“Right here in America is one of the world’s most threatened natural systems. The Northern Great Plains is as important as the Amazon or Arctic, and deserves our attention.” –Martha Kauffman, Managing Director, Northern Great Plains

It's grilling season, and there's one crop that dominates the menu, even when we're not serving it on the cob. Burgers and brats, salad dressing and barbecue sauce, sodas, and alcoholic beverages, they all have this in common: corn.^{1 2}

How much does your daily hygiene routine have to do with the quality of the air you breathe? More than you may think. “We all have a personal plume,” or a trail of chemicals we leave in our wake as we go about the day, according to Matthew Coggon, scientist at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) and lead author of a recent study on urban emission patterns.

I always get to where I am going by walking away from where I have been.” —Winnie the Pooh

Soil health, biodiversity, and a resilient economy are each vital elements for sustaining human life on this planet, and they also benefit significantly from the organic approach to farming. Let's take a trip around the world to explore recent organic research.

The last five months have been... HARD. For most of us, living through a pandemic is a first, and as with all “firsts,” we’re trying to figure out how to navigate this new world, and it’s been a challenge. But what if we shifted our perspective to one of gratitude, and looked to the pandemic as a teacher? It’s taught us how to be helpful neighbors. It’s taught us the importance of community.

Thirty-five times smaller than a grain of sand, you can't see the microscopic particles that penetrate deep into your lungs and can enter your bloodstream, with potentially lethal outcomes.¹ Where do you encounter them? On the street. At the park. In your backyard. Wherever you breathe, and they congregate.

Dear Summertime,

Your sunshiny personality is precisely the thing we need right now, since as you may have heard, we had a falling out with your usually gracious sibling, Spring. We know things are going to be different with you too, but still, Summertime, we're so happy to see you!

Organic farming and an organic diet can safeguard and improve the health of the environment and the health of your family, with ground breaking studies continuing to yield proof of those benefits. Research from The Organic Center, proving that organic is always the best choice—for the health of you and your family, with groundbreaking studies continuing to yield proof of those benefits.

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.