Food & Agriculture
We work to rapidly transition our food system to one that is sustainable, healthy, and just. For decades, United States food and farming policy, corporate power and agricultural science have been directed toward a narrow goal: producing as many calories as possible as cheaply as possible. The confluence of these forces has created a powerful river of toxic, energy-intensive factory farming. We are eroding public health, worker safety, local economies, animal welfare, and the resilience of the ecosystems we depend on. Solutions are available — if policymakers, people and businesses make vitally needed changes. We must farm in a way that protects the health of people and the planet. We seek three fundamental shifts in our food system: from toxic and chemical intensive to healthy and ecologically regenerative; from corporate controlled to democratically governed; and from a system that embodies the deepest inequities in our society to one that advances justice and fulfills the needs of all eaters now and in the future.
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Food & Agriculture Tell Target to stop selling food grown with toxic pesticides!TAKE ACTION
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Food & Agriculture Tell Lowe’s and Home Depot: Stop selling bee-killing RoundupTAKE ACTION
Factory farm pollution has already taken a heavy toll on Maryland’s waterways and communities.
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Friends of the Earth, and other members of the Plant Powered School Meals Coalition applaud the Senate Agriculture Committee for advancing provisions today that will make it easier for students to access non-dairy milk options in schools.
This week, the Connecticut legislature passed Senate Bill 9, a bill that restricts the use of neonicotinoids, in a win for pollinators and public health.
Our advocacy made it crystal clear: People do not want to eat GE salmon and there is no place for this or other GE animals on the market.
The judge said it best — science shows that GE technology is harmful. Thanks to this court case, the basic oversight needed to protect us has been restored.
California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) now has a binding agreement to propose regulations for treated seeds, and they’re forced to enact a swift timeline for final action.
Regenerative agriculture is gaining attention as a powerful response to the environmental damage caused by industrial farming.
What are CAFOs? They are an example of industrial agriculture, which aims to produce as many calories as possible as cheaply as possible.
The production and use of manure biogas hurts communities in numerous ways. Hear from community members about how it’s affecting them: