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The Tug of War Between Traditional Farming & Corporate-Produced Food: Part Two
The Food Freedom Movement A promising leap toward more food sovereignty in the US has been the deregulation of local food production and sales at the state level. Several states have passed bills to legalize or expand raw milk distribution, “cottage food” sales, and on-farm slaughter — regulations
The Tug of War Between Traditional Farming & Corporate-Produced Food: Part One
Moms Across America previously reported on a global land-grab involving using carbon and nitrogen regulations as the impetus to cull herds of livestock. The result of these regulations, in the name of climate change, would put thousands of multi-generational family farms out of business and reduce
Letter from our Director, Zen Honeycutt
As February winds and bitter cold segway into hints of March weather, a few hours of warmth a day coax the sprouting of daffodils on our farm. Spring is soon on its way and I am itching to plant more seeds.
Glyphosate Exposure During Pregnancy Raises Child’s Risk of Poor Brain Function
By Beyond Pesticides A study published in Environmental Research finds an association between adverse neurodevelopment (brain function and development) among infants and exposure to the herbicide glyphosate during pregnancy (gestational). Editor’s Note: Yet another study confirming the criticali
The Truth About Synthetic Milk: What’s Inside That Has Never Been Consumed or Safety Tested
The great American — and global reaching — experiment with lab-created “food” continues to expand with the introduction of fake milk products currently used by more than a dozen food brands distributed by major retailers across the country. But recent testing by the Health Research Institute (HRI)
FDA Slow Ban on Supplements
From Alliance for Natural Health The agency recently made a big announcement about a regulation that could eliminate 41,700 products from the market. We need to keep up the pressure to protect access.
The Plastic Chemicals Hiding in Your Food
Reposted from Consumer Reports - Lauren F. Friedman Consumer Reports (CR) tested popular fast foods and supermarket staples for bisphenols and phthalates, which can be harmful to your health.
USDA Initiative Launched to ‘Enhance Equity in Child Nutrition Programs’: Opportunity to Push for Real Change in Children’s Abysmal Nutrition
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) have announced an allocation of $1.1 million to five organizations, claiming to, “investigate and dismantle barriers to equitable access in federal child nutrition programs.
Family Investigated for Keeping Teen Home After School-Based Health Center Gave Bag of Unlabeled Zoloft to 17-Year-Old
Reposted from CHD: The Defender A federally funded school-based health center (SBHC) in Maine reportedly gave prescription anti-depressant pills in a plastic baggy to a 17-year-old girl without her parents’ knowledge or consent, her father told The Maine Wire. When the girl’s father, Eric Sack, foun
Protect Local Control: Say No to Pesticide Preemption Snuck into the Farm Bill
Did you know that the citizen's rights of your town, HOA, school districts, county, and state, regarding pesticide use, could disappear. We at Moms Across America often focus on awareness of the dangers of commercial pesticides, but if the upcoming Farm Bill gets signed into law, all the awareness
Repost: International Glyphosate Study Shows Likely Cause of Explosion in Childhood Leukemia
by Sustainable Pulse Childhood Leukemia and leukemia in young adults has increased by an estimated 35% since 1975, with an increase most recently of around 1% a year, according to the CDC. A group of independent scientists from around the world could have just discovered one of the reasons for t
Abysmally Low Nutrients in Fast Food Test Results
Moms Across America's Top Twenty Fast Food Brand Report on Minerals, Vitamin B, and Calories Moms Across America announces the results of testing the top twenty fast food brands, (plus In-N-Out Burger) for minerals, and the top ten fast food brands for Vitamin B’s, and calories. The testing was con
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