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Blog/News (December 6, 2017) On Monday, the President made an unsettling move and reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah – Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. Combined Trump reduced the area of these parks by 2 million acres, decreasing the size of Bears Ears by 85% and Grand Staircase-Escalante by 46%. This is a direct assault on our public lands.
The fight to protect our public lands…
Blog/News (December 5, 2017) View a larger version of the infographic here.
This is an exciting time in the worlds of sustainable agriculture and climate change mitigation, when these two fields have the opportunity to collaborate and reinforce one another. This partnership is in its early stages, and terminology is constantly evolving. Regenerative agriculture is a new term that is still being…
Blog/News (December 4, 2017) Local and organic foods have some climate benefits, but choose local, organic, AND regenerative for the greatest impact!
Our food choices are important. They affect our personal health, the wellbeing of farmers and rural communities, and the state of the environment. Increasingly, we’re coming to understand the major impacts food and agriculture have on the most pressing and…
Blog/News (December 3, 2017) Christmas trees in the United States are a big deal. According to the National Christmas Tree Association, 25-30 million are sold every year. Many environmentalists cringe at this thought, but there are lots of options for making this once-a-year practice more sustainable.
Rent a Tree!
Yes, you read that right. Find a local business that grows live potted trees, delivers them…
Blog/News (November 30, 2017) ACT NOW: 5 Reasons the Senate Tax Bill is Bad for People and the Planet
The tax bill is moving forward fast in the Senate. If it passes, it will dramatically lower taxes for corporations and the wealthy, but could raise taxes for many middle class Americans by 2021, and cut programs many of us rely on, while adding up to $1.5 trillion to the deficit.
The President has told the…
Blog/News (November 28, 2017) After decades of destructive industrial agriculture, we need to revolutionize farming. Regenerative organic agriculture* uses practices that grow healthy crops, restore rich agricultural soils, and reverse climate change by absorbing and storing atmospheric carbon (carbon dioxide, CO2).1 Farmers, consumers, and the planet all benefit.
What do we mean by Regenerative Agriculture…
Blog/News (November 22, 2017) Alisa Gravitz, CEO of Green America, gives thanks to all the many Green Americans who make our important work to green the economy possible
On this Thanksgiving Day, as we all sit down with family and friends to celebrate good food, deep connections and life itself, I want to thank you for all you do for people and the planet.
Thank you for all the times you've brought…
Blog/News (November 19, 2017) When most people think of the variety of apples only a few names come to mind, such as Fuji, Granny Smith, Gala, Honeycrisp, and Red Delicious – these are your staple grocery store apple varieties. But there are so many more! According to the US Apple Association, a trade association for apple growers, “there are over 100 apple varieties grown commercially in the US,” but only 15…
Blog/News (November 9, 2017) The short answer is yes!
Here’s the long answer. Congress recently appropriated $3 million to fund the Agricultural Biotechnology Education and Outreach Initiative. These funds will be used by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), in partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), to provide consumer education on agricultural biotechnology and food and…
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