by Mark Kastel | Mar 3, 2020 | News Posts
Organic produce growers Swanton Berry Farm, Full Belly Farm, and Jacobs Farm del Cabo among plaintiffs Article Orignally published by: https://sustainablefoodnews.com/ Several organic food companies and organic certifiers on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S.... 
by Mark Kastel | Feb 21, 2020 | News Posts
When we shift our diet to organic, besides for protecting our own health, and that of the overall planet, not to mention protecting the people who produce our food from occupational exposure to toxic chemicals, we are shielding the magical critters we share this... 
by Mark Kastel | Feb 12, 2020 | News Posts
Original article https://beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/2020/01/rate-of-male-breast-cancer-on-the-rise-in-scotland-endocrine-disrupting-chemicals-suspected/ (Beyond Pesticides, January 29, 2020) A study of male breast cancer (MBC) in Scotland reports an alarming,... 
by Mark Kastel | Feb 11, 2020 | News Posts
Marc Eisen is a gifted journalist who really knows Wisconsin, agriculture, and organics. He was the longtime editor of Madison’s urban weekly, the Isthmus. In this new age of journalism he has found an authoritative home online with the Wisconsin Examiner.... 
by Mark Kastel | Jan 30, 2020 | News Posts
Although my office is officially in Washington, and I will visit soon, for the third time, since we launched OrganicEye, I live in the rugged, un-glaciated Driftless Region on the West Coast of Wisconsin. My county, thought to have more organic farmers than any county... 
by Mark Kastel | Jan 28, 2020 | News Posts
(from Beyond Pesticides, January 17, 2020) In Brussels, the European Commission (EC) has just decided not to renew approval of the neonicotinoid pesticide thiacloprid, citing both environmental and health concerns related to use of and exposure to the pesticide. The...