| Not so much farmers as underfunded FDA found guilty in food safety quagmire | Since most food-borne illnesses over past decades have been caused by pathogens largely linked to meat, like salmonella and E. Coli 0157, only the tiniest fraction of FDA resources have gone to researching and regulating food safety issues related to fresh produce. | Apr 10, 2009 |
| Iowa local food system workshop draws record crowd | A sizable crowd of over 250 people from six states turned out to attend the Marketing and Food Systems Initiative, hosted by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture in Ames, Iowa. | Apr 01, 2009 |
| Dow cites NAFTA to overturn Ontario pesticide ban | Next month, Onatario is set to become the second province in the country (after Quebec) to ban the sale and use of most off-the-shelf cosmetic pesticides, such as those used on lawns, gardens, school yards and parks. | Apr 01, 2009 |
| Co-op brings urban buyers resilient flow of regional pastured, organic foods | Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative, a Pennsylvania nonprofit, was created in 2006 to take some of the marketing and shipping burden off Amish and Mennonite farmers, most of whom could not own trucks to deliver their product and preferred to stay away from the public eye. | Mar 30, 2009 |
| Federal judge says hold off on GM crops in wildlife refuges | A federal judge in Delaware ruled that there was insufficient evidence to rule out the possibility of biological contamination from genetically modified crops planted in national wildlife refuges, potentially leading to increased weed resistance, damage to soils, and other unknown effects. | Mar 25, 2009 |
| As organic markets shrink, Organic Institute education campaign reminds consumers “It’s worth it” | The Organic Institute has launched its first national consumer education and marketing campaign, "Organic. It's worth it.," designed to communicate the value of organic—from personal to environmental health.c | Mar 25, 2009 |
| California livestock industry grows more concentrated, toxic; who will pay? | “As America and the world gird to become green, they're finding that ecology and economy sometimes don't stroll hand in hand into an unpolluted sunset,” writes Jonah Owen Lamb of the Merced Sun-Star. | Mar 23, 2009 |
| Budding White House garden promotes local, organic food and healthier living | Michelle Obama and a crowd of eager fifth graders from an area elementary school began digging up the South Lawn of the White House to plant its first vegetable garden since Eleanor Roosevelt’s victory garden. | Mar 20, 2009 |
| Joel Salatin featured on ChelseaGreenTV: “Building forgiveness into the landscape” | America’s most provocative grazier is but one of many featured free videos on organic and sustainable agriculture on ChelseaGreenTV. | Mar 19, 2009 |
| Brazil soy growers sour on GM varieties due to yield, consumer preference | Farmers in Brazil's Mato Grosso, the country's top soy state, are shunning once-heralded genetically modified soy varieties in favor of conventional seeds after the hi-tech type showed poor yields. | Mar 19, 2009 |
