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Organic food is pure food. It's safer, more nutritious and free of chemical additives. Organic crops are grown without chemical pesticides or fertilizers and organic livestock are raised without antibiotics, growth hormones or other drugs. Organic food isn't genetically modified or irradiated.
In July 2016 the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin signed a law to ban the cultivation and breeding of genetically modified plants and animals (GMO), except in cases where they will be used in testing and scientific research. In fact, this law makes Russia the world’s largest GMO-free territory and offers a great platform for the development of organic agriculture.
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AT 7 am on Saturday, September 17, Jack and I headed to Buffalo to take part in the annual Tour de Farms, a fundraiser for the Massachusetts Avenue Project (MAP).
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In the past few years, foraging—collecting edibles in the wild—has become more popular as people have rediscovered the joy of connecting with nature and enjoying its bounty.
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Whether it’s the massive amount of food we waste, the burden large agribusinesses places on our environment or the staggering number of children who go to bed hungry every night, the American food system is obviously quite far from perfect.
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Elizabeth Kucinich, the wife of former Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), will head a new organic farmers group's lobbying efforts in Washington, D.C.
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The Organic Trade Association, the leading trade group representing the organic industry, is under attack for supporting legislation that invalidated Vermont’s mandatory labeling law for products that contain genetically modified material.
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You now have a chance to help correct some of the wrongs that have been directed to you and that have been done against you, your family and friends and our organic community in the name of billions in profits taken from you by unethical outlaw companies—the organic cheaters.
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Genetically modified enzymes used in food, perfumes, medicine and cleaning products are “potent allergens” and should be tested like other potentially hazardous chemicals, experts have said.
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Groups representing millions of consumers condemn OTA’s role in passing the DARK Act
FINLAND, Minn. – About 60 organizations representing millions of U.S. consumers are calling for companies to withdraw from the Organic Trade Association (OTA) in protest over the OTA’s role in passing a federal law that nullified Vermont’s mandatory GMO labeling law.
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Unilever has agreed to acquire Seventh Generation, a Vermont-based maker of “green” household products like laundry detergent and diapers.
No financial terms are being disclosed, but a source familiar with the deal says that Unilever is paying between $600 million and $700 million in cash.
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