sustainable agriculture

‘Drift Catcher’ Holds Big Ag Accountable for High Levels of Airborne Pesticides

‘Drift Catcher’ Holds Big Ag Accountable for High Levels of Airborne Pesticides

Pesticide Action Network Families with children living near Red Bluff, California, brought their concerns about exposure to cancer-causing pesticides to the state’s capital on March 20. They’d detected high concentrations of a fumigant applied to strawberry fields in air near their homes. The results come as California’s new Department of Pesticide Regulation chief, Brian Leahy, […]

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    Why Walmart Can’t Fix the Food System

    Why Walmart Can’t Fix the Food System

    Food & Water Watch As Walmart releases its fourth quarter earnings on Feb. 21, Food & Water Watch released a report analyzing the rift between Walmart’s marketing claims and the true impact the company has on the food system. Why Walmart Can’t Fix the Food System finds that Walmart’s recent high-profile initiatives to bring healthier […]

    Eight Components of a Healing City

    Eight Components of a Healing City

    Natural Resources Defense Council By Kaid Benfield Used with permission of NRDC – Switchboard As director of Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) sustainable communities work, I spend a lot of time defining (and refining) our goals—what is a sustainable community? We must know the destination in order to forge a path. But, in this case, […]

    Strong Organic Food Practices Need Your Voice Now

    Strong Organic Food Practices Need Your Voice Now

    Beyond Pesticides The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) will meet this month to decide on a range of issues regarding the future of organic food and farming in the U.S. The NOSB will vote to allow or prohibit substances and practices in certified organic food and farming after considering input from the public. Your participation […]