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Not Just for White People Anymore - How the Organic Movement Can Regain its Relevance
July 2, 2008
Grist food writer Tom Philopott wrote this timely critiqe of the state of the organic movement after attending the Organic Summit last week.  Have a look at his critique of, and suggestions for, organics - click here to read article.

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Water Stewardship: Ensuring a Secure Future for California Agriculture
July 2, 2008
Looming Water Crisis Spurs Action -
Agriculture Support Groups Call For Agricultural Water Stewardship to Protect State Food Production

Several agriculture support organizations today issued a joint report calling for producers and policy-makers to recognize the importance of agricultural water stewardship as a key element of a strategy to better manage the state’s dwindling water resources and reduce farmers’ reliance on insecure inputs. The paper, “Water Stewardship: Ensuring a Secure Future for California Agriculture” (available at www.agwaterstewards.org) outlines the case for water stewardship and lays the foundation for a water stewardship strategy. The report was released by the Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association, the California Institute for Rural Studies, the Community Alliance with Family Farmers, the Ecological Farming Association, the Polaris Institute, and the WATER Institute of the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center.
 
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California’s GMO Bill Approved by Senate Ag Committee
June 30, 2008
AB 541 is closer to becoming California’s first state law protecting farmers from the hazards of genetically engineered crops. As of June 5th the bill has been passed by the state Assembly and the state Senate Agriculture committee. The bill must now be passed by the full Senate and signed into law by the Governor. Supporters include Community Alliance with Family Farmers, the California Farmers Union, California Certified Organic Farmers, the California Farm Bureau, and various other food security and environmental organizations. AB 541 will enact protections for California farmers against frivolous lawsuits that intimidate and harass those who have not been able to prevent the inevitable – the drift of GE pollen or seed. To read further into this issue or to help build a GE-Free California, visit  Cal GE-Free.

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SF Chronicle: Slow Food Nation Comes To San Francisco
June 29, 2008
The Sunday SF Chronicle ran this article yesterday  - Slow Food Nation comes to San Francisco.   The article  contains many good quotes about need for change in food system.

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Climate Impacts of Food Choices in the U.S.A.
June 27, 2008
If you want to fight global warming with your food choices, it's important to change what you eat as well as where it comes from, according to a recently published article- Food-Miles and the Relative Climate Impacts of Food Choices in the United States -  in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Science and Technology.

The authors also use a automobile comparison to illustrate how changes in diet compare to changes in driving. Using a 25-mile per gallon car as their baseline, they provided the following estimates of mileage reduction through diet shifts:

An “all local” diet is equivalent to driving 1,000 fewer miles per year
Shifting one day per week’s calories from red meat to chicken/fish/eggs is equivalent to driving 760 fewer miles per year
Shifting one day per week’s calories from red meat to a vegetable-based diet is equivalent to driving 1,160 fewer miles per year
Giving up red meat and dairy in favor of chicken/fish/eggs is equivalent to driving 5,340 fewer miles per year
Switching to a completely vegan diet is equivalent to driving 8,100 fewer miles per year
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