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Another Blow to Monsanto: Roundup Pesticide Linked to Serious Soil Damage

Aug 19

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“Glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup pesticide, is being linked to damaged soil and roots of treated plants, finds 15 years of study, according to a representative from the USDA.

Fungal root disease has increased among farmers using the popular Roundup pesticide, particularly on the Monsanto genetically modified Roundup Ready seeds, according to Bob Kremer, a microbiologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service.”

Another Blow to Monsanto: Roundup Pesticide Linked to Serious Soil Damage via Jill Ettinger – Organic Authority

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Is This Megadairy A Threat to Health and Livelihood of NW Illinois Residents?

Jun 3

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“My guest today is Matthew Alschuler, press agent for HOMES [Helping Others Maintain Environmental Standards] Jo Daviess County, in far NorthWest Illinois. Welcome to OpEdNews, Matthew. Your organization is involved in something big right now. Would you like to tell our readers about it?

Sure! In December of 2007, a number of my neighbors learned that A.J. Bos, a California millionaire, was planning to build the largest industrial dairy east of the Mississippi near our homes. Jo Daviess County is dotted with traditional family farms, some of which have been in the same family for over 150 years. Agriculture and tourism are our county’s main industries, and this facility, with its 11,000 cows on a few hundred acres, threatened to destroy them both.”

Is This Megadairy A Threat to Health and Livelihood of NW Illinois Residents? via Joan Brunwasser – OpEd News

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How Being Bold Can Create a Just Food System in Africa

Apr 5

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This guest post was written by Zakiya Harris, San Francisco Green Festival’s Community Catalyst and the Founder of Earthseed Consulting.

“As we embrace the cosmic shift transpiring on the planet, we bear witness to walls of separation fading into the realization of one global community.

The role of Africa is integral to this process.

Not only because it represents the birthplace of civilization but because the land and its people have served as “global canaries” in the coal mine of our collective conscience. Africa, is a symbol of how inconceivable beauty and unimaginable horrors can shape the landscape of the human spirit and affect the planet. Therefore, you cannot have a conversation about the transition toward a just food system without first exploring the implications of a just Africa. Before a seed is planted one must first ensure that the soil is healthy and in many ways Africa epitomizes the soil essential for the growth of humanity.”

How Being Bold Can Create a Just Food System in Africa via Zakiya Harris – TreeHugger

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