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Autumn-Winter 2012 - PDF
David vs. Goliath: The Road Ahead
A Message From the Director
Factory Farms and CAFOs:
The Next Right-to-Know Labeling Campaign
Organic Consumers Association: 15 Years
Progress in Fight for Transparency in Fair Trade
Mobilizing Consumers to Protect Organic Standards
Growing the Organic Revolution through Social Media
Member Comments
Spring-Summer 2012 - PDF
The Food Fight of Our Lives
A Message From the Director
The (Sorry) State of Organic Standards
Millions Against Monsanto
Building a Just Economy: A Multi-Step Approach
Creating a Vibrant Online Community
Member Comments
Autumn-Winter 2011 - PDF
Labeling Genetically Engineered Food: The California Ballot Initiative
Message from the Director
OCA's Fair World Project:
Safeguarding Fair Trade Standards and Labels
Common Victories: OCA Campaigns 2011
Millions Against Monsanto
OCA's Social Media: Growing the Organic Revolution
Member Comments
Spring-Summer 2011 - PDF
Beyond Monsanto and Food, Inc. - The Organic Transition
Message from the Director
OCA's Grassroots Lobbying Gains Momentum
OCA's Fair World Project: Policing Fair Trade
The 5% Solution: Zero Waste - Zero Greenhouse Gas Pollution
Millions Against Monsanto: A Growing Movement
GMO Truth-In-Labeling Petition
How OCA is Using the Internet, Facebook and Twitter to Spread the Organic Revolution
Member Comments
Autumn-Winter 2010 - PDF
The Road Traveled and the Road Ahead
Message from the Director
OCA's Ongoing Campaign to Require Mandatory Labels
on Genetically Engineered Food and Food Ingredients
OCA's New Fair World Project
Stop Genetically Engineered Salmon!
From Copenhagen to Cancun
Member Comments
Spring-Summer 2010 - PDF
The Art of Organic Living
Message from the Director
OCA 2010: Cultivating Consciousness and Change
- Safeguarding Organic Standards
- Campaigning for Organic Body Care
- Exposing the Myth of "Natural" Products
- Promoting Fair Trade and Social Justice
- No War No Warming
Millions Against Monsanto
- Ten Things Monsanto Does Not Want You to Know
OCA's Sister Organization in Mexico Moves Forward
Save Organic Standards: Preliminary Victory in the War on Toxic Sludge
Member Comments
Autumn-Winter 2009 - PDF - Text
The Organic Revolution:
How We Can Stop Global Warming
Message from the Director
The Myth of "Natural" Foods and Farming
OCA 2009 Campaigns: A New Hope for Change:
- Raising Hope on Inauguration Day
- Campaigning for Organic Gardens
- Influencing Obama's USDA Appointments
- Court Victory on GE Sugar Beets
- Congressional Support for Organic
- Keeping Organic Standards Strong
- Exposing the Myth of So-Called Natural Products
Via Organica: OCA's Sister Organization in Guanajuato,
Mexico
OCA's Political Work & Philosophy: Planting Peace and Democracy
Craig Minowa, OCA's Multi-Talented Editor Moving On
Member Comments
Spring 2009 - PDF - Text
The Organic Alternative: Recipe for Survival
Message from the Director
Organic Farming and the Climate Crisis
OCA Announces Summer Study Tours in the Central Highlands of Mexico
Common Victories: OCA's Campaign Updates:
- Dannon and Yoplait Will Dump rBGH
- OCA
Study Finds Less Carcinogens in Body Care Products
- Organic Victory Garden Planted at White House
- Mars Candy Company Takes Step Forward
- EPA Mandates Endocrine Disruptor Tests
- OCA Pressures Obama and Vilsack
- Victory for Farmworkers and Domestic Fair Trade!
Organic Food in Schools: Long Overdue & Badly Needed
- US Government Facts: Children’s Chemical and Pesticide Exposure
via Food Products
Member Comments
Autumn 2008 - PDF - Text
OCA Announces a New Grassroots Campaign: Organic Transitions
- Beyond
Economic Depression, Climate Change, & Peak Oil
Message from the Director
Resources on Organic Transition
Organic Transitions in Your Community: Taking the First Steps
Common Victories: OCA's Campaign Updates:
- Aerial Pesticide Spraying of Urban Areas Suspended
- Monsanto Forced to Dump Bovine Growth Hormone
- OCA Keeps the Pressure on USDA
- OCA Launches Kellogg's Boycott as GE Sugar Hits Supermarket Shelves
- OCA Plants Peace at the Republican National Convention
- OCA Study and California Attorney General Expose 'Organic' Fraud
Organic Consumers Lobbying & Political Advocacy:
The 2008 Elections & Beyond
Member Comments
Spring 2008 - PDF - Text
From Panic to Organic:
The Food, Climate, & Energy Crisis
Message from the Director
The Biofuels Hoax
Common Victories: OCA's Campaign Updates:
- Coming Clean: OCA Exposes Carcinogen In Fake “Organic” Products
- Stopping Monsanto’s GE Sugar
- Food Safety: Driving Monsanto’s rBGH Off the Market
- Farm Bill: How Congress is Spending 300 Billion of Our Dollars
- Sustainability Update: Biofuels Hoax
Member Comments
Lobbying Update: Organic Consumers in Washington
DC
Affording Organic Food In Hard Times
Stay Informed with the OCA Website!
