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>>Continue ReadingTough Times for the Organic Consumers AssociationThis week, we had to make the tough decision to furlough our
entire staff to part-time pay while we figure out how to continue
our necessary work with half our budget. We are several hundred
thousand dollars short of our annual operating expenses, so we
are launching a month-long fundraising campaign to bridge the
gap and position our organization to continue our work for the
remainder of the year and beyond.
>>Tell Your State to Ban Glyphosate, Not Bail Out Bayer!Ban Roundup, Don’t Bail Out BayerBayer is the only U.S. maker of glyphosate, the active ingredient
in the herbicide Roundup. Bayer manufactures 70% of North
America's Roundup in Muscatine, Iowa. Iowa has the
second-highest cancer rate in the country, according to the 2024
Iowa Cancer Registry. The cancer registry predicted that 6,100
people will die in Iowa from cancer this year. Richard Deming,
a cancer physician in Des Moines, says “there’s clear association
between ag chemical exposure in the state of Iowa and cancer
incidence.”
>>Tell Your State Legislators Farms Shouldn't Be
Toxic Sewage Sludge Dumps!Farms Shouldn't Be Toxic Sewage Sludge Dumps!In a classic kick-the-can-down-the-road move, on January 14,
2025, the Biden Administration's Environmental Protection
Agency finally admitted “forever chemicals” are contaminating
U.S. farmland because of the EPA's own long-standing policy of
promoting toxic sewage sludge "fertilizer" as the way to dispose
of waste from water-treatment plants.
>>TAKE ACTION BEFORE APRIL 4: Tell the EPA to Ban Atrazine!Deadline April 4, 2025: Tell the EPA to Ban Atrazine!On its way out, Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency said the
herbicide atrazine should be allowed to contaminate the lakes and
streams that eventually become our drinking water sources at
levels up to 9.7 parts per billion (ppb). That’s nearly three times
higher than the level of 3.4 ppb the EPA said it should be lowered
to in 2016 and 2022. The decision now rests with Trump’s EPA
director, Lee Zeldin, who’s accepting public comments on the
issue until April 4, 2025.
>>Tell General Mills To Reject GMO WheatUSDA Approves GMO Wheat: Tell General Mills To Reject ItOn August 27, 2024, President Joe Biden’s Agriculture Secretary
Tom Vilsack said U.S. farmers could grow a GMO wheat variety
that’s genetically engineered to soak up glufosinate, a pesticide
that is 5 times more toxic than glyphosate and has been banned
in the European Union since 2013. Glufosinate exposure is
associated with low-birth-weight babies. The USDA didn’t conduct
a scientific review or offer opportunity for public comments
before announcing its decision. That’s because of the GMO
deregulation that President Donald Trump pushed through in
2020.
>>Donate $50+ to the OCA and get a free copy of the bookNew Book: The Regenerative Agriculture SolutionThe OCA is excited to announce André Leu & Ronnie Cummins
soon to be released book: 'The Regenerative Agriculture Solution
A Revolutionary Approach to Building Soil, Creating Climate
Resilience, and Supporting Human and Planetary Health.'

