On Oct 14th, I presented the findings of our Pesticides in Paradise report on the island of Moloka‘i. At around 5:45 PM, about 15 minutes before the presentation was going to start, 100+ Monsanto empl
The animals we eat have a drug problem, but it’s no fault of their own. The majority of the meat we consume is raised in large industrial animal factories, or Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (C
In the mid-1990’s, state regulators in California’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) secretly negotiated a deal with several southern California water agencies to partially deregulate the State Wat
Update: The full text of the TPP has just been released. CFS and our allies are examining the text closely and will share our analysis shortly. Stay tuned!
In October, 12 pacific nations reached a fin
Originally published on FoodTank on September 5, 2015.
As the dramatic consequences of industrial development continue to worsen—from the five thousand mile dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico to Antarct
On September 24th, Hollywood Food Guild was in Washington, D.C. in honor of Pope Francis’ historic visit to the US at the Climate Justice rally on the National Mall. We were backstage interviewing per
Over 85% of the American public wants the labeling of genetically engineered foods. But recently a majority of the House of Representatives decided to protect the bottom line of corporations such as M
What do bees have in common with birds, crayfish, beetles, dragon flies, and crabs? All of these species, and countless others, are at risk from the harmful impacts of neonicotinoid (“neonic”) insecti
There is now a powerful new tool for consumers looking to make informed, healthy, and responsible choices when it comes to fast food. A group of public health, consumer, and environmental organization
Staged at the epic 4-story yoga and wellness studio space at Wanderlust Hollywood, Hollywood Food Guild celebrated its launch with Moby’s birthday and Thrive Magazine. A green carpet lined the outside
One of the country’s largest chicken producers—producing more than 56 million pounds of chicken per year—has officially gobbled up yet another small, responsible company. On September 8, Perdue Farms
Following calls to action from a variety of public interest groups, Subway appears to be changing its approach on antibiotics use in its meat and poultry supply. The Nation’s Restaurant News reported
Our city, our country, our world is on the brink of a food revolution that has been steadily building.
Hollywood Food Guild has been built to strategically partner with and provide mentorship support
This blog was originally posted on Maria's Farm Country Kitchen on August 25, 2015.
Sure, I eat organic food because I think it’s healthier for me than food grown with synthetic, toxic agrochemicals o
It's a bad day to do nothin'With so many people needin' our helpTo keep their lands away from the greedyWho only plunder for themselves
-Neil Young and The Promise of the Real, The Monsanto Years
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Ag-gag laws have become an increasingly prevalent way for factory farms and slaughterhouses to hide unsafe, inhumane animal treatment practices. But yesterday, a federal judge declared that Idaho’s ag