Autumn-Winter 2007 - PDF - Text
America: Organic & Green:
The Ultimate Challenge of Our Generation
A Message from the Director
OCA
Mourns a Dear Friend
Climate Change: Don't Panic-Go Organic
Common Victories: OCA's Recent Campaigns and Success Stories
- Monitoring Organic Body Care
- Big Brother's Plans to Electronically Track All Farm
Animals Falls Short
- Food Safety: Driving Monsanto's rBGH Off the Market
- 600 Non-Organic Ingredients Removed
from "USDA Organic" Products
- Class Action Lawsuits
Against Aurora's Factory Farmed "Organics"
- Country of Origin Labeling Law Passes (Again)
- Campaigning to Stop the USDA from Subsidizing
Factory Farms, GE & Junk Food
- Pasteurized Almonds Mislabeled as "Raw" Almonds
Bringing Fair Trade Principles to Organic Production
Organic Consumer Lobbying in Washington, DC
Press
the Politicians: Grassroots Netroots Alliance
A Quote from Frederick Douglass
Member Comments
Spring 2007 - PDF · Text
Big
Food & Pharma: Keeping Us In the Dark
- Blocking Country
of Origin Labels for Food
- Allowing
Filth and Chemical Poisons In Industrial Food
- Forcing Irradiated,
GE, and Cloned Foods on Consumers
- Forcing Unsafe Pharmaceutical
Drugs on the Public
Message from the Director
Frankenfoods & Crops: Challenging
the Biotech Bullies
NUTRI-CON: The Truth About Synthetic Vitamins and
Supplement
Congressional Update
Common Victories: OCA's Recent Campaigns & Success
Stories:
- Keeping Cloned Foods Out of Organics
- Driving Bovine
Growth Hormone Milk Off the Market
- Defending the Rights
of Small Organic Farmers and Grower Coops
- Cleaning Up the Organic Personal
Care Product Industry
- Boycotting Factory Farmed “Organic” Dairy
Member
Comments
Planting Peace
Autumn 2006 - PDF · Text
Putting Organics on the Table
A Message from the Director:
Organics in a Time of Crisis
Organic Consumers Survey for Elected Public Officials
OCA Campaign Progress Reports - July - November 2006:
Boycott of Bogus "Organic" Milk Spreads Across
US
OCA Steps Up Campaign Against Gene-Altered "Frankenfoods"
Resistance Gaining Critical Mass Against "Gene Foods"
OCA's
rBGH Boycott Takes Hold After a Decade
Industrial Hemp Ban on the Way Out
Organic Bytes: Good New Headlines
/ Subscription Alert
OCA Goes Local: Become a State News Scout or Editor
Can You Trust Organic Label Claims on Body Care Products?
Organic Food & Farming: Turning Up the Heat on Politicians
Tiny Toxins · Shoppers Guide to Nanotechnology
List of Cosmetic Companies Using Potentially Harmful
Nanoparticles
"Every
generation needs a new revolution"
Spring/Summer 2006 - PDF · Text
Organics and America’s Future:
Will We Take the High Road?
A Message from the Director: Standing at the Crossroads
Organics and Fair Trade: Bringing It All Together
OCA Turns Up the Heat in Congress
OCA Campaign Progress Reports - January - June 2006:
- Stopping Chemical Industry Experiments on Children
- Eliminating Toxic Pesticide Spraying on Public Lands
- Banning a Cancer Causing Pesticide - Methyl Iodide
- Defending State Food Safety Labeling Laws
- Safeguarding Organic Standards
- Organizing Against Genetically Engineered Food
- Pressuring Starbucks on Fair Trade, rBGH
OCA Members Respond
Protecting Consumers from Deceptive Labels on Organic Body Care Products
Corporate Takeover? Organic Industry Structure Chart
Planting Peace
Autumn 2005 - PDF · Text
SOS: Organic Community and Standards Under Siege
A Message from
the Director
Bio-Democracy or Biotech Tyranny?
