– The Seed Guardians: Meet the Women of India Who are Revolutionizing Organic Farming
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Why the Truth Is So Important to Me (Truthstream Media Video)
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A “Silent Pandemic” of Toxic Chemicals is Destroying Our Children’s Brains, Experts Warn
…and not just our children’s brains,
– A “Silent Pandemic” of Toxic Chemicals is Destroying Our Children’s Brains, Experts Warn
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Fresh, Fresh, Fresh.”
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Instead of conventionally grown food, only eat #organic foods because they are richer in electrones & therefore healthier. #Health #nutrition
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Research the detrimental effects of glyphosate:
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Seven days on an organic diet eliminates 90 percent of pesticide accumulation in humans
– Seven days on an organic diet eliminates 90 percent of pesticide accumulation in humans:
Once people fully understand just how toxic pesticides truly are, their first thought is usually, “How can I get these deadly chemicals out of my body?” Pesticide use is so prevalent that it might seem impossible to avoid it entirely upon first glance, particularly when you take the concept of pesticide drift into account. In addition, some people shrug off the evidence of pesticide toxicity, figuring it’s already in their body and it’s too late to do anything about it.
The good news is that this is not the losing proposition that it might initially appear to be. In fact, a 2014 study published in Environmental Research showed that eating an organic diet for just one week reduces the amount of pesticide poisoning in the body by 90 percent. That kind of reduction is nothing to scoff at, and the fact that it can happen so quickly and easily is icing on the cake.
Read moreSeven days on an organic diet eliminates 90 percent of pesticide accumulation in humans
Organic Farmers Leave Organic Trade Association over GMO Labeling Betrayal
– Organic Farmers Leave Organic Trade Association over GMO Labeling Betrayal:
By a unanimous vote of its Board of Directors, the U.S. organic farmer-controlled Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association (OSGATA) has withdrawn its membership from the Organic Trade Association (OTA), OSGATA announced on Wednesday.
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America’s First Certified Organic Fast Food Chain Is Here — and It Pays $16 an Hour
– America’s First Certified Organic Fast Food Chain Is Here — and It Pays $16 an Hour:
As fast food chains like Jack in the Box and McDonald’s fight to stay afloat, a new fast food chain is challenging fundamental norms within the industry. Organic Coup is the first USDA-certified organic fast food chain in the country, offering previously unheard of healthy options and boasting formidable funding with ambitious plans to expand rapidly across the country.
Touting its organic certification, Organic Coup explains its standards, which “do not allow Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), toxic chemicals and pesticides, or the use of antibiotics or added hormones in livestock.”
Read moreAmerica’s First Certified Organic Fast Food Chain Is Here — and It Pays $16 an Hour
Thousands of US Farms Switch to Organic as Demand Continues to Boom
– Thousands of US Farms Switch to Organic as Demand Continues to Boom:
Organic food demand is so booming that multiple efforts are underway to support the acquisition of organic farmland. Even Costco is getting in on the action by offering to help farmers buy land and farm equipment. People’s huge appetite for organics has been ignored by Big Ag for so long that land to grow food organically in the U.S. is rather scarce. Currently, organic farming acres make up less than one percent of total U.S. farmland. Instead of growing our own, we’re importing a bunch of organic corn, soy, and other products every year.
This trend of people wanting organic products seems to be growing, too. U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics show that in 2014, certified organic operations in the U.S. had reached an astonishing number of 19,474, while a total of 27,814 certified organic operations exist around the world. Other studies report that another 3,000 farms are transitioning to organic. The word is out – individuals everywhere are quickly switching to organic.
Read moreThousands of US Farms Switch to Organic as Demand Continues to Boom
Their Poisons ~ Our Menu From The Elites (Video)
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Jul 28, 2015
Dr. Ted Broer interviewed by Doug Hagmann
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40 Years of Science: Organic Agriculture Key To Feeding The World
– 40 Years of Science: Organic Agriculture Key to Feeding the World:
Washington State University researchers have concluded that feeding a growing global population with sustainability goals in mind is possible. Their review of hundreds of published studies provides evidence that organic farming can produce sufficient yields, be profitable for farmers, protect and improve the environment and be safer for farm workers.
The review study, “Organic Agriculture in the 21st Century,” is featured as the cover story for the February issue of the journal Nature Plants and was authored by John Reganold, WSU regents professor of soil science and agroecology, and doctoral candidate Jonathan Wachter.
Read more40 Years of Science: Organic Agriculture Key To Feeding The World
Putin: Russia Will be World’s Largest Supplier of Healthy Organic Food
– Putin: Russia Will be World’s Largest Supplier of Healthy Organic Food:
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told the Russian Parliament that Russia should become the world’s largest supplier of organic foods, in a message released to the media on Thursday.
