A new report says climate change can’t be halted if we continue degrading our soil. Organic farming isn’t new, for as long as people have been growing food, natural and organic methods were the norm. In 1954, J.I. Rodale said, “Organics is not a fad.” 65 years later, he’s proven right. Rodale answers the myth that organic is a “marketing scam.” In the wake of widespread condemning of neonicotinoid pesticides as they affect bee populations, chemical companies have tried to come up with alternatives. But a new study has found bee-safe pesticides may not be so safe. 99.99 percent of Roundup never even hits a weed—instead, it’s found primarily in runoff, and ends up in the water we drink and the air we breathe. In the southern United States, 75 percent of the air and the rain are contaminated with glyphosates. Rodale breaks down how GMOs are harming our environment and the pesticides used to grow them are harming our health. Bayer, owner of Roundup, shares fell by as much as 5 percent after a California couple was awarded more than $2 billion in the largest U.S. jury penalty over allegations its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer.
No, The Organic Label Is Not A Marketing Scam
Organic farming isn’t new. For as long as people have been growing food, natural and organic methods were the norm. In 1954, J.I. Rodale said, “Organics is not a fad.” 65 years later, he’s proven right.
Bee-Safe Pesticide May Not Be So Safe, Says New Study
In the wake of widespread condemning of neonicotinoid pesticides as they affect bee populations, chemical companies have tried to come up with alternatives.
Climate change being fueled by soil damage – report
A new report says climate
change can’t be halted if we carry on degrading the soil.
GMOS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW & WHAT YOU CAN DO
99.99% of Roundup never even hits a weed—instead, it’s found primarily in runoff, and ends up in the water we drink and the air we breathe. In the southern United States, 75% of the air and the rain are contaminated with glyphosates.
Bayer nears seven-year low after $2 billion award in Roundup trial
Bayer shares fell by as much as 5 percent after a California
couple were awarded more than $2 billion in the largest U.S. jury penalty over
allegations its Roundup weed killer causes cancer.
Improving yields through soil health practices on organic farms
Healthy soils are the backbone of our food system and essential to global food security. They are crucial for resilient crop production and they support a diversity of organisms vital to decomposition and nutrient cycling
