Organic
05/09/2018 / By Mike Adams
Surprising things you never knew about the ORGANIC industry – an interview with Reuven Flamer
If you think you really know about organic products and organic certification, prepare to have your mind blown. In this eye-opening Food.news interview, I sit down with Reuven Flamer of Natural Food Certifiers, an organic certifier, to discuss many surprising things you probably never knew about organics. In this interview, we discuss topics like: How […]
04/19/2018 / By Michelle Simmons
Organic food choices and farm production systems provide significant benefits to the environment
A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition has found that plant-based diets and the environment benefit from organic food choices and farm production systems. The study authors looked at the environmental impacts of both dietary patterns and farm production systems. They also examined the environmental impact of organic food intake through an […]
04/12/2018 / By Ralph Flores
The endless health benefits of broccoli
People have given broccoli a bad name for far too long. When these small, green flower heads are on the plate, people would usually put them on the edge of the plate, not even looking at it. That’s too bad, really: This green, tree-like vegetable contains a lot of health benefits that could help improve […]
03/12/2018 / By Zoey Sky
Recovering ecosystems: How no-till farming is catching on in small farming communities across the plains
According to an article From Civil Eats, no-till farming can help revive struggling ecosystems. Jimmy Emmons, a seasoned farmer from Oklahoma, talked to other farmers at the 22nd annual No-till on the Plains conference about the no-till farming method and how it can rebuild an ecosystem. In a separate talk, “controversial grazing guru” Allan Savory discussed the large quantity of […]
03/01/2018 / By Jhoanna Robinson
Big Ag is using more synthetic fertilizers, and the nitrogen is causing dead zones and algal blooms in our waterways
With more nitrogen flooding our waterways, creating algal blooms and dead zones, scientists have warned that the use of synthetic fertilizers should be significantly reduced. In a seminar room at New York University in January, nitrogen experts from around the world painted a picture of how a nitrogen-soaked planet would appear. The group conducted the […]
10/25/2017 / By Mike Adams
Health Ranger: Why independent science TERRIFIES the food and supplement industries (but shouldn’t)
Over the last few years, Natural News has set something in motion that absolutely terrifies the food and supplement industries. What have we done that’s so frightening? We’ve started to use good science to analyze foods and supplements for heavy metals, pesticides, industrial chemicals and more. We were instrumental in accelerating the independent food science […]
10/07/2017 / By Michelle Simmons
Researchers recommend organic food and vitamins for pregnant women to reduce the risk of cancer and autism
Researchers of a new gestational analysis said that exposure to pesticides during pregnancy raises the baby’s risk of developing brain tumors. To reach this conclusion, the researchers conducted phone interviews with about 3,500 children below 15 years from two previous tests. Four hundred and thirty seven of the study subjects had brain cancer. “Our findings add […]
08/05/2017 / By Amy Goodrich
Glyphosate testing finds traces of toxic herbicide in Ben & Jerry’s ice cream
Ben & Jerry’s — an iconic ice cream brand famous for its Fairtrade and eco-friendly practices — is under fire after lab tests uncovered traces of a controversial herbicide in most of its products. The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) recently reported that the world’s most widely used herbicide sold under the brand name Roundup was […]
07/28/2017 / By Mike Adams
Food wisdom: How to avoid GMOs and toxic herbicides (video)
This may seem like a simple question for our long-time readers, but many new readers are asking, “How do I avoid GMOs?” It’s not just the GMOs themselves, of course, that people wish to avoid. It’s also the toxic, cancer-causing herbicide known as glyphosate that frequently saturates both genetically engineered crops and non-GMO crops alike. […]
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