Posts tagged: #usda

Take Action: Help Bring to Light Research That Could Save the Bees; Stop the Native American Land Grab; Save The Wolves

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Help Bring to Light Research That Could Save the Bees The USDA is supposed to protect our food system, not Big Ag’s profits. But instead, it’s working hard to suppress research that could hurt pesticide giants like Bayer and Syngenta. … Read More

iEat Green is Cooking for The LI Food and Film Feast; Attends Screening of Genetic Roulette & Interviews Chef Pierre Thiam

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Hi Everybody, I’m getting really excited about this Sundays LI Food and Film Feast, co-sponsored by Slow Food North Shore and The Cinema Arts Centre! It has become an annual celebration of our local, sustainable, food movement;? short documentary films … Read More

Take Action: NY Lawmakers: Repay the Debt to New York’s Environment, Don?t Let Tyson Write the U.S. Dietary Regulations, Tell the EPA: Stop Letting Dow Chemical Poison our Children with Chlorpyrifos!

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NY Lawmakers: Repay the Debt to New York’s Environment For the first time in quite some time, New York’s fiscal future is looking brighter. The good news: Lawmakers are sparing over how to spend an apparent surplus. The bad news: … Read More

In The News: National Program Continues to Increase Local Foods in Schools, Stop Monsanto?s attack on GMO labeling, Celebrating World Water Day, How Plastic In The Ocean Is Contaminating Your Seafood

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National Program Continues to Increase Local Foods in Schools Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the release of a request for applications for the USDA’s Fiscal Year 2016 round of Farm to School grants. Designed to increase the availability of … Read More