The Farm Bill is Defeated As much as I wanted to see a new, revamped Food/Farm Bill, I must say that I am glad the House version was voted down, since it was so flawed on so many levels. My … Read More
Posts tagged: #farm bill
Take Action: We Want a Farm Bill that Promotes Safe Food, Join the Campaign for GE-Free Seafood, Help Get the NYS Fracking Moratorium Passed!
Tell the Senate Not to Turn Back the Clock on Food Safety Only three years after passing the landmark Food Safety Modernization Act, some Senators are trying to undermine its consumer protections.? Several amendments to the Senate Farm Bill which … Read More
Take Action: Don’t Let Food Workers Go Hungry, Make GMO Labeling a Reality, Ban Fracking on Federal Lands
Tell Congress: Don’t Let Food Workers Go Hungry According to a recent report released by the Food Labor Research Center at UC Berkeley, raising the minimum wage for the benefit of 29 million low-wage workers would only cost the average … Read More
In the News: Bolivia Free of McDonald’s, Fiscal Cliff Extends Flawed Farm Bill, Photograph Depicts Lack of Life in Monocultures
McDonald’s Closes All Their Restaurants in Bolivia Bolivia is now the first Latin American nation free of McDonald’s restaurants. After 14 years in the country and despite many attempts to bolster profits McDonald’s was forced to close in 2002, its … Read More
Take Action: Boycott Companies Against GMO Labeling, Keyston XL Thunderclap, Fair Farm Bill
Pledge to Boycott the Food Companies that Fought GMO Labeling Please send a message refusing to purchase any of your favorite brands that are owned by parent companies that contributed to the $46 million that helped defeat Prop 37, the … Read More