House Republicans Pass Trump’s 2025 Budget Bill, a Devastating Blow to Those in Need! While we all slept last night, the House of Representatives passed Trump’s 2025 Budget Bill, which if it passes in the Senate, it will throw 15 … Read More
Category: In The News
In the News: Bhavani Joins NOFA-NY in Celebrating Our Law Suit Win! The USDA is Ordered to Restore the Climate Focused Webpages to Their Website!! The Center Food Safety Shares New Report on “Microbiomes Matter”
NOFA-NY Wins Lawsuit!! NOFA-NY, (Northeast Organic Farming Association) along with NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) and EWG (Environmental Working Group) filed a lawsuit with the help of Earthjustice and Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University to get the USDA … Read More
In the News: The Dismantling of our Country! NOFA-NY Joins Lawsuit Against the USDA!
These past few months have been heart wrenching for those of us who care about, and are concerned about, social justice, human rights, the environment, the climate, our education system, freedom of speech, the right to choose, LBGTQ rights, and … Read More
In the News: The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) Declares Aspartame a Carcinogenic Ingredient!
Aspartame, is an artificial sweetener, found in many diet beverages and low calorie foods. It is also known as the popular little blue packets called Equal. People have been questioning it’s safety for decades, but this is the first time … Read More
In the News: NOFA-NY Partners with USDA in Their New TOPP Program, to Assist Farmers in the Transition to Organic!
The Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP) Partners with NOFA-NY! The Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP) has partnered with non-profit organizations across the U.S. to assist them in transitioning farmers to organic production. The USDA is investing up to … Read More
In the News: The Environmental Working Group Releases their 2023 Guides, Including “The Dirty Dozen”, “The Clean Fifteen” and their Guide to Safe Sunscreen!!
Every year I like to share with everyone one of my favorite websites, the Environmental Working Group. Their Website (ewg.org) is famous for publishing the Dirty Dozen list, which highlights the most heavily sprayed items on your produce list, and … Read More
In the News: Food Expiration Dates are Mostly Bogus and They Add to Our Food Waste Problem!
The first thing you should know about food expiration dates is that they have nothing to do with safety, the chef and food writer J. Kenji López-Alt explains. In this NY Times article, The Food Expiration Dates You Should Actually … Read More
In the News: The Environmental Working Group found alarming levels of chlormequat in 12 oat-based products!
The Environmental Working Group, (EWG.org) is an organization that I trust and like to share with my community. They are a lookout organization for consumers, and keep us informed of the chemicals corporations are putting into our foods and products. … Read More