News regarding the dangers of GMOs and biotech, and the advantages of organic sustainable agriculture.
Separate shelves for GM foods is now law in Cyprus Despite U.S. Pressure
By Elias Hazou
Cyprus Mail
THE HOUSE voted into law a bill making it compulsory to display genetically-modified (GM) foods on separate shelves in shops and supermarkets.
GM foods and foods containing GM ingredients, will now be sold with a prominent sign stating clearly that these are GM foods, or food containing GM ingredients.
The law provides for […]
The Truth about GM Crops: Farmer to Farmer
GM Crops – Farmer to Farmer
Michael Hart, a conventional livestock family farmer, has been farming in Cornwall for nearly thirty years and has actively campaigned on behalf of family farmers for over fifteen years, travelling extensively in Europe, India, Canada and the USA.
In this short documentary he […]
Afghanistan’s Last Locavores
Graveyard in Kabul – photo by Martien van Asseldonk
by PATRICIA McARDLE
New York Times
Many urban Americans idealize “green living” and “slow food.” But few realize that one of the most promising models for sustainable living is not to be found on organic farms in the United States, but in Afghanistan. A majority of its 30 million citizens […]
The cost-effective way to feed the world
By MARGARET MELLON AND DOUG GURIAN-SHERMAN
By 2050, the world will have to feed 9 billion people, adapt to climate change, reduce agricultural pollution, and protect fresh water supplies – all at the same time. Given that formidable challenge, what are the quickest, most cost-effective ways to develop more productive, drought-, flood- […]
Urban Agriculture: The City Chicken Project in New York
Be a Good Egg—Support the City Chicken Project!
Through the City Chicken Project, Just Food provides the training, coops and hens that schools and community gardening groups need to raise healthy chickens and delicious eggs. This project was started in partnership with Heifer International, but Heifer is no longer funding projects in NYC, so we need […]
House moves to bar FDA from approving genetically modified salmon
by MARY CLARE JALONICK
ASSOCIATED PRESS – miamiherald.com
WASHINGTON — The House voted Wednesday to prohibit the Food and Drug Administration from approving genetically modified salmon for human consumption.
The FDA is set to decide this year whether to approve the modified fish, which grows twice as fast as the natural variety. The FDA said last year that the […]
Farmageddon: The unseen war on Americas farms
by Adam Helfer
washingtontimes.com
There is just something comforting about frequenting a local farmers market or passing the small farms on a weekend jaunt through the countryside. It’s a genuine slice of Americana that’s not only aesthetically pleasing and soothing, but the standard in how we should feed ourselves and families in […]
Threatened by Contamination from Genetically Modified Organisms, Family Farms Amplify Compaint Against Monsanto
by Cornucopia Institute
New threats by Monsanto have led to the filing of an amended complaint by the Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT) in its suit on behalf of family farmers, seed businesses, and organic agricultural organizations challenging Monsanto’s patents on genetically modified seed.
“Our clients don’t want a fight with Monsanto, they merely want to be protected […]
Farmin’ in the HOOD: Featuring Aquaponics, Permaculture, Urban Farming and lots of fun taking back the neighborhood
by The Urban Farming Guys
Food hitting our plates with who knows what pumped into it and growing economic uncertainty. We took the seeds in our pockets and every square foot we owned and went about like mad scientists testing out innovative ideas from all around world and making them work […]
The Future of American Job Creation? Urban Agriculture in Milwaukee to Provide 150 Jobs to Low Income Residents
Photo by Carlos Ortiz/Flickr
by Will Allen
GrowingPower.org
Video Courtesy of Fresh The Movie
Dear Friends,
Growing Power is undertaking the most ambitious challenge in its 18-year history. In a partnership with the City of Milwaukee, we have been tasked to create up to 150 full-time jobs for low-income city residents. The plan is both a […]
Regulators Knew World’s Best-Selling Herbicide Causes Birth Defects
by Lucia Graves
Huffington Post
WASHINGTON — Industry regulators have known for years that Roundup, the world’s best-selling herbicide produced by U.S. company Monsanto, causes birth defects, according to a new report released Tuesday. The report, “Roundup and birth defects: Is the public being kept in the dark?” found regulators knew as long ago as […]
Amish Raw Milk Farmer Files Legal Docs in Pennsylvania District Court
by David Gumpert
The Complete Patient
Amish farmer Dan Allgyer has filed several documents in federal district court in Pennsylvania contesting the FDA-Justice Department effort to obtain a permanent injunction against him serving buying club members in Maryland. He makes three objections:
1. That the issuance of a, FDA warning letter prior to the […]
Collecting a Wild Honeybee Swarm Not Treated with Medication or Insecticides to Create a Stronger Gene Pool
Beekeeper, Matt Reed, surveying honeybee nest
by Cooking Up a Story
In this video, beekeeper Matt Reed demonstrates how to collect a wild honeybee swarm. Reed does not treat his bees with any chemicals, but relies instead upon natural selection (those bees that survive without any treatments) to confer their genetic resistance to disease and parasite infection. By maintaining […]
Genetically Engineered Food Alters Our Digestive Systems!
by Alliance for Natural Health
GE organisms actually become part of the bacteria in our digestive tracts and reproduce continuously inside us. But the USDA now wants to to remove all controls from GE corn and cotton! A new Action Alert.
There are no human clinical trials of genetically engineered foods. The only […]
Urban Agriculture in Ottawa Could be a Model for Food Security in Other Cities
Health Impact Editor Comments:
Watch this very informative video and see how Ottawa Canada is leading the way in modern urban agriculture. Urban areas have used up agricultural land to house more of the world’s population, and most food purchased has traveled an average distance of 1500 to 2500 miles to get to your grocery store. Watch how one […]
War Vets Turn to Organic Farming for Mental Health Instead of Drugs
by Health Impact News
On May 10, 2011 a federal judge ruled that the Veterans Administration’s mental health care system was “incompetent” and ordered a complete overhaul. It was revealed that 18 veterans a day were committing suicide. The number of soldiers and veterans committing suicide now far exceeds the number of deaths due to […]
A Nation Planted By Founding Fathers’ Green Thumbs
Health Impact News Editor Comment: As we celebrate the beginning of summer and the Memorial Day weekend, it is good to reflect back on how important gardening and small-scale family farming was to our founding fathers. When Thomas Jefferson was president of the United States, almost 90% of the population was involved in agriculture. […]
Raising Backyard Chickens
By Cooking Up a Story
Naomi Montacre, co-founder of Naomi’s Organic Farm Supply, a Portland organic feed and products store, shares some of her expert knowledge on raising backyard chickens.
In part 1, Montacre describes some of the basic considerations deciding whether to raise chickens in your own backyard. As she points out, […]
Family Facing $4 Million in Fines by USDA for Selling Bunnies
by Bob McCarty
Almost nine months after a Missouri dairy was ordered to stop selling cheese made from raw milk, I share details of another hare-raising story from the Show-Me State: John Dollarhite and his wife Judy of tiny Nixa, Mo., have been told by the USDA that, by Monday, they must pay […]
Court of Appeals Dismisses Monsanto’s Appeal of Biotech Beets Case, Preserves Victory for Farmers, Environment
The True Food Network
Upholds Lower Court’s Rulings Requiring New USDA Approval Decision And Rigorous Review of the Crop’s Impacts
Litigation Over USDA’s Interim Approval of Planting Continues
Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a summary order concluding a long-standing lawsuit over the impacts of […]