Agroecology is about farming well
Agroecology is a good model that embraces complexity and adapts to regional and community realities. It does not want, or need, corporate control and influence to be successful in feeding people.
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Certified Organic is Not the Only Path to Toxic-Free Food
One of the hardest parts about championing a future that doesn’t rely on pesticides is the seemingly sluggish rate of progress. Only 9% of California cropland is USDA Certified Organic, and the top prohibitive factors for producers seeking organic certification are cost and excessive paperwork.
It’s only Roundup: Glyphosate’s safety myth
As a small-scale, diversified food producer in the Midwest and native of Iowa, I’ve lived with the story that glyphosate (introduced as Roundup – 1974) was safe and effective. Several years ago, I had one interaction that illustrates perfectly how ingrained this myth has become.
Neonics threatening our pollinators
Over the last two decades, neonicotinoid pesticides, or neonics, have swiftly become the most widely used class of insecticides globally. Unfortunately for our pollinators, neonics are very efficient at dealing death
We can stop liability shields for pesticide companies
The Modern Ag Alliance, spearheaded by Bayer, has been pouring money into states in an effort to gain immunity to lawsuits. Their motivation comes from mounting settlements as a result of court findings that Monsanto (owned by Bayer) failed to properly divulge the risk for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma to users of their RoundUp products.
A Just Transition to A Food System for All
Modern industrial agriculture underpins our food system, yet it is fundamentally unsustainable. It relies on harmful pesticides, synthetic agrochemicals, and large scale monocultures that prioritize corporate profits over the well-being of farmworkers, consumers, and the environment.