All About Organics
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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 1979, an idealistic 44-year-old Black woman named Nettie Mae Morrison moved with her husband to Allensworth, 75 miles south of Fresno, in California’s Central Valley. “She wanted to be a part of history,” said her son, Dennis Hutson, who was in his mid-20s at the time.
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A new challenge has emerged: It’s not getting consumers to pay the higher prices, it’s convincing enough farmers to get past their organic reluctance and start taking advantage of the revenue pouring in. Instead of growing to meet the demand, the number of farmers converting to organic is actually dropping.
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Much of the public’s perceptions around food as an intervention for health are dated. So are the U.S. government’s perceptions and its health care policies. Not by a matter of years, but by decades.
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Our mission is to eliminate harmful pesticides and chemicals from food and to make safe, healthy food available to everyone. By creating transparency through testing, Tested Clean makes it easy for people to shop with confidence and recognize which foods are safe to bring home and which are not.
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How much should Americans care about the fish on their plates? Namely, whether the type of seafood they’ve ordered — red snapper at a sushi restaurant, sea bass at a supermarket counter, tuna on a Subway sandwich — is actually the type of fish they’re served?
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Once again, organic standards are being twisted and threatened.
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has proposed a new rule for the
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Jake Ryan sums up his approach to farming in a couple of sentences as he looks over a crop of cabbage on his family farm in Manjimup. "The environment probably isn't in the best shape right now," Mr Ryan, 27, said. He was one of the first growers in WA to adopt several regenerative practices, including strip tillage, diverse pasture species mixes and strip grazing.
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The National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC) released the results of its most recent survey of young farmers. It finds that young farmers are working to conserve land and develop resilience in the face of the climate crisis, but still face major challenges including land access, health care costs, and student loan debt.
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A newly published report by The Cornucopia Institute uncovers troubling poultry farming and production practices represented as organic under the USDA seal. For the Birds: How to Recognize Authentic Organic Chicken and Turkey shows how the presence of an organic label on poultry packaging routinely misleads consumers who are willing to pay more for a higher-quality, humanely raised product.
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Seeking out certified organic, soil-grown berries is an investment in farmers who are supporting human health and your local ecosystem. Use the interactive map below to find authentic organic berry brands that are bringing nutrient packed, soil-grown blueberries, blackberries, and strawberries to your area this berry season.
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