News regarding the dangers of GMOs and biotech, and the advantages of organic sustainable agriculture.
Organic Dairyman: Birdhouses
A long string of pink bird houses line the Bansen dairy farm. Not merely for decoration, these bird houses provide nesting grounds for the swallows that feed on flies, using nature to control insect pests naturally.
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Monsanto Chemical Shown to Cause Infertility and Super Weeds
by Dr. Mercola
Monsanto’s herbicidal chemical glyphosate could cause infertility or cancer. It may also be speeding the growth of super weeds and causing worrying changes to plants and soil.
The chemical, which has long been touted as a safe part of global food production, is now at a crossroads. Regulators in the United States and […]
Sweden will soon be GM-free
by GMWATCH
NOTE: Thanks to Bengt Ingerstam, President of the Swedish Consumer Coalition, for this great news – see below.
Our understanding is that GM grain is now not going to be imported by Swedish livestock producers or food manufacturers, so all Swedish food will be non-GM!
Some GM grain had been coming in to Sweden for a […]
Organic Pastured Chicken Raised on Cocofeed
What is Tropical Traditions Pastured Poultry?
Tropical Traditions pastured poultry chickens are raised on pasture (grass, sunshine, insects, etc.) and on Cocofeed.
What is Cocofeed?
Cocofeed is an organic chicken-feed ration developed by Tropical Traditions that contains coconut pulp as well as other high-quality natural ingredients. The coconut pulp is the residue left over […]
19 Studies Link GMO Foods to Organ Disruption
by Dr. Mercola
A new paper demonstrates that consuming genetically modified (GM) food leads to significant organ disruptions in rats and mice. Researchers reviewed data from 19 studies and found that parameters including blood and urine biochemistry and organ weights were significantly disrupted in the GM-fed animals.
The kidneys of males were the most affected, experiencing […]
Urban Gardening: How to Build a Raised Bed and Hoop House
by Garden Girl TV
I fell in love with the idea of raised bed gardening when I quickly learned how unreliable city soil can be. This video is all about getting you started with raised beds, including how to build your own. I will also demonstrate how to build a hoop house. The raised bed […]
On Farm Biodiesel Fuel Production: Energy Independence for $1.70 a gallon!
Photo by Bill DeLillo, SARE
by Cooking Up a Story
Roger Rainville is ahead of the curve when it comes to reducing costs on his farm near Alburgh, Vermont. He’s currently producing biodiesel for about $1.70 a gallon.
That savings, and his profit margin, are going to be even greater if energy and fuel prices continue to rise […]
Grass-fed Traditions: Galloway Beef Raised on Organic Pastures
Grass-Fed Traditions currently supplies 100% grass-fed beef from small-scale family farms in Wisconsin. Our cows are all grass-fed Angus and Galloway (mostly Galloway). How do we define “grass-fed?” The cows are on pasture, not in feed lots eating silage. They are also finished on grass, and do not eat grains at all. We don’t […]
Tell the EPA to keep toxic strawberries off America’s plates – Stop using the toxic methyl iodide!
Food Democracy Now
It’s springtime again and soon it will be summer and children across the country will be enjoying one of their favorite fruits — strawberries. Unfortunately, due to a poor decision last year by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation and outgoing Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, America’s children will continue […]
USDA moves to let Monsanto perform its own environmental impact studies on GMOs
“Everything looks A-OK. What a surprise!”
Photo by GRIST
by TOM PHILPOTT
GRIST
Last August, Federal Judge Jeffrey White issued a stinging rebuke to the USDA for its process on approving new genetically modified seeds. He ruled that the agency’s practice of “deregulating” novel seed varieties without first performing an environmental impact study violated the National Environmental Policy […]
Cultivation Meets Regulation: Bay Area Urban Agriculture
by Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture
Good News for SF Farmers
San Francisco urban agriculture advocates are rejoicing this week after the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to amend the zoning code to allow small-scale commercial farming in areas previously deemed residential.
The shift will allow farming enterprises under an acre in size to grow […]
Endangered Seeds in Russia
Main building of the Pavlovsk Research Station. Photo by Global Crop Diversity Trust / Flickr
by Deniza Gertsberg
GMO journal
“I hope the Russians love their children too,” crooned Sting in his 1985 song Russians. The Cold War may be over but we still wonder if the Russians love their children. If they did, why would they be disregarding […]
Vegetable Gardening: How To Plant Tomatoes
Patti and special guest William Moss demonstrate how to plant a raised tomato bed. Learn about the trenching method, and companion plants, too. Get the most out of your tomato garden!
Gates Foundation Invests in GM Golden Rice Despite Untested Claims
It was announced today that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will invest $20 million in an effort to get genetically modified “Golden Rice” to markets in poorer countries. Golden Rice has been around since 2000, with claims of superior nutritional qualities such as fortified vitamin A, but those claims have never been proven […]
Small Scale Farmers in 12 African Countries Warn their Governments over GMO Seed Companies
By ORTON KIISHWEKO
Daily News Tanzania
A GROUPING of small scale farmers in 12 African countries has asked governments to be wary of agribusiness giants who want to bring in Genetically Modified Crops under the disguise of support to small holder farmers.
The grouping, under Eastern and Southern Africa Small Scale Farmers’ Forum (ESAFF) […]
Farm Direct: How One Ranch Successfully Moved from Commodity Markets to Direct Marketing
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The Imperial Stock Ranch, which began in 1871, faces a new and serious challenge to its very survival: how to create new markets for its products to compensate for longstanding existing markets that have declined or shifted overseas. Some bold steps were needed to […]
Anti-GMO Camp in Canada Breathes Sigh of Relief
by Joan Delaney
Epoch Times Staff
Canadian wheat farmers and opponents of genetically modified crops are breathing a sigh of relief due to an announcement by Canada’s National Research Council (NRC) that it does not plan to research genetically modified organisms (GMO) wheat.
The government agency said in a statement that developing GMO wheat is will not be […]
Food Shortages Loom as Farmers Switch from Wheat and Corn to More Profits from Cotton
Brian Shilhavy, Health Impact News
There is troubling news this spring as many US farmers are switching from traditional food crops such as wheat and corn to cotton, which is selling at all time highs. Cotton today is seen to be a very profitable crop in 2011. This is troubling for several reasons.
First, as we […]
Fishy fat from GM soy is headed for U.S. dinner tables
Health Impact News Editor Comments: Producers of GM crops have come up with even more new ways to get GM soy into your diet: change the fatty acid structure to include Omega 3 fatty acids to eliminate your need to get them from fish! It is called “SDA-enriched soy.” The new GM soy contains […]
U.S. diplomatic pressure being applied around the world to stop governments from opposing GM products
by GM WATCH
NOTE: Below is an article on how how Silvio Berlusconi derailed an anti-GM crop ban at the behest of the U.S. We only know about what happened thanks to Wikileaks.
Despite the repeated efforts of some in the mainstream media to downplay the significance of the Wikileaks’ cables, they have been revelatory in […]