The Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013
Farm Bill Update: The Senate Agriculture Committee released a draft of the long overdue proposed 2013 Farm Bill. The current extension to the 2008 Farm Bill ends this September. Chairwoman … Continue reading
Two views on ag-gags: The investigator and the farm advocate
Reblogged from Grist: “Farm protection” or “ag-gag” laws aim to outlaw the kinds of undercover investigations that have resulted in massive meat recalls, plant closures, and even criminal charges. Specifically, … Continue reading
GLIDE's Gardens: Earth Day, Everyday
Reblogged from GLIDE's Blog: The GLIDE community celebrates Earth Day everyday from our rooftop gardens at our Family Youth and Childcare Center (FYCC), Cecil Williams Community House (CW House), and … Continue reading
Is Organic Always GMO Free?
Reblogged from GMO Awareness: Organic is Usually GMO Free Buying 100% Organic, Certified Organic, and USDA Organic-labeled products is usually the easiest way to identify and avoid genetically modified ingredients. … Continue reading
National Farmworker Awareness Week highlights a dirty labor plight
Reblogged from Grist: Hey, remember how God made a farmer? This week it’s time to pay some respect to the folks who actually do most of that farming work. The … Continue reading
Opening Pandora's Lunchbox: Processed foods are even scarier than you thought
Reblogged from Grist: You’ve heard of pink slime. You know trans fats are cardiovascular atrocities. You’re well aware that store-bought orange juice is essentially a scam. But, no matter how … Continue reading
Would you like germs with that? Why food workers need paid sick days
Reblogged from Grist: This week, food-labor advocate Saru Jayaraman is releasing her new book, Behind the Kitchen Door, which relates heartbreaking stories of just some of the 10 million restaurant … Continue reading
GMO fail: Monsanto foiled by feds, Supreme Court, and science
Reblogged from Grist: It’s been a good week if you enjoy a little GMO schadenfreude. The FDA has reportedly bowed to public pressure to extend the comment period on its … Continue reading
We need a paradigm shift and a new article says "yes, we can"
Reblogged from Climate/Oceans Action: It’s a huge, even monumental task, but we have to think big, even grandiose, if we are to avoid the “four horsemen” of apocalyptic climate change: … Continue reading
Center for Food Safety, Save Our Seeds File Supreme Court Brief Testing Monsanto Attack on Farmer for Seed-Saving
Reblogged from The True Food Network: Case pitting corporations against farmers set to impact the future of seed patents Today, Center for Food Safety (CFS) and Save our Seeds (SOS)—two … Continue reading
Is sustainable agriculture the answer to climate change?
Reblogged from The Plantwise Blog: As the most recent set of climate change talks draw to a close, the focus is once again on the policies that could help in … Continue reading
open letter from occupy the farm
Reblogged from the irresistible fleet of bicycles: On Friday November 16, 2012, the University of California (UC) razed all of the publicly planted crops on the Gill Tract. Occupy the … Continue reading
Going undercover in the American factory farm
Reblogged from Grist: She may be the only boss in America who will tell you during a job interview that you really, truly, almost certainly don’t want the job. Go home … Continue reading
Food Safety Modernization Act Could Finally Be Implemented With Election Over
Reblogged from US Food Safety: by Joe Satran, Huffington Post Usually, when President Barack Obama has been criticized for moving too cautiously on a given issue, he’s been able to … Continue reading
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