TAKE ACTION Tell Costco: Stop Pushing Toxic Roundup! In 2019, Costco reportedly stopped selling Roundup weed killer, but now it’s back. What’s up with that? The Roundup Costco sells now has an “Exc...

Watch this inspiring video to learn why your support is so important! SUPPORT THE OCA Join Us in Keeping the Mission Alive Making a donation is a powerful way to stand with the movement. Many in o...

April 9, 2025 | Source: Organic Consumers Association OCA’s Weekly 3 offers three simple, impactful actions each week to drive change in environmental policy, sustainable agriculture, and personal h...

April 01, 2025 | Source: Mongabay | by Sarah Derouin Agroforestry, the ancient agricultural system of integrating trees and shrubs with crops and livestock, has seen a revival in recent decades in t...

April 063, 2025 | Source: The Takeout | by Holly Riddle When you walk through the produce aisle, you may come across just a few fruits or vegetables that aren't entirely familiar. You may know what ...

April 063, 2025 | Source: The Takeout | by Holly Riddle When you walk through the produce aisle, you may come across just a few fruits or vegetables that aren't entirely familiar. You may know what ...

October 07, 2023 | Source: Attainable Sustainable | by Kris Bordessa I tend to maintain a pretty full pantry, so when things get dicey I don’t have to do a lot of over-the-top shopping, but not ever...

GENETIC ENGINEERING Insecticide-Producing GMOs Monsanto had two big ideas for how to “improve” crops with genetic engineering. The first was to make them impervious to herbicides. The second was to...

April 2, 2025 | Source: Organic Consumers Association OCA’s Weekly 3 offers three simple, impactful actions each week to drive change in environmental policy, sustainable agriculture, and personal he...

February 14, 2025 | Source: Eath.org | by Colin Rhodes Land conservation is a critical need in the US as natural lands have been heavily converted for agriculture, suburban and urban development. N...

March 17, 2025 | Source: ALMANAC | by Robin Sweetser Most of us know that gardening benefits our bodies and makes us happy. Even so, it’s very cool to see how research backs up why gardening improv...

March 06, 2025 | Source: Food & Wine | by Merlyn Miller Turning to frozen vegetables may sometimes feel like you’re taking a shortcut in the kitchen. They are affordable and last much longer than tha...

March 26, 2025 | Source: Earth.org | by Madina Tussupov For years, media headlines have depicted a dire situation regarding global bee populations. While it is true that honey bee numbers in certain...

TAKE ACTION Organic Has Never Needed You More Trump's USDA is still withholding reimbursements owed to 30,715 local, regenerative and organic farmers promised $2.3 billion, including a grant we adm...

March 20, 2025 | Source: Mongabay | by Bobby Bascomb A U.S. federal judge recently ordered the Trump administration’s Fish and Wildlife Service to complete assessments on the impacts of six pesticid...

March 16, 2025 | Source: Salon | by Nicole Karlis On a tiny island called Cayo Santiago off the coast of Puerto Rico exists a colony of about 1,800 rhesus macaques. Each weighing about 20 pounds and...

February 12, 2025 | Source: CBC News | by Adrienne Lamb, Rick Bremness A new manufacturing plant in the northeastern Alberta community of Elk Point is blending hemp and other additives into concrete ...

GMOs Tell Sec. Kennedy: GMOs Should Not Be GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe) On March 10, 2025, Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., promised to close the “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) loophole that allows dangerous food additives to enter

March 18, 2025 | Source: Civil Eats | by Momo Chang In a Pacific tidepool in Northern California, Taku Kondo squats down, seawater sloshing around his ankles, and examines the rocks below the water...

March 18, 2025 | Source: Mercola.com | by Ashley Armstrong For thousands of years, bread has been essential to human nutrition — a dietary staple enjoyed daily across countless cultures, likely beca...

TAKE ACTION Stop Bayer’s Sneak Attack! Eleven corrupt State Attorneys General from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Carolina, and South D...

Did you know that if you or a loved one is injured or killed by a vaccine or pharmaceutical drug, you may have no legal recourse, if the pharmaceutical company responsible is covered by a Public Readi...

