All of the negative messaging by special interest groups might just seem like a propaganda war that we're fighting, but it has real world consequences! Sustainable Origins is an organization that works to promote Feeding America's Invest an Acre program. They bring New York farmers into city food … [Read more...]
Comments to Smucker’s
When you see something, say something. Never be afraid to speak up! This popped up in my personal newsfeed and I had to leave a *polite* comment. Smucker's did respond, indicated they definitely didn't want to hear that I would be switching brands, but they would pass the message along to their … [Read more...]
Breakfast of Champions: Coffee, Creamer, and Glyphosate
You may have spit out your morning coffee recently if you happened across headlines proclaiming that a bunch of breakfast foods contain glyphosate residues. According to a press release and corresponding blog posts, a new study published by the Alliance for Natural Health tested several popular … [Read more...]
Oops! They Did It Again: EPA Funds Anti-Agriculture Billboards
Stories like this just absolutely make my blood boil. The Environmental Protection Agency apparently thinks it is perfectly acceptable to freely hand out over half a million taxpayer dollars to special interest groups so those groups can spend the money on campaigns attacking farmers. Turns … [Read more...]
A New Gig
I'm thinking of a new gig. I'm sick and tired of being so annoyed, frustrated, and angry when I go grocery shopping. This should help alleviate those problems. … [Read more...]
Big Ag
Heartbreak: Auctioning the Family Farm
[Note from Amanda: This is a special guest blog post from a dear friend. Deborah describes the experience of having her family's dairy farm auctioned due to financial difficulties.] I wish there were words that could convey to you the pain of watching your life work sold as your dairy operation … [Read more...]
Don’t Play the Fool!
Get your information from people that know what they're talking about. … [Read more...]
Pesticide Residues Do Not Pose a Safety Concern
No Such Thing as GMO Sugar
Did you know that you can't tell the difference between sugar derived from a GMO plant and sugar derived from a non-GMO plant? That's because sugar contains no DNA! As Michael Ann Relka, an agronomist with Western Sugar Cooperative, explained: "[B]y extracting only a carbohydrate you are left … [Read more...]
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