Source: Interfax
“Not only can we ourselves eat it, but also taking into account our land and water – which is particularly important – resources Russia could become the world’s largest supplier of healthy, environmentally friendly, high-quality food that has long been missing in some western producers,” Putin stated.
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Activists Respond to SOS Call on Facebook, Shut Down Armed Raid on Organic Farm
– Activists Respond to SOS Call on Facebook, Shut Down Armed Raid on Organic Farm:
Among the many examples of state power run amok is when armed law enforcers descend on small farms to carry out a war on food freedom.
Last month, 20 officials from the ministries of agriculture, natural resources and finance in Ontario, Canada raided Michael Schmidt’s milk farm with the help of local police. They began removing equipment and computers, intending to confiscate them for the crime of providing raw milk to people who freely choose to drink it.
Read moreActivists Respond to SOS Call on Facebook, Shut Down Armed Raid on Organic Farm
Up 72 percent from just six years ago, organic farm sales soar
– Up 72 percent from just six years ago, organic farm sales soar:
“We need a higher rate of growth in order to get close to meeting the demand,” said Laura Batcha, chief of the Organic Trade Association
Americans are increasingly hungry for naturally-grown and healthier foods and, according to a new USDA statistics, sales of the organic farms in the U.S. skyrocketed in 2014 with consumer spending up 72 percent since 2008.
The 2014 Organic Survey, released Thursday by the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), indicated that in addition to the $5.5 billion dollars worth of organic products purchased by consumers last year, there is plenty of space for continued growth of organic sales nationwide.
Read moreUp 72 percent from just six years ago, organic farm sales soar
The Organic Effect (MUST-SEE VIDEO)
May 4, 2015
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Want to know what happens in your body when you switch from eating conventional food to organic? Watch this! The study was conducted by the Swedish Environmental Research Institute IVL, and the full report is available here: https://www.coop.se/organiceffect
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Organic industry in shock as Whole Foods pushes new rating system that promotes chemical agriculture as better than organic
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“They will always keep trying, just like when they bought out the Bee Research Company that identified one of the causes of CCDS to be Bt Corn.”
– Organic industry in shock as Whole Foods pushes new rating system that promotes chemical agriculture as better than organic (Natural News, June 16, 2015):
For some time, food chain Whole Foods Market and organic farmers have had a cooperative, mutual relationship. The retail grocer has enabled organic farmers to gain a sizable foothold in the food market at a time when Americans’ passion for healthier alternatives to the GMO-laden, processed foods market is rising.
As The New York Times reported, Whole Foods’ stores were more like “showcases” for organic products – fruits, vegetables and flowers that are labeled with the names of the farmers who grow them.
Monsanto Secretly Gave Money to Farmer Caught Contaminating Organic Farms with GMOs
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“Monsanto have found a way to scrape below and beyond the bottom of the barrel.”
– Monsanto Secretly Gave Money to Farmer Caught Contaminating Organic Farms with GMOs (Natural Society, April 30, 2015):
Now admits to paying for GMO farmer’s legal defense
Natural Society reported on organic farmer Steve Marsh’s dilemma with GMO cross pollination of his organic farms a while back, but some shocking news has recently bubbled to the surface about Monsanto’s involvement.
Read moreMonsanto Secretly Gave Money to Farmer Caught Contaminating Organic Farms with GMOs
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Cornucopia Institute identifies industrial factory farms illegally passing off meat as ‘organic’
– Cornucopia Institute identifies industrial factory farms illegally passing off meat as ‘organic’ (Natural News, Oct 18, 2014):
In a food market driven by money, greed and power, our only hope for access to clean, sustainable and humanely treated food are watchdog groups whose sole purpose is to keep the industry under a microscope.
That’s exactly what The Cornucopia Institute does — a relentless organic watchdog group whose mission is to “draw attention to and rein in abuses from the rise of factory farm confinement dairy operations in organic agriculture.”
Record Growth Of Organic Food Consumption In The U.S. And India
– Record growth of organic food consumption in the U.S. and India (Natural News, July 27, 2014):
There has been record growth in sales of organic, non-GMO food in some of the world’s largest produce markets, a good thing for consumers and advocates of clean, wholesome, non-bioengineered commodities.
In the United States, the value of the organic foods market in 2013 exceeded $35 billion for the very first time, an increase of nearly 12 percent from the previous year, according to Eileen Bentley, small business and prepared foods manager at Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board.
Read moreRecord Growth Of Organic Food Consumption In The U.S. And India