New Big Ag Push to Fight World Hunger Misses What Organic Ag Is Already Doing
Peter Bockenthien » Wednesday, September 23 2009
An Open Letter to Whole Foods Market from the Organic Consumers Association
Peter Bockenthien » Wednesday, September 09 2009
Bullshit: The OTA is Full of It
Peter Bockenthien » Saturday, July 11 2009The OTA does not believe in, support or advocate for organic foods. Nope. They believe in, support, and advocate for the integrity of the organic label. Big difference.
Dean Foods Sells Out - Again
Peter Bockenthien » Sunday, June 28 2009Just as with organic soy farmers, Dean Foods is giving the finger to organic dairy by rolling out conventional milk products.
Organic Isn't
Peter Bockenthien » Sunday, June 28 2009Here's a chance to give your two cents to Whole Foods and United Natural Foods Inc. Let them know your support organics but not their so called natural.
The Ump
Peter Bockenthien » Friday, July 17 2009"Increased competition" is a euphemism for racketeering. I'll assume that foreign organic soy bean producers are indeed organic. And I'll assume that they charge a lot less than their American counterparts. Basically it comes down to the buyer holding a loaded gun to the American farmers head and asking them to commit financial suicide.
Food Fight Nexus
Peter Bockenthien » Tuesday, June 16 2009The next few weeks are going to be very interesting. We have a collision unfolding in center field, just past second base. And the Umpire, Mr. USDA is right on top of the action; he doesn't want anyone to know that he's been bought off.
Explosive, Toxic Soy Milk
Peter Bockenthien » Thursday, June 11 2009Kaboom! How about a little hexane in your soy chai this morning?
First They Outlawed...
Peter Bockenthien » Wednesday, June 10 2009What's to stop the FDA from outlawing any and all kinds of naturally occurring substances?
Croplife's Protection Racket
Peter Bockenthien » Sunday, May 24 2009Croplife want to poison the kids who visit Michelle Obama's organic garden.
Little Crop of Horrors
Peter Bockenthien » Friday, May 15 2009Did you know that when Michele Obama installed an organic garden at the White House that she unleashed a massive shudder down the spines of the Midwest Crop Life Association? Organic! Gave them the willies.
Reform the USDA’s Organic Program
Peter Bockenthien » Friday, March 20 2009Because the Organic Trade Association has actively lobbied and/or paid lobbyists to weaken organic standards, we need to lobby President Obama and Ag.Sec Vilsack to reform the USDA's Organic Program.
Who Owns Organic
Peter Bockenthien » Friday, March 20 2009Organic Trade Association - of which these players belong - has consistently lobbied for weaker organic standards
The Shopper's Guide to Pesticide Foods
Peter Bockenthien » Thursday, March 19 2009If it's not organic you shouldn't buy it unless it's on this list
Compost
Compost is more than a fertilizer, more than a soil conditioner. It's the symbol and means of a continuing life. Nature has been making compost eons before humans first walked the Earth.


