The OCA’s Weekly 3
April 23, 2025 | by Organic Consumers Association OCA’s Weekly 3 offers three simple, impactful actions each week to drive change in environmental policy, sustainable agriculture, and personal health. These actions are
Meet the Fluffy, Funky and Fabulous Native Bees That Call the U.S. Home
April 04, 2025 | Source: Scientific American | by Meghan Bartels Spring has finally arrived in the U.S., bringing its bright spectacle of budding trees and migrating birds, along with more subtle but equally important
What Happens to Ecosystems When Bees Disappear?
March 31, 2025 | Source: Earth.org | by Chloë Roberts Scientists have been sounding the alarm on pollinator loss for decades, highlighting their importance and the urgent need for us to reverse
North America Faces a Sprawling ‘Pollinator Crisis,’ Study Says
March 28, 2025 | Source: USA Today | by Doyle Rice Our pollinators in in peril, a new study released this week suggests. This is especially true for bees, with over one-third
Honey Bee Colonies Could Face 70% Losses in 2025, Impacting Agriculture
March 26, 2025 | Source: ABC News | by Leah Sarnoff Honey bee colonies across the United States are facing record-breaking losses in 2025, with scientists warning the impact could be felt
Bees Are Not Declining Everywhere: A Global Perspective on Population Trends
March 26, 2025 | Source: Earth.org | by Madina Tussupov For years, media headlines have depicted a dire situation regarding global bee populations. While it is true that honey bee numbers in
U.S. Honeybee Deaths Reach Record High: Survey
March 21, 2025 | Source: EcoWatch | by Cristen Hemingway Jaynes Honeybee deaths in the United States have surged to record highs, with commercial beekeepers reporting having lost an average of 62 percent
Buy Fair Trade & Organic Avocados
March 19, 2025 | Source: Organic Consumers Association The forests of Michoacán, Mexico are being invaded, burned by arsonists and illegally logged to serve our insatiable appetite for guacamole. Not even the
U.S. Beekeepers Report ‘Catastrophic’ Winter Losses; Cause Is a Mystery
February 28, 2025 | Source: U.S. Right to Know | by Rebecca Raney Honey bees may be dying at an unprecedented rate this winter, with more than 1 million colonies lost, according
Introducing the Regeneration International Standard
February 8, 2025 | Source: Regeneration International | by André Leu, International Director, Regeneration International Agriculture must change from chemically intensive degenerative industrial systems to regenerative, biological, biodiverse, nature-based ones to regenerate