Organics in the News
UCSC debuts organic farming website, documentary
Three years, 58 interviews, 4,500 pages of transcript and 10 book volumes later, the baby boomers who helped start the organic farming and sustainable agriculture movements and transform them into...
Link between farming and breast cancer in women studied
- A startling link between farming and breast cancer in women is being studied by two former local researchers. Jim Brophy and Margaret Keith, adjunct assistant professors at the University of...
Drawing Distinction Between Family Farms and Factory Farms
We get asked frequently at Farm Aid what a family farmer really is, how to spot a factory farm, or if someone can be both a family farmer and run a factory farm. We also receive questions from...
Study: ADHD linked to pesticide exposure
Children exposed to higher levels of a type of pesticide found in trace amounts on commercially grown fruit and vegetables are more likely to have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder than...
Don't Panic, Go Organic
In May 2004, Catherine Badgley, an evolutionary biology professor at the University of Michigan, took her students on a research trip to an organic farm near their campus. Standing on the...
The Economics of Organic Farming
Growing local organic food may be the best path toward economic recovery. It may also be key to building stronger and healthier communities. "Our [struggling] economy is making a compelling case...
New Alarm Bells About Chemicals and Cancer
The President’s Cancer Panel is the Mount Everest of the medical mainstream, so it is astonishing to learn that it is poised to join ranks with the organic food movement and declare: chemicals...