Forward by Vandana Shiva: “It is a book about hope based in
knowledge and practice. Read it. Practice the principles of
ergneration. Grow life. Grow hope.”
>>Read the Full ComplaintOrganic Consumers vs Calavo GrowersCOMPLAINT DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL - This is a
nonprofit, public-interest action brought on behalf of
District consumers alleging false and deceptive advertising in
the sale of avocado products. Plaintiff Organic Consumers
Association, acting pursuant to D.C. Code § 28-3905(k)(1)(D),
brings the action against Defendant Calavo Growers, Inc.
(“Calavo”). In order to generate sales, Calavo represents
that its avocados are “sustainable,” responsibly grown, and
“better for the planet.” These statements are not true
because Calavo’s sourcing practices contribute to
deforestation, water scarcity, climate change, biodiversity and
habitat loss, and other negative environmental consequences.
>>View the Speaker LineupPeople's Food Summit - Oct 16, 2024Join us for the fourth annual People’s Food Summit, a
24-hour world-wide celebration of World Food Day. This
unique event brings together dynamic speakers from every
corner of the world, sharing crucial insights into regenerative
agriculture. The People’s Food Summit strengthens
global connections among like-minded organizations,
fostering collaboration and exchanging knowledge. Our aim
is to inspire hundreds of thousands to engage in the
regenerative agriculture movement by sharing success
stories and groundbreaking initiatives.
>>TAKE ACTION: Boycott PepsiCo’s Pesticide-Drenched
Quaker Oats & Tell Congress to Ban Bayer’s Toxic RoundupBoycott Pesticide-Drenched Quaker OatsOats are good for you, but not when they’re drenched with
carcinogenic, gut-microbiome-destroying weed killers like
Monsanto (now Bayer)’s glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup.
Oats aren’t “Roundup Ready” (genetically engineered to
soak-up Roundup), but spraying oats with Roundup dries them
out and makes them easier to harvest. Pepsi-Co’s Quaker
Oats have the highest Roundup residues.
>>TAKE ACTION: Ban New GMO Frankenfoods Made with
Synthetic BiologyThe Rise of Synthetic FoodThe April 1, 2024 session of the IPAK-EDU Director’s Science
Webinar featured the research of Alexis Baden-Mayer. The
research she presented weaves a timeline of people and
organizations, from the end of the 19th century to the present,
and raises serious questions about the future of food and the
intentions of the actors and organizations involved.
>>Take Action: Tell Congress to Ban PFAS!Toxic Forever ChemicalsSewage sludge used to be dumped into the ocean, but that
wasn’t environmentally responsible, so it was marketed as
“fertilizer” and dumped on farmland. There’s nothing wrong
with “humanure” if properly composted. The thing that
makes sewage sludge so nasty isn’t the human waste, it’s
the polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This class of highly
toxic man-made fluorinated chemicals are used in a variety of
products, including waterproof fabric, stain-resistant carpets,
nonstick pans, flame retardant furniture, take-out containers,
cosmetics and firefighting foam.

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Tough Times for the OCAThis week, we had to make the tough decision to furlough our
entire staff to part-time pay while we figure out how to continue
our necessary work with half our budget. We are several
hundred thousand dollars short of our annual operating
expenses, so we are launching a month-long fundraising
campaign to bridge the gap and position our organization to
continue our work for the remainder of the year and beyond.
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The Natural Products Expo Is a Trojan Horse of
Genetically Engineered Synbio FrankenfoodsFarmerless “food” and cashless, workerless grocery stores
are here. How long before companies like Amazon start
pulling the plug on retail and agriculture altogether? That’s
what was on my mind as I toured the 2023 Natural Products
Expo in Philadelphia, the trade show that has shaped the
selection of organic and natural offerings at stores
across the U.S. since 1981.
Watch Here
Watch Organic RisingOrganic Rising is the first feature-length film to demystify
organic agriculture for the consumer. Initially the
documentary presents the two predominant U.S. agrarian
practices: conventional and organic, and how they impact
human health and the planet. It simultaneously demystifies
the USDA organic regulatory process and farming methods
allowing consumers to make informed choices and to
explore avenues of supporting and maintaining a strong
and robust agricultural future.
Take Action
Ceasefire Now!Why should people who love regenerative organic food
take a stand for peace? Here’s one of many reasons:
Decontaminating land poisoned with pesticides and
synthetic fertilizers is a wicked problem, but farms sown
with cluster bombs and land mines are beyond the
power of agriculturalists to recover, no matter how
regenerative their practices.
Read More>>
Ask Your State Legislators
to Ban Lab-Grown MeatIn March of 2023, the Italian government supported a bill
that bans lab-grown “foods”. Why? Because Italy cares about
the impact lab-meats could have on their people, their
farmers, and the environment.

Will American state governments do the same?
Read More>>
Stop Weaponizing Pathogens!
Ban Gain-of-Function Biolabs!People are worried about the biolabs in their backyards.
From Boston, Massachusetts, to Manhattan, Kansas, to
Berkeley, California, activists have tried to stop risky
gain-of-function research to weaponize
potential pandemic pathogens.

Now, one city has taken action.
Read More>>
Tell Your State Legislators
to Ban Toxic PFASAmara Strande died of liver cancer from exposure to highly toxic
fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS contaminating the
groundwater in her St. Paul suburb Maplewood where
PFAS manufacturer 3M had been dumping its waste since the
1950s. She was just 20 years old.
Read More>>
Why We must Reclaim Our Movement's
Language from Corporate TakeoverWatch this presentation by Regeneration International's
Steering Committee Dr. Vandana Shiva, and international
director Dr. André Leu to hear their message on the importance
of reclaiming our movement's language from corporate takeover.

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