The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that each year more than nine million Americans get sick from foodborne illnesses, leading to around 56,000 hospitalizations and 1,350 deaths.¹ Fresh fruits and vegetables are often the culprits, but the pathogens most often are traced back to animal sources, specifically to their manure.

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.

– Dr. Seuss, ­ The Lorax

Neonicotinoids, or “neonics,” are a class of insecticides introduce in the 1990s and are currently the most widely used insecticides in the world. They are most commonly used as seed treatments, that is, seeds are coated in the pesticide before they are sold.

Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup weed killer, is the most widely use herbicide in the United States.

As more people eschew meat for a plant-based diet, the market for meat alternatives has exploded, with an ever-expanding number of offerings that proclaim to taste like meat and even “bleed” like meat.

“Food, Family, Fourth of July and Fireworks. The four best F words ever.” Anonymous

Protect Our Species!

From the Organic Center

Organic farming and an organic diet can safeguard and improve the health of the environment and the health of your fam