In just a few days, kids and adults alike will slip into fantastical costumes, adorn their homes with fake spider webs and plump pumpkins, and gobble down sugary candy from dawn to dusk. This Hallowee
Big Island Dairy’s website features a picture of barns beneath a clear blue sky, surrounded by lush, green pasture, with words like “local” and “fresh” describing the milk it produces. The pictures on
Lessons Learned from the New Documentary “Dolores” about the Life of Dolores Huerta
We live at an age where personality cult is rife, yet there are fewer heroes. At the age of 87, the legendary organi
On September 19th, California residents joined Center for Food Safety, Food and Water Watch, Daily Kos, and Climate Hawks Vote to deliver boxes of petition signatures to The Wonderful Company headquar
New report shows more restaurants are taking action to save antibiotics, but are slow to move beyond chicken
For the third year in a row, the Chain Reaction scorecard and report rates the top 25 U.S.
Monsanto's GE cotton and soybeans were made to be resistant to an herbicide that drifts to nearby crops.
Bill Bader is Missouri’s largest peach grower, supplying produce to retailers throughout the mi
Netflix’s recent, original feature film Okja has triggered a bit of disruption amongst both those in the film industry and enthusiasts in the food movement. The movie targets several issues concerning
Would you want to walk on this beach? Geoduck tubes, Totten Inlet 2008(Credit: Coalition to Protect Puget Sound Habitat)
Modern industrial shellfish operations are essentially oyster and clam CAFOs
By an overwhelming margin, Americans want their organic dairy and meat production to be subject to strong, mandatory humane practices. After years of pressure by consumer and animal welfare groups, th
We’ve fought for years for labeling of genetically engineered (GE or GMO) food. Now is our chance to finally get it.
As you may remember, a “compromise” bill on GMO labeling was passed last year, but
Photo Credit: Kupale Ookala
Today the Center for Food Safety, along with community group Kupale Ookala, sued Big Island Dairy, LLC for violating the federal Clean Water Act. Who is Big Island Dairy,
I’ve written about pro-GMO propaganda before – about the “Big Lie.” It’s a term that refers to a propaganda or advertising technique by which first you say the opposite of an obvious truth about an ev
People choose organic foods because they believe that they were produced with integrity by farmers committed to strong standards of care for the planet and all its inhabitants. They trust that the org
Epigallocatechin"‘3-gallate. Gamma"‘amino butyric acid. Theobromine. Nano-scale titanium dioxide.
Most consumers expect the foods they purchase and feed their families to be free of chemicals like the
Every May, adults and children alike are tasked with a daunting mission—to somehow thank our mothers for everything they’ve done for us over the years. Classic Mother’s Day traditions include a sentim
Five years ago today, I closed out my first legislative session as a grassroots lobbyist. At that time, I was an active member of the all-volunteer Hawaii Food Policy Council, a project I helped co-cr