternative terms for GE foods include genetically modified (GM), or “GMO” for genetically modified organism.)
His specific areas of training include soil-borne diseases, microbial ecology, and host-parasite relationships.
Dr. Huber also taught […]
Farmageddon Screening For Congress: Invite Your Legislators!
by Kristin Canty
I have been given this opportunity by Representative Chellie Pingree (D) Maine, Representative Ron Paul (R) Texas and Representative Ed Perlmutter (D) Colorado to screen the movie on Capitol Hill, December 13th at 5:30pm. I am asking that if these issues are important to you, please call your […]
Stop Obama’s New Tax on Family Farms
Food Democracy Now
If you thought NAIS (the National Animal Identification System) was dead, think again! Right now the Obama administration is attempting to sneak a scaled-down version of a new “Traceability for Livestock” program onto farms across the U.S. through a new backdoor proposed USDA regulation. Just like last time, […]
Dennis Kucinich: Allow Consumers to Make Informed Choices
The State Column
Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today issued the following statement upon announcing legislation that would require the labeling of all foods that contain or are produced with genetically engineered (GE) material.
“Genetic engineers have dramatically altered the food we consume, disrupting entire ecosystems and contaminating crops with potentially devastating effects […]
The right to know what you are eating
by Gary Hirshberg,Eric Schlosser
SFGate.com
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An unprecedented agricultural experiment is being conducted at America’s dinner tables. While none of the processed food we ate 20 years ago contained genetically engineered ingredients, now 75 percent of it does – even though the long-term human health and environmental impacts are unknown. The Food and Drug […]
Future of Organic Food and Agriculture at Risk
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Cornucopia, WI—The Cornucopia Institute, one of the nation’s leading organic industry watchdogs, is urging members of the USDA’s National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), in formal testimony, to vote to preserve the integrity of organic food and farming at its upcoming meeting in Savannah, Georgia.
Some of the hot […]
Joel Salatin Joins Farmers for Ron Paul Nationwide Coalition
LAKE JACKSON, Texas – The Ron Paul 2012 Presidential campaign announced today new members its “Farmers for Ron Paul” nationwide coalition formed to energize voters in America’s unrivaled agricultural sector.
The new members include a nationally-known proponent of holistic farming methods, and a farmer from the key early voting state of […]
Food Crisis as Kenya Opens its Doors to GMOs
by SlowFood.com
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The horn of Africa is undergoing the most severe food crisis over the last 60 years. To address the growing number of people suffering from hunger, Kenya has decided to officially authorize the importation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), becoming the fourth African country to open its doors to […]
Why is the State Department using our money to help force genetically modified crops on other countries?
Why Is the State Department Using Our Money to Pimp for Monsanto?
The State Department is using taxpayer money to help force genetically modified crops on other countries.
By Jill Richardson
AlterNet
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People in India are up in arms about eggplant. Not just any eggplant — the fight, which is also raging in the Philippines, is […]
Argentinian Doctors Identify Major Health Problems Associated With GMO Soy
Biosafety Information Centre
A report by Argentine physicians points to the major health problems arising from the increasing use of GM Roundup Ready (RR) soy in the country. It is the product of the 1st National Meeting Of Physicians In The Crop-Sprayed Towns organized by the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the National University of […]
Scientific studies conclude GMO feed causes organ disruption in animals
by Jeffrey M. Smith
NaturalNews
A new paper reviewing data from 19 animal studies shows that consuming genetically modified (GM) corn or soybeans leads to significant organ disruptions in rats and mice, particularly in livers and kidneys (http://www.enveurope.com/content/23…). “Other organs may be affected too, such as the heart and spleen, or blood […]
California May Require Labeling of GE Food Products!
by Alliance for Natural Health
An exciting new ballot initiative, if California voters approve, could turn the tide against genetically engineered foods in America.
In 1994, a Monsanto employee was quoted as saying, “If you put a label on genetically engineered food you might as well put a skull and crossbones on […]
Obama Promised to Label GMOs back in 2007
While on the campaign trail in 2007, Barack Obama promised to label GMO foods if elected. Now’s the time! Today, an estimated 80% of processed foods contain GMOs. Tell President Obama you agree that the U.S. needs GMO labeling “because Americans should know what they’re buying”.
For the past 20 […]
India Sues Monsanto for Bio Piracy
By Vikram Singh
For the first time ever, a country – India – is accusing a multinational company of “bio-piracy”. That means stealing indigenous plants, and then trying to develop genetically modified versions of them, without giving any compensation back to the local people or nation where the plant originally came […]
US Tries To Push Big Dairy Operations in Iraq
(Health Impact News) Food freedom is a hot topic here in the U.S., especially regarding the Raw Milk wars. The government is coming down hard on small-scale dairy farms that are selling raw milk to consumers eager to buy it. The battle has been well documented in the media and blogs throughout the U.S. […]
Urban Chicken Consultant Helps Start Backyard Flocks
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by Emily Badger
The Atlantic Cities
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Jennifer Murtoff’s best marketing device is her rubber chicken purse. People always ask about the rubber chicken purse. That gives her an in to talk about chickens, about how she started raising them in the 4th grade in rural Pennsylvania, about how she has loved them […]
Analysis: Super weeds pose growing threat to U.S. crops
By Carey Gillam
Reuters
Farmer Mark Nelson bends down and yanks a four-foot-tall weed from his northeast Kansas soybean field. The “waterhemp” towers above his beans, sucking up the soil moisture and nutrients his beans need to grow well and reducing the ultimate yield. As he crumples the flowering end of the weed in his hand, […]
Seeds hold the key to a GMO-free food future
by Lisa Marshall
newhope360.com
A single food seed can be as tiny as a grain of sand. Yet many say the fate of the entire organic industry rests upon our efforts to protect the integrity of these small, but vital agricultural inputs.
“Seed is the first resource in our food production chain, so its integrity is vital to […]
Study suggests cities could produce most of their food
by Greg Henderson
cattlenetwork.com
Urban agriculture, the practice of growing food on rooftops, in backyards and in community gardens, has been an increasing source of food in developing countries for the last half century. In recent years the practice also has become popular in America, especially in many post-industrial cities that have experienced decline as manufacturing businesses […]