AP Lewis
Root Cause Advocacy
Category: FOOD & AG
Dear Presidential Candidates: Rein in biotech.
¶¶”We have to remember that what we observe is not nature in itself, but nature exposed ¶to our method of questioning.” – Werner Heisenberg, Nobel Prize winner in physics ¶Dear Presidential Candidate:¶¶Thank you for taking the time to read my…
Read MoreWhyFOAM?
Hope. For me, that is what IFOAM stands for. Day after day we hear news about the destruction of the planet and the decay of society. And yet, we also see that community-embedded organic agriculture practices are the solution to…
Read More2024 IFOAM Governance Task Force
Consensus Recommendations – DRAFT unofficial The IFOAM global task force on government reform met online over a period of months during the first half of 2024 to address concerns about how IFOAM operates and how individual members, sector groups, and…
Read MoreDangers of Commercialization of Modified Microbes – Comment to USDA
The USDA’s sole focus on plant pest risk establishes a dangerously myopic framework for regulation. Here are the overall concerns that the USDA is glossing over.
Read MoreFair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets – Comment to USDA
Without comprehensive engagement by all federal and state agencies, and without judicial recognition of the seriousness of the violations, nothing will change. That is the expectation.
Read MoreBoulder County commissioners hearing about Boulder County Open Space tax: 8/17/2023
The upcoming Boulder County commissioners hearing about Boulder County Open Space tax extensions is scheduled for Thursday this week: >>> August 17 (Thursday) at 9am (Resolutions 2023-068 & 2023-069; items # 1 and #2 on agenda). Details on this proposed…
Read MoreA Slap in the Face for Amazon?
Retail hasn’t changed much over the last 100 years. Even without AI drones and the Internet, the Great Atlantic and Pacific grocery chain offered one-hour home delivery of fresh groceries and pantry staples – on credit — from dozens of…
Read MoreCoalition For Sustainable Profits declares war on National Organic Program at US Senate
Via: Keep the Soil in Organic Theo Crisantes says it is time to limit the power of the NOSB. Another blow against Real Organic came last week with the Senate testimony of the misnamed Coalition For Sustainable Organics, which…
Read MoreHow to let a DC lobbyist ruin the organic brand in one short afternoon.
Created on 2017-07-16 19:37 Published on 2017-07-16 19:49 Recent testimony to a congressional committee showed the danger of letting political lobbyists represent your brand within a specialized industry community. In this case, they got it wrong, on the record, and…
Read MoreComing Full Circle
Chapter 1 Vanishing Rural Communities In residential subdivisions across the Midwest, there is often one house that doesn’t fit in. It sits at the top of the hill, with dying cottonwoods along the north side and remnants of a barbed…
Read MoreCornucopia Eggs Ratings Startle Greenwashed Brands
See how the best brands make it to the top of Cornucopia’s updated Organic Egg Scorecard, then use our tool to buy the highest-rated organic egg brand you can afford. (Read our detailed breakdown of the Organic Egg Scorecard criteria.
Read MoreAnalysis of and Recommendations for Improving Proposed Boulder County Composting Code Land Use Amendments
Submitted to Boulder County Departmental Staff of CP&P (and Planning Commission), OSCAR, BCPOS, Public Works, Boulder Public Heath, and Boulder County Commissioners Submitted 16 June 2023 Introduction – Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on proposed land use…
Read MoreFiasco: the Fight for GMO Transparency
What did the DARK Act do?
Forbade states from enforcing their own GMO labeling laws.
Defined “genetic engineering” very narrowly, excluded many foods.
Allows labeling through QR codes
As Federal Pesticide Oversight Decays, Grassroots Parent Groups Flourish.
All the minute amounts of individual toxic chemicals may not kill you right away, but the toxic assault of all the chemicals, adjuvants, and synthetic materials are taking a serious toll on public health.
Read MoreDo labels on meat hide more than they disclose?
