Organic Bytes Newsletter #806: Our Forgotten Sacred Relationship with Food   SUBSCRIBE | DONATE REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE Our Forgotten Sacred Relationship with Food Kaare Melby, OCA’s Organizing Coordinator, writes: “I don’t think it’s a controversial statement to say that we have lost our relationship with food. But what does that mean? It means that our food has become divorced from the plants, animals, and traditions that it came from. The American diet is filled with highly processed junk foods, and the average person would be justified in not knowing what ingredients w ..read more

Blog June 5, 2023  |  by Kaare Melby, Organizing Coordinator Organic Consumers Association I don’t think it’s a controversial statement to say that we have lost our relationship with food. But what does that mean? It means that our food has become divorced from the plants, animals, and traditions that it came from. The American diet is filled with highly processed junk foods, and the average person would be justified in not knowing what ingredients were used to create the foods they eat. Over the past several decades, Americans have begun to realize that our food is making us ..read more

  Organic Bytes Newsletter #805: Reclaiming "Regenerative" from Big Ag   SUBSCRIBE | DONATE WELCOME Ercilia Sahores The Organic Consumers Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Ercilia Sahores as our new International Director! Please join us in welcoming this committed and charismatic leader as we move forward to carry on our own and Ronnie’s vision for a more organic, regenerative world. We look forward to the many talents and verve that this truly international connector brings as she moves up in our organization to take on her new position as our Internatio ..read more

Blog Source: PBS North | by Rachel Carson Learn how Rachel Carson, naturalist and author of the landmark book Silent Spring (1964), began to suspect that the use of synthetic pesticides to eradicate insect pests had unhealthy consequences, in this video adapted from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Rachel Carson. Piecing together evidence from diverse sources, Carson’s findings and warnings about the potential hazards of untested chemicals—on the environment, the food chain, and human health—would catapult the environmental movement onto the national agenda. CONTINUE READING >> Subs ..read more

Blog Source: People vs. Fossil Fuels President Biden faced fierce opposition when he approved the Willow oil drilling project. If he does it again with the Mountain Valley Pipeline, the response will be even greater. Join us in front of the White House to demand Biden stop the MVP. By backing Manchin’s Dirty Deal, the Biden administration has signaled they are willing to sacrifice Appalachians for their own political gain. For over a century, Appalachia has been deemed a sacrifice zone. The fossil fuel industry has destroyed our home and our wellbeing. We will not let the Mountain Valley ..read more

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Blog May 30, 2023 | Source: U.S. Right to Know | by Karolina Corin As the Covid-19 pandemic spread across the globe in January 2020, virus hunters pushed for funding to uncover more “yet-to-be-recognized deadly viruses.” They believed that cataloging viruses in wildlife could help prevent future pandemics. “In China alone, we sampled >10,000 bats and ~2,000 other mammals, using PREDICT protocols to discover 52 novel SARS related-CoV’s, including the closest relative of the Wuhan nCoV [SARS-CoV-2],” boasts a University of California, Davis letter to Senator Dianne Fe ..read more

Blog Exclusive: UAE using site to ‘control narrative’ amid criticism of oil boss leading climate summit, say critics May 30, 2023 | Source: The Guardian | by Ben Stockton The Cop28 president, Sultan Al Jaber, has been accused of attempting to “greenwash” his image after it emerged that members of his team had edited Wikipedia pages that highlighted his role as CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc). Work by Al Jaber’s team on his and the climate summit’s Wikipedia entries include adding a quote from an editorial that said Al Jaber – the United Arab Emirates minister ..read more