March 06, 2025 | Source: Outside | by Frederick Dreier The National Park Service (NPS) this week revealed that a record-breaking number of visitors toured its sites in 2024. According to the agency’...

March 07, 2025 | Source: Mercola.com | by Dr. Joseph Mercola Air pollution is a silent menace with far-reaching health consequences, and it’s not just heavily polluted areas that are cause for alarm...

Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes promotes environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant commu...

TAKE ACTION Ending Big Pharma’s Legal Immunity: The Case Against the PREP Act We don’t all agree on the best way to prevent and treat disease. Even among doctors, there’s a wide range of opinions ...

March 02, 2022 | Source: Forbes | by Errol Schweizer Precision fermentation is a relatively new food technology that is rapidly entering the mainstream. Products such as milk protein, animal fats,

March 03, 2025 | Source: Civil Eats | by Kate Nelson In the Arctic and Far North, where a successful hunt can mean the difference between feeding the village or scrounging to make ends meet, one mig...

February 26, 2025 | Source: ORGANIC INSIDER | by Max Goldberg Just a few weeks into the new administration, very meaningful cuts to all parts of the federal government have been initiated. This beg...

March 05, 2025 | Source: Organic Consumers Association, Regeneration International, and Vía Orgánica | by Ercilia Sahores and Mercedes López **UPDATE 3/6/2025: After five hours of deliberation, with...

March 03, 2025 | Source: University of Edinburgh A study which examined the lifestyles of hundreds of older adults found that those who spent time gardening had better cognitive function in later li...

INSPIRING VICTORY Great News in the Fight To Protect Native Corn in Mexico **UPDATE 3/6/2025: After five hours of deliberation, with a vote of 97 in favor and 16 opposing, the Mexican Senate approv...

Source: The Collaborative for Health and Environment (CHE) Most corn grown in the U.S. is genetically modified to tolerate the spraying of glyphosate-based herbicides. These herbicides are linked to...

February 20, 2025 | Source: Des Moines Register | by Sabine Martin A bill that would limit Iowans' ability to sue agricultural chemical manufacturers for not warning users of potential health risks o...

February 24, 2025 | Source: The Guardian | by Tom Perkins Antioxidants that give fruits and flowers their vibrant colors seem to counteract some of the most dangerous reproductive system effects of e...

February 18, 2025 | Source: Civil Eats | by Jason Mark The end-of-day chitchat among the parents at my kid’s school tends to revolve around the usual pleasantries: soccer schedules, the weather, th...

August 17, 2024 | Source: Ambrook| by Libby Leonard After the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp production for the first time since the 1970s, Chelli Stanley started seeking out polluted land for an exp...

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February 21, 2025 | Organic Consumers Association Dear Friends of the OCA, We know you understand the urgent need to transform our degenerative, agrochemical food system, which dominates our landsc...

February 06, 2025 | Source: NewsBreak | by Hannah Twiggs Last year, the UK government made headlines by granting £1.6m to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to investigate something straight out of sci...

February 03. 2025 | Source: Grist | by Katie Myers On a freezing cold Wednesday afternoon in eastern Kentucky, Taysha DeVaughan joined a small gathering at the foot of a reclaimed strip mine to celeb...

November 18, 2024 | Source: IE University In a world that often emphasizes individual achievement and competition, it’s easy to overlook the quiet power of compassion and kindness. Yet, these qualit...

February 06, 2025 | Source: NewsBreak | by Hannah Twiggs Last year, the UK government made headlines by granting £1.6m to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to investigate something straight out of sci...

January 29, 2025 | Source: King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks Blog Making a living from farming is no easy undertaking. Gaining capital to enter the agricultural sector, accessing...

January 17, 2025 | Source: CNN Health | by Kristen Rogers Now that the US Food and Drug Administration has banned red dye No. 3, many people are criticizing or questioning the safety and the FDA’s al...

TAKE ACTION Tell the EPA to Ban Atrazine! Syngenta/ChemChina’s atrazine is the second most widely used herbicide in the United States, and the number-one most commonly detected pesticide in tap wat...

February 03, 2025 | Source: EWG | by Ketura Persellin Fragrance is having a moment, with booming sales driven by a new wave of enthusiasts. Whether for Valentine’s Day or any other time of year, the ...