America’s proud meat producers should finally be able to explain and promote all of their practices that ultimately provide safe, affordable and abundant meat products for American families.
Read MoreA Hypocritical Hydroponic Hypocracy
“Hydroponics has fooled consumers for so long,” they stated, “it would be unfair to call our bluff now.”
Read MoreFarmers to America: We Can’t Breathe. Generations of farmers have fought the system. Why won’t they act now?
I once asked Mary Berry, the daughter of Wendell Berry, why our current generations of farmers did not rise up like their forebears and call out the same system for exploiting their work, for capturing all the value of their production, for killing the American Dream?
She shook her head sadly. “Alan, there’s no one left.”
Read MoreEmergency Measures to Protect the US Meat Supply During and AFTER the COVID-19 Pandemic
Longstanding policies that favor concentrated control by global conglomerates have undermined American livestock producers and curtailed local economic opportunity. The effects of this “meat monopoly” have been exposed by coronavirus.
Read MoreDon’t like immigrants? Support immigration.
If you don’t like immigration, you should think about supporting our immigrant populations. Created on 2019-07-25 02:54 Published on 2019-07-25 03:19 If you don’t like immigration, you should think about supporting our immigrant populations. Why? Because immigration most often happens…
Read MoreDirty language sullies soil debate at National Organic Standards Board
Created on 2016-11-18 15:48 Published on 2016-11-18 15:58 The solution seemed simple enough. Some urban farmers started growing food in nutrient-fortified water instead of dirt, and some other folks shrugged agreeably and let it be called organic agriculture. Now, a…
Read MoreDear tech bros: Stop telling me I shouldn’t engage with my customers.
There seems to be a surfeit of tech plays trying to eliminate interaction between retail shoppers and staff. Why? I guess because technology can make this happen, and there’s is money to be made if they can sell it. Created…
Read MoreDear Organic Community: We need to be better and act broader if we want to stay relevant and valued.
Created on 2021-10-15 23:24 Published on 2021-10-16 00:18 My comments to the National Organic Standards Board this week: Our company now operates over 160 health food stores across 20 states west of the Mississippi. We only sell organic produce, and…
Read MoreWhile the USDA fiddles, The Real Organic Promise rebuilds the future.
Created on 2018-04-27 15:35 Published on 2018-04-27 15:55 “It’s easy to compromise when your community is informed, experienced and honest.” — Alan Lewis * ************************* * “Let me describe how the Real Organic Project came about. These are many of…
Read MoreCODEX is choosing your future. Are you engaged in the debate?
Created on 2018-11-20 19:43 Published on 2018-11-20 21:13 CODEX is a a global rule making body comprised of un-elected delegates and corporate lobbyists who have assumed authority over all food regulation and food standards on the planet. CODEX operates behind…
Read MoreRisks and Realities of Synthetic Biology in Food Protein Production
Created on 2022-08-17 14:30 Recently the oldest player in the #naturalfoods trade circulated a survey seeking comment and opinion on synthetic biology. Unfortunately, the survey was salted with an extremely favorable definition of #syntheticbiology on which respondents were told to…
Read More45 Ways Direct Citizen Action Will Keep the Food System Working
From Food Insecurity in America: An Emergency We Prepared For, An Experience to Learn From. Created on 2020-03-20 17:02 Published on 2020-03-20 17:49 Our country’s farmers, community leaders, school districts, colleges, state and local government agencies, religious institutions, private enterprise,…
Read MoreCelebrating the Regenerative Vegan: True to Self, True to Animals, True to Planet
We celebrate the Regenerative Vegan for making the effort to understand planetary ecology and animal welfare in all its complexity Created on 2021-08-04 22:19 Published on 2021-08-04 22:48 If you’re not one, you know one: the principled eater who refuses…
Read MoreGrassland Ecology 101 for Vegans and Synthetic Meat Marketers
The Big Lie depends on you dismissing the natural laws of grassland ecology and focusing solely on bad industrial livestock practices. Created on 2019-03-22 17:32 Published on