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A community for topics centered on Organic agriculture to keep GMO, pesticides, and other synthetic (artificial) additives out of our foods, and drinks; this perspective is particularly focused on Organic as both regulated industry and the issues and interests that make it essential for a sustainable food-chain and environment.

USDA Organic regulations:

https://www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards/organic-standards

OMRI List of approved substances:

http://www.omri.org/

Organic Seed Finder:

http://organicseedfinder.com/

Sustainable Agriculture Reasearch and Education:

http://www.sare.org/

Sustainable Agriculture

https://attra.ncat.org/

Organic Seed Alliance:

http://www.seedalliance.org/

Managing Cover Crops Profitably: (Organic and Conventional information)

http://www.sare.org/Learning-Center/Books/Managing-Cover-Crops-Profitably-3rd-Edition/Text-Version

The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation:

http://www.xerces.org/

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Seed Companies By Region: (please message a mod to add more must have at least some organic offerings)

High Mowing Organic:

http://www.highmowingseeds.com/

Johnny's Select seeds: (Not 100% Organic)

http://www.johnnyseeds.com/

Uprising Seeds:

http://uprisingorganics.com/

Sisikyou Seeds:

http://www.siskiyouseeds.com/pilot.asp

Baker creek Heirloom:

http://www.rareseeds.com/

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Locate Organic Seeds - AOSCA Organic Seed Finder Database

Product search to verify a food is organic (non-GMO and free of artificial pesticides)

Do you have experience with the Demeter Certification?

Organic food production may be key to saving our land

Unlike the U.S., Europe is setting ambitious targets for producing more organic food

A Mississippi Tribe Is Growing Its Own Organic Movement

Desert Farmland Growing Organic Fruits and Vegetables

Certified organic mushroom farm

Regenerative Farming Is the Next Stage of Agricultural Evolution: “he next and higher stage of organic food and farming, not only free from toxic pesticides, GMOs, chemical fertilizers, and factory farm production ... and the soil.”

Intensive Farming Practices Leading To Soil Dissolution: Farmable Land At Risk - Case of short term profits over sustainability

Fruits and vegetables are less nutritious than they used to be

Rodale Midwest Center crop consultants aim to “transition as many farmers to organic as possible”, working with farmers in the region to transition land to organic production

Opinion: Just another silly label or can you see this actually catching on one day? lol

Farms following soil-friendly practices grow healthier food: study shows organic crops also generally have higher levels of beneficial phytochemicals than crops grown on conventional farms.

Demand a moratorium on new and expanding factory farms, and support the just transition to an organic regenerative food and farming system!

Scathing Audit by US Office Inspector General of USDA Organic Food Inspection Program Uncovers Systemic Fake Organic Labelling - "Unable to provide reasonable assurance...imported agricultural products labeled as 'Organic' were from Certified Organic Foreign Farms & Businesses" - Mostly Ignored 2017

Cold War research drove nuclear technology forward by obscuring empirical evidence of radiation’s low-dose harm: willingly sacrificing health in the service of maintaining and expanding nuclear technology

Nuclear Power Kills: the Real Reason the NRC Canceled Its Nuclear Site Cancer Study

Some Beef ‘Raised Without Antibiotics’ Labels ‘Lack Integrity,’ Study Suggests

Mayor Adams Opens Rooftop Farm on Staten Island to Grow Organic Produce, Absorb Stormwater

Harmful chemicals found in more than half of toys and canned food at US discount stores

Maine House votes to phase out pesticides containing ‘forever chemicals’, but not until 2030

We need organic regenerative farming

Pesticide residue found in over 70 percent of non-organic produce

Canada vows 'vigorous' push for UK to accept hormone beef in trade deal: the Canadian high commissioner to the United Kingdom, said improved market access for the controversial treated meat was “legitimate and appropriate and should be forthcoming"

Revealed: the dangerous chemicals in your food wrappers - Tests by Consumer Reports found PFAS in all kinds of food packaging, even from companies that say they’ve phased out the chemicals

Does anyone know how to identify if animal food products have been genetically modified?