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August 6th, 2014

You know intuitively that organic food is good for you and that it’s the healthiest choice you can make at the farmer’s market and grocery store. Your gut tells you that organic is better for you than

August 5th, 2014

What Toledo's Water Crisis Reveals About Industrial Farming

This blog was originally published on Civil Eats As you may have heard, about half a million people in the Toledo, Ohio area lost their municipal drinking water supply on Saturday because of possible

August 1st, 2014

Victory in Defending Country-of-Origin Labeling!

In 2002, the United States passed a new “Country of Origin Labeling” law, known as COOL, requiring retailers like supermarkets to apply origin labels to a variety of foods, including vegetables, fruit

July 30th, 2014

We Can Reverse Climate Change by the Way We Grow Food

Yesterday the White House and USDA hosted a meeting with food, agriculture and data industry officials in an attempt to encourage innovation to stem the effects of climate change on agriculture and fo

July 25th, 2014

Celebrating Seasonality and Strengthening Culture

This blog first appeared on Food Tank In his engrossing new book, The Third Plate, Dan Barber observes that our present food system is disconnected: It operates in silos: vegetables here, animals the

July 9th, 2014

A Sticky Situation for EPA on Pollinators and Pesticides

There’s been quite a bit of buzz about bees lately. Two weeks ago, the White House released a Presidential Memorandum establishing a “Pollinator Health Task Force” with plans to improve pollinator hea

July 7th, 2014

On the Path to Oregon's Right to Know: A Second Chance

On July 2, 2014, Oregon Right to Know submitted more than 150,000 signatures—approximately 63,000 more than needed—to ensure Ballot Initiative 44 (I-44) is on this November’s ballot. I-44 will require

June 24th, 2014

The United States of Compost

Vermont is a cool place and it’s getting cooler. The Green Mountain State passed a “universal recycling law” (Act 148) that has a number of progressive provisions including mandatory composting. Start

June 18th, 2014

No Room For Error: A Common Sense Approach to "Synthetic Biology"

Last week, Grist published a piece by Nathaniel Johnson about an emerging commercial practice called 'synthetic biology' or 'extreme genetic engineering.' Rather than taking genes from one life form a

June 6th, 2014

Genetically Engineered Salmon

This article was originally published in the Oregon State Bar Sustainable Future Section Spring Newsletter This year the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to take the unprecedented step o

June 5th, 2014

Making Climate-Smart Choices for Your Family

This blog originally appeared on Moms Rising June 5th is World Environment Day. It’s like Earth Day, celebrated here in the U.S., but for the whole wide World! Run by the United Nation Environment Pro

May 29th, 2014

I Must Finally Stand Up and Speak Out on GMOs

This article was originally posted on Civil Beat. There comes a point in every person’s life when they are confronted with the opportunity to stand up and speak out. My name is Ashley Lukens and toda

May 23rd, 2014

Victory in Oregon! Protecting Farmers from GE Contamination

This week, voters in both Josephine County and Jackson County, Oregon overwhelmingly approved ballot measures to prohibit the cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) crops in the counties. The Jack

May 15th, 2014

The Choice is Simple: Choose Organic Apples

Continuous improvement is the mainstay of organic agriculture. Unlike any other system of food production or product label, “improvements” are integral to the continued success of organic. In fact, t

May 8th, 2014

Reading the Tea Leaves in Vermont

Victory in Vermont Leads Nation toward GE Labeling Today, the people of Vermont have won a hard fought victory for the right to know if their food has been produced through genetic engineering. Govern

April 6th, 2014

Vermont Stands on the Cusp of History with Right-to-Know GE Labeling Law

Governor Expected to Sign First No-Strings-Attached Law to Require Labeling for Genetically Enginered (GE) Foods Vermont is on the cusp of history after the legislature just passed the nation’s first

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