A Declaration of Interdependence
Breaking The Chains: Global Call To Action
November 13 - December
31, 2005:
Buy Local, Boycott Wal-Mart and the Chains
Food For Thought: Before
You Pull Out Your Wallet
Take the Breaking the Chains Pledge
The Breaking the Chains Buying Guide
USDA Bows to Organic Consumer Pressure on Body Care Labeling
How To Make Money Fast! - How To Save Money Fast!
OCA Lobbies for Sustainable Agriculture
Consumers Demand an End to Disastrous Cotton and Crop Subsidies
In Memoriam:
Lois Frances Mentele Werner,
Mother, Grandmother, Teacher, Activist
Spring 2005 - PDF · Text
Breaking the Chains
A Message from the Director
Action Alert: Biotech Bullying
- Time To Get Up Off Our Knees
- Restoring Consumer Choice
Join Us! Stand Up to the Bullies
OCA Campaign News
- Millions Against Monsanto
- Appetite for a Change
- Clothes For A Change
- SOS: Safeguard Organic Standards
- Mad Cow USA: Stop the Madness
- Coming Clean Campaign
- Toxic Cotton, Sweatshops, and US Farm Subsidies
OCA Helps Terminate the Terminator
Host a Breaking the Chains Potluck
Autumn 2004 - PDF · Text
BioDemocracy vs. Biotechnology
- Frankencrops Pollute
- BioDemocracy Spreads
- Hemp Ban in US Reversed
Announcing The Organic Farmers and Gardeners
Union
OCA Coupon Collection
OCA and the Native American Food Movement
OCA Campaign News
- Creating a Healthier Environment
- SOS: Safeguarding Organic Standards
- Mad Cow USA: Stop the Madness
- Coming Clean: Developing Organic Body Care Standards
- Organic Body Care Tips
- Clothes for a Change
- What's up With Fair Trade
The Future of Food is Now!
