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Food Tank and the James Beard Foundation Present the 2014 Good Food Org Guide

Nov 7 2014
The Cornucopia Institute is honored to be included in this first issue of the Good Food Org Guide.
Food Tank
The  James Beard Foundation  and Food Tank, along with a prestigious advisory group of food system experts, developed the first annual “Good Food Org Guide.” This definitive [continue reading]

Raw Milk Symposium Will Explore Raw Milk Safety Issues

Nov 6 2014
Symposium Free for the Public and Government Officials through Live Streaming
Weston A. Price Foudnation
Source: Denis Gustavo The annual raw milk symposium presented by the Weston A. Price Foundation will be available to the public and to government officials through livestreaming (and archived).
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Consumer Reports Poll Finds Doctors Concerned About Animal Antibiotic Use

Oct 31 2014
Food Safety News
Source: Alex Prolmos
Physicians are concerned about the agricultural practice of giving antibiotics to healthy animals for growth promotion and disease prevention, according to a poll conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center poll.
The national poll, conducted last month, [continue reading]

Amherst bylaw dating back to 1966 jeopardizes farm intern program

Oct 25 2014
The Daily Hampshire Gazette. October 22, 2014. By Scott Merzbach.
AMHERST — Driving stakes into the ground and stringing up tomato plants on them was hard work for Samantha “Sam” Bavelock.
Despite the many hours of planting, weeding and harvesting she put in as an intern with the Many Hands Farm [continue reading]

Local beekeeper’s Russian accent

Oct 23 2014
The Recorder. October 12, 2014. By Tom Relihan.
It was the early 1990s and America’s honey bees were under attack.
Dan Conlon, owner of Warm Colors Apiary in Deerfield, watched as hive after hive of his fellow beekeeper’s stock succumbed to the Varroa destructor, a parasitic mite against which European bees [continue reading]

Local senior grows fresh vegetables to feed those in need

Oct 20 2014

Elske Smith has donated 150 pounds of fresh produce grown in her garden this season

Elske Smith is proof that you don’t need to be a farmer by profession to provide fresh produce to our neighbors in need in Western Massachusetts. Elske is a senior living at Kimball Farms Life [continue reading]

Valley Bounty: Green Beans

Oct 18 2014
green beans2 Hard frost has not yet arrived in most of the Valley, and as a result green beans are still coming in strong. They bring a vibrant green color to fall menus and are wonderful additions to fall soups and stews. Blanche beans for a simple (and delicious!) side dish, or for freezing [continue reading]

Blowing in the Wind

Oct 7 2014
Dealing With Roundup Herbicide Drift
This article first appeared in the newsletter of the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance .
by Eric Herm
Credit: USDA As an organic and non-GMO cotton farmer, I wake up each and every morning to an uneasy notion: We are [continue reading]

Raw Milk and Food Rights reach the Wisconsin Supreme Court

Oct 6 2014
NOTE: Although a number of Cornucopia staff members purchase raw milk for their families (in one form or another the sale of raw milk is legal in about half the states) Cornucopia is neutral in terms of the health attributes/risks of consuming raw milk. However, The Cornucopia Institute is adamantly on record supporting the [continue reading]

Pesticide Use by Farmers Linked to High Rates of Depression, Suicides

Oct 6 2014
Environmental Health News
by Brian Bienkowski
Credit: Pl77 On his farm in Iowa, Matt Peters worked from dawn to dusk planting his 1,500 acres of fields with pesticide-treated seeds. “Every spring I worried about him,” said his wife, Ginnie. “Every spring I was glad when we were done.”
A clinical psychologist spoke [continue reading]

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