QC Organic Conference

02/25/2022

Great news! The Farmers Market Permit Act SB3838 passed the Senate unanimously! This bill creates fair and consistent regulations that will allow farmers to more easily sell their meat, eggs, dairy, and frozen foods at farmers markets. Which means more access to delicious local food for you!

Many thanks to the incredible work of Senator Dave Koehler to move this bill forward, and our partners at Illinois Farmers Market Association, Illinois Farm Bureau, and The Illinois Environmental Council

The bill now moves to the House where Tom Bennett for State Representative, 106 District will take the lead!

You can support this bill, farmers markets, and small farm livelihood by contacting your Representative today: https://secure.everyaction.com/odrETT2a8kawVJ92sOg6sg2

03/13/2021

Briefing by Sir David Attenborough, English broadcaster and natural historian, on the Maintenance of international peace and security: Climate and Security, ...

02/09/2021

Together with poultry company Bell & Evans, the duo is launching the U.S. Organic Grain Initiative, designed to transition 50,000 acres of corn and soy to organic and help fill a growing gap in domestic organic animal feed.

02/06/2021

Neonicotinoids are already accused of contributing to widespread insect declines. But there’s evidence they can also harm rabbits, birds, and deer.

07/31/2020

Microplastics (MPs), i.e., tiny plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in length, can now be found throughout the ocean and other aquatic ecosystems, and even in our seafood and salt. As MPs have become ubiquitous, scientists have become concerned about the transfer of MPs from the environment to...

07/15/2020

https://returntonow.net/2020/07/12/mexico-bans-monsantos-roundup-herbicide/

Mexico announces a plan to be 100% glyphosate-free by 2024 Mexico is breaking free from Monsanto’s grip on its soil. The country’s Environment Ministry just announced it plans to gradually reduce the amount of glyphosate farmers are allowed to use, until it is completely phased out in 2024. “B...

06/06/2020

Bayer AG is blocked from selling its controversial dicamba-based herbicide in the U.S. after an appeals court rejected a federal regulator’s permit for the product, compounding the German company’s weed-killer woes.

05/07/2020

Small farmers have been hit hard by the pandemic's impact on the economy. We hear from three of them: John Boyd of Virginia, Maija Yasui of Oregon, and Michelle Byrnes of Iowa.

04/28/2020

Want to take your farm forward and transition to organic? Maybe you’re already practicing organic methods and need that final incentive to get certified. Now is your chance to lessen the financial challenge of transition—apply for a $5,000 grant to help you make the transition to organic.