organic

“Moving to America will increase your cancer risk by 400%.”
In a recent Ted Talk, Robyn O’Brien (author of “The Unhealthy Truth: How Our Food Is Making Us Sick and What We Can Do About It.”) recently shared her insight as to why moving to America will increase your cancer… Read the rest

More info on organic farmers vs. Monsanto
From EatDrinkBetter: Organic Farm Group Sues Monsanto, Seeking Protection From GMO Contamination
From Monsanto’s home newspaper: Farmers, seed companies sue Monsanto
From The Cornacopia Institute: Farmers and Seed Producers Launch Preemptive Strike against Monsanto
From Sourcewatch: Monsanto and the Roundup Ready Controversy… Read the rest

Can a T-shirt initiate global change? This is a question asked by prAna, one of the world’s first companies to actively support Fair Trade apparel… Read the rest. The prAna Soul T is the first of its kind (also the first of many products to come) in the company’s line to have

More info and opportunities to take action on GM Alfalfa.From Rodale: Genetically Engineered Alfalfa Could Be Growing in U.S. Fields by Spring
From EatDrinkBetter: URGENT: Stop Monsanto’s GM Alfalfa
From Food and Water Watch: Take Action: Ask President Obama to Protect Organic and Stop Monsanto’s GE Alfalfa!
From the Organic… Read the rest

The British manufacturer of organic dairy products–Yeo Valley–has potentially come up with the best video advertisement we’ve ever seen. In it, a group of young farmers spoof a hip-up video and rap about why environmentally friendly organic milk and yogurt from Yeo Valley is great. The lyrics are pretty funny,… Read the rest

That flower bouquet resting beautifully in a vase on your table has a carbon footprint of about five pounds… Read the rest, at the very least. That accounts for air transportation and any chemical agents that may be applied to any such flower, as well as the constant refrigeration that  cut flowers

The USDA’s standards board is likely to make the following rule this March: Food that is not… Read the rest grown in soil, even if it hasn’t been treated with chemical pesticides or herbicides, cannot be called organic. This will affect the labels of fruits and veggies grown in less traditional ways —

Think you can’t afford organic? Think again. In fact, just think. Think — where can I buy organic produce at a cheaper price than at, say, Whole Foods? (I’ve heard it called Whole Paycheck for a reason). Think — what types of foods should I buy organic — what really… Read the rest

“Let’s face it, organics are just for the rich,” the man says with a quick shoulder shrug and both palms spread, facing the ceiling. His five companions, splayed one in each direction at a paper-covered circular table, all shoot one quick nod toward the man, shutting their eyes ever-so-lightly, as… Read the rest

Environmental news tends to be on the dark, scary, slightly hopeless side, so we jump at the opportunity to report about progress in the eco-realm. So, here goes — A recent report by Report Buyer shows that about 25 percent of American adults buy primarily organic food and beverages. And… Read the rest