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Climate Cost of Organic Meat Is Just as High as That of Conventionally Grown Animals: Study

The climate cost of organic meat production is as dear as that of conventionally produced animal products, a study published in December 2020 revealed. (Photo: Farm Sanctuary/Flickr/cc)

Study Shows Toxic Pesticide Levels in Families Dropped by 60% After One-Week Organic Diet

Jon Queally, staff writer

"This important study shows how quickly we can rid our bodies of toxic pesticides by choosing organic," says researcher

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Angering Organic Farmers and Advocates, Trump's USDA Kills Animal Welfare Rule

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

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The rule would have "specified a set of standards for organic livestock and...

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Michelle Obama Offers Great Question To Ask Trump: 'What Is Wrong With You?'

Jon Queally, staff writer

After seeing one of her signature efforts go backwards under new Republican...

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Stop Irrigating 'Organic' Food with Fracking Wastewater, New Petition Says

To Feed the World, Tap Into Organic's Potential: Study

Organic Farmers Score New Victory in 'David and Goliath' GMO Fight

There's A Way to Save Our Future. So Why Aren't More People Talking About It?

More Than A Few Bad Eggs: Industrial Farms Exploiting 'Organic' Label for Profit

'We Still Have Time To Regenerate'

Up 72 Percent From Just Six Years Ago, Organic Farm Sales Soar

The Solution to Climate Change Right Under Our Feet

With Help From USDA, Factory Farms 'Masquerading' Products as Organic

Responding to Climate Change from the Grassroots Up

Family Farmers, Not Green-Washed 'Climate Smart' Agriculture Is the Solution to Climate and Hunger

Climate-Smart Agriculture is Corporate Green-Washing, Warn NGOs

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Military Landfill to Organic Squash: Change Happens

A three-acre organic farm has taken root on Governor's Island in New York Harbor, home to military installations since 1794 and the Coast Guard until ten years ago. Tomatoes due in July. “It’s pretty trippy to see plants growing and the Statue of Liberty,” said Leslie Koch of the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corp.

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Environmental Working Group (EWG)

Study: Switching to Organic Diet Dramatically Lowers Glyphosate Levels in Adults, Children

Friends of the Earth

Drop Dramatically After One Week of Eating Organic

Center for Food Safety

Defenders of Organic Integrity Win Victory for Transparency and Open Government

The Cornucopia Institute

USDA-Backed “Factory Farm” Takeover of Organic Milk Production Crushing Family-Scale Farmers and Forcing Them Out of Business

Organic Consumers Association

Organic Consumers Association: Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Tests Positive for Roundup Herbicide Ingredient, Glyphosate

The Cornucopia Institute

Organic Industry Watchdog Lobbies for Stricter Regulations Governing Imports

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Ronnie Cummins

Six Rules for Organizing a Grassroots Regeneration Revolution

Ronnie Cummins

'We Need Total System Change': A Letter from Santiago, Chile

Ronnie Cummins

Bernie Sanders' Green New Deal is a Game-Changer for Food and Farming

Elizabeth Henderson

Organic Farms Are Under Attack From Agribusiness, Weakened Standards

Jim Hightower

Breakfast and Beer

Katherine Paul

Popular Thanksgiving Turkey Brand Comes with a Side of Antibiotics?

Jim Goodman

In Organic Farming, Rules Are Not Made to be Broken

Katherine Paul, Ronnie Cummins

Organics: Ferreting Out the Fraudulent Few, While Demanding Higher Standards, Better Enforcement

Nancy Matsumoto

Want to Get “Back to the Land?” You’re Not Alone

Sarah van Gelder

Small-Scale Farming Could Restore America’s Rural Towns