Spring 2004 - PDF · Text
1. VICTORY! USDA Backs Off from Degrading Organic Standards
2. OCA Pushing for Strict Organic Body Care Standards
3. BioDemocracy Alliance: Spreading GE-Free Zones Throughout the Americas
4. Millions Against Monsanto
5. The End of Massive Cotton Subsidies?
6. Bush Stopping Protection of the Ozone Layer
7. OCA Introduces Organic Coupon Collection
8. Mad Cow Updates
Autumn 2003 - PDF · Text
Organics for Everyone
Another US Food Giant Quietly Dumping Frankencorn
OCA’s Coming Clean Campaign Rocks the Body Care Industry
Fair Trade Expands, but so does Greenwashing
OCA’s New California Project: Organic Consumers United
Spring 2003 - PDF - Text
1. SOS 2003: Safeguard Organic Standards
2. Coming Clean: Organic Body Care Campaign
3. Don't Water Down Organic Standards for Body Care!
4. Join an OCA Delegation to the September WTO Protests in Mexico
5. OCA's New Water Project
6. Starbucks
& Fair Trade Campaign Update
7. Clothes for a Change Campaign Update
Autumn 2002 - PDF - Text
Autumn 2001 - PDF - Text
Winter 2000-2001 - PDF - Text
1. Why Americans Are Voting with Forks, Knives & Wallet
2. OCA Helps Drive Illegal GE Corn off the Market
3. OCA Targets Starbucks on Genetically Engineered Food &
Beverages
4. OCA Leads Campaign for GE Food Resolutions
5. OCA Joins Nader Organization to Ban Junk Food in Schools
6. New Report Examines Commercialism in Schools
7. FDA To Release Proposed Regulations on GE Foods
8. Update on National Organic Standards
9. Update on FDA Legal Petition
Special Joint Issue of Organic View & BioDemocracy News on Organic
Standards
Feb. 29th, 2000 - v.2 n.2
1. Frito-Lay Asks Farmers Not To Plant Genetically Engineered
Corn
2. Biosafety Agreement Achieves Partial Victory
3. Safe Seed Initiative
4. EPA Told To Respond To Lawsuit
5. Gene Drift Research
6. Interesting Recent Articles
January 23, 2000 - v.2 n.1
1. Editor's Note: the importance of 2000
2. New Study Finds Organic Is Healthier
3. Whole Foods and Wild Oats Move Toward GE-Free
4. EPA's New Regulations For GE Crops Do Little To Protect Environment
5. FDA Allows Irradiation for Meat - Labels Required
6. Gore and Bradley on Genetically Engineered Crops
7. Interesting Recent Articles
December 8, 1999 - v.1 n.18
1. Victory At WTO Meeting
2. OCA At The Battle In Seattle
3. California Labeling Initiative
4. OCA Organizes Successful FDA Hearing Protest In DC - Oakland Next
5. Recent Studies Point To Concerns With Genetically Engineered Foods
6. Rodale Study Finds Organic Superior In Withstanding Drought
7. Link to Other Stories
Fall Quarterly Issue 1999 - pdf November 12, 1999 - v.1 n.17
1. 47 Members of Congress Call On FDA To Label Genetically Engineered
Foods
2. Rep. Kucinich Introduces Labeling Bill For GE Foods
3. FDA Overwhelmed on GE Food Hearings
4. OCA Sends Letter to USDA Supporting Cost-Share Program
5. Is Chemical Farming Making Food Less Nutritious? Organic Gardening
Asks USDA
6. International Organic Certification Moves Forward
7. Update from the Field
8. Important Recent Articles
October 29, 1999 - v.1 n.16
1. National Organic Standards Board Told To Address Drift
2. Alternative Organic Standards Approved
3. Genetic Engineering A Hot Topic at Organic Expo
4. FDA to Hold Public Hearings on GE Foods
5. MN Unveils Innovative Organic Program
6. Farm Coalition Speaks Out Against GE Crops
7. Recent News
October 14, 1999 - v.1 n.15
1. Bonior
letter Update - Legislation Coming
2. Why Labeling?
3. Hain To Start Labeling GMO-Free
4. Cuban Organic Farming Association Wins Alternative Nobel Prize
5. Activists Gear Up For World Trade Meeting in Seattle
6. Monsanto Halts Terminator Research
7. Important Recent Articles
1. ACTION ALERT! CALL ON YOUR CONGRESSPERSON TO LABEL GE FOODS!
2. National Organic Rule Expected in January
3. Tyson to Irradiate Food
4. Loss of Genetic Diversity Threatens Agriculture, Worldwatch Study
Finds
5. Food Illnesses On The Rise, CDC Reports
6. Important Recent Articles
Sept. 14th, 1999 - v.1 n.13
1. Berkeley Schools Go Organic. How Did They Do It?
2. Consumers Reports Finds Genetically Engineered Foods on Supermarket
Shelves
3. Action Alert - USDA Continues to Support Terminator Technology
4. Organic Mulch Cuts Pesticide Runoff, USDA Finds
5. Important Recent Articles
Aug 24th, 1999 - v.1 n.12
This issue
is the same
as the Campaign
for Food Safety News
#21.
1. OCA Supports Action
Against Nestle
2. New GE Bt Study
Shows Resistance
3. The Power of the
Pesticide Lobby
4. Update - NAS Controversy,
Maine Legislation Dead
5. Organic Boom in
Europe
1. USDA Delays Again
on Organic Rule
2. Gerber Takes GE
Out of Baby Food -
Goes Organic
3. Coalition Calls
For Pesticide Tax
4. Study Finds GE Soybeans
Less Nutritious
5. US Surrenders on
International rBGH
Dispute
6. World Pesticide
Use Statistics From
PAN
1. OCA Policy Board
In Place For Fall Organic
Rule
2. Action Alert Updates
3. GE Crop Yields/Pesticide
Use No Better
4. EDF Lawsuit to Fight
Bt Resistance
5. Organic Can Replace
GE, British Campaigner
says
1. Organic Will Calm
GE Controversy, US
Says
2. GE Contaminates
Baby Food, Greenpeace
Finds
3. Canada Sets Organic
Rules, 4. New Video
On GE
5. Organic Competitive
with Conventional,
New Study
1. Organic Community
Introduces Own National
Standards
2. Food Bills Protect
Consumers
3. New Hampshire Takes
On "Terminator"
4. Bt Action Alert
5. European Commissioner
Supports Organic
1. Earth Day Success
Pushes FDA on Irradiation
2. Pesticide Battlefront
3. New Study Finds
GE Threat to Organic
4. Victory in Minnesota:
Pro-Organic Legislation
Passed
5. New York Times Gives
Warning
1. Outcry Forces Change
of NAS Committee
2. Organic Odds and
Ends
3. Book Review: Against
the Grain
4. Organic Answers:
What are Organic Seeds?
5. Prince Charles on
Organic
1. Earth Day and OCA
2. Label Genetically
Engineered Food!
3. Antibiotic Resistance
4. Organic Answers
- What is “Certified Organic”?
5. Organic Facts
1. Organic Farmers
Threatened by GE Crops
2. Report from Upper
Midwest Organic Farmers
Conference
3. Irradiation Comments
Needed
4. Organic Answers:
What is the National
List?
5. Organic Facts -
Latest Organic Farm
Research
1. Next Steps for Organic
2. EPA Muzzles Benefits
of Organic
3. Canada Rejects rBGH
- Why Not U.S.?
4. Organic Answers:
What is the NOSB?,
5. Organic Facts
