Equal Exchange shares our shock and disappointment over yesterday’s USDA decision to deregulate Genetically Engineered Alfalfa. As a member of the National Organic Coalition, we will continue to fight to uphold the integrity of organic agriculture. For more information about the issue please read the following press release. PRESS RELEASE January 27, 2011 National Organic [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Organic’
Another Gain for Monsanto; A Loss For the Rest of Us
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Organic on January 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Please Tell the USDA “NO” to Genetically Engineered Alfalfa
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged genetic engineered alfalfa, NCGA, Organic on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM THE NATIONAL COOPERATIVE GROCERS ASSOCIATION (NCGA) NEW ORGANIC PASTURE RULE EMBRACED BY ORGANIC COMMUNITY; HEIGHTENS NEED TO STOP GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ALFALFA Tell USDA “No” to GE Alfalfa: USDA extends commenting period until March 3 IOWA CITY, Iowa – Feb. 16, 2010 – The new USDA pasture rule has [...]
Why are Organic Fair Trade Coffee Co-operatives So Good For the Environment?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged coffee co-operatives, Fair Trade, Nicaragua, Organic, PROCOCER, Tierra Nueva on October 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Coffee grows best under a canopy of shade. By keeping their coffee farms well-forested, as well as by practicing sustainable farming methods, our producer partners are doing their part for the environment: reducing soil erosion, increasing soil fertility, maintaining habitat for wildlife and migratory songbirds, protecting water sources, and much, much more… Unfortunately, when visiting [...]
Why “local” and “Equal Exchange Fair Trade” are two sides of the same coin
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Buy Local, Fair Trade, Organic on February 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Suddenly everyone’s talking about local: “Local is the new organic,” we’re told. Farmers’ markets are springing up in food co-operative and church parking lots and on Main Streets throughout the country. More people are joining CSAs (community supported agriculture) and choosing locally grown products in their grocery stores. And as this trend continues, more and [...]
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