Organics
Farmers Speak Out On 2012 Farm Bill
Oregon Farmer Travels to Washington, DC to meet with Congressman Kurt Schrader read more...
'Tis the Season...for in District Outreach
Margaret Krome of the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute explains why this is the season to meet with your delegates. Courtesy of the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC). read more...
Sink or Swim
if you were on a ship that was sinking, would you climb in a lifeboat and start rowing, or would you throw the lifeboat overboard to lighten the load? This seemingly easy-to-answer question has given Congress a hard time in the form of ‘What to do with sustainable agriculture programs now that the economy is failing?’ read more...
Supporter Spotlight
Maya Gee is an organic farmer and herbalist — so for her, pesticide pollution hits close to home. read more...
Action Alert: Save Healthy Food and Farms
Act now to defend organic and conservation programs within the Food and Farm Bill! read more...
Organic Field Days 2011: Joslin Farms/Nature's Harmony Organic Dairy
A recap from NCAP's final Organic Field Day of 2011. read more...
Farmers to the Rescue
Organic farmers converge on the Capitol in a fight to preserve the nation's organic programs. read more...
California Tax Dollars Fund Pro-pesticide Campaign
The California Department of Food and Agriculture and the USDA award $180,000 to pesticide PR campaign. read more...
Eating organic food protects children from pesticide exposure
Children who switched to eating organically-grown food greatly reduced their exposure to organophosphate insecticides. Scientists from Seattle and Atlanta just published the results of their study which linked pesticides in children's urine to pesticide residues on food. Scientists worry that organophosphates might harm children's developing nervous systems. read more...
Save the Organic Certification Cost-Share Program
Take Action! Save the Organic Certification Cost-Share Program. This important program assists small and mid-size farmers with defraying some of the costs of the organic certification process. H.R. 5326 is a threat to this program. read more...
