Posts tagged: #usda
Posted on April 11, 2017
March on Washington DC for Science on April 22nd The ‘March for Science’ will be held in Washington, D.C., and satellite marches will be held in other cities, much like the Women’s March the day after the inauguration. The march stands for science … Read More
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Tagged with: #certified organic, #checkoff, #child health, #chlorpyrifos, #climate rally march, #community action, #ecowatch, #environmental, #EPA, #organic, #organic checkoff, #Pesticides, #Politics, #science, #scott pruitt, #usda, #wa dc, #Washington
Posted on March 17, 2017
Calling at Veterans located in the Southern Tier: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County will be hosting a workshop on learning the fundamentals of growing vegetables using high tunnels. This workshop will be a fast paced all-inclusive presentation given by … Read More
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Tagged with: #cornell cooperative, #education, #national institute of food and agriculture, #new york, #usda
Posted on February 13, 2017
Civil Eats Describes Food Policy Today “With policy changes taking place at breakneck speed in Washington, there is no certainty with respect to laws that have made the U.S. food system safer, healthier, and more sustainable. The only certainty is that … Read More
Posted in In The News
Tagged with: #agriculture, #beef meat production, #biodiversity, #bodega, #children's health, #chlorpyrifos, #Civil Eats, #Environmental Working Group, #food, #Food Tank Summit, #grass, #ken cook, #muslim ban, #npr the salt, #nyc new york, #pasture-raised cows, #Pesticides, #policy, #refugees, #tom vilsack, #toxic effects, #trump, #usda, #wa dc
Posted on January 31, 2017
The Food Almanac 2017: Are Good, Clean, and Fair Food and Farming Trumped? February 28 6:30 pm Brooklyn Winery 213 North 8th Street, New York, NY Food and farming might seem like afterthoughts in the Trump administration but this week’s … Read More
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Tagged with: #almanac, #farm bill, #food farming, #good clean fair, #Slow Food USA, #SNAP, #usda
Posted on December 27, 2016
Advocates Push to Extend Animal Welfare Act of 1966 in Federal Agencies Right now, an important battle is taking place for basic animal welfare protections in federal agencies. That is, we need to ask for more transparency to ensure sufficient steps … Read More
Posted in In The News
Tagged with: #abuse, #agricultural research, #animal welfare, #colorado springs, #Community Solidarity, #community-driven action, #food insecurity, #food pantry, #generosity, #nebraska, #new york, #NY Times, #protection, #rescue, #River Fund NY, #scientific research, #secretary of ag, #support, #tom vilsack, #usda
Posted on November 1, 2016
Help Protect Mother Earth and Tropical Palm Forests Palm Oil consumption has always been popular for its higher yield of crops and when some people declared Palm Oil ‘healthier’ than other vegetable oils, the demand went even higher. Regardless that there has … Read More
Posted in Take Action
Tagged with: #ban glyphosate, #bayer, #bee killing pesticides, #big food production, #biomass, #Climate Change, #deforestation, #ecological destruction, #EPA, #forest fires, #gina mccarthy, #greenhouse gases, #halloween candy, #Jonathan Lundgren, #losing ozone layer, #Mars, #modern day slavery, #Monsanto, #nanomaterials, #neonic insecticides, #OCA, #Organic Consumers Association, #organic consumers fund, #palm oil is evil, #peer, #pollinators, #protecting employees that protect the environment, #regeneration, #scientific research, #social justice issues, #sugar is killing us, #tax-deductible, #toxic chemicals, #tropical palm forests, #usda, #yoga mat chemical in food
Posted on October 25, 2016
Remove Carcinogenic Carrageenan From Organics To all my vegan friends who are not drinking dairy, yet resort to other types of milk, I encourage you to read closely the list of ingredients in those boxed alternatives. Among them is (sometimes) carrageenan, a common food-additive that is harvested from specific … Read More
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Tagged with: #almond milk, #antibiotic-resistance superbugs, #antibiotics, #Carrageenan, #children, #crude oil, #dairy free, #food policy, #health risks, #jason chaffetz, #land conservation, #national monument, #Native American, #organic labeling, #president congress, #public health, #republicans, #responsibly raised chicken, #riverkeeper, #School lunch, #sean dixon, #sewage, #stormwater, #united for action, #usda, #utah bears ear, #ute tribe, #wildlife protection
Posted on September 5, 2016
Registration is open for the 7th National Small Farm Conference hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Virginia State University’s College of Agriculture and the Virginia Cooperative Extension. Multiple short courses will be available along with oral and poster paper … Read More
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Tagged with: #industry education, #public conference, #small farms, #usda, #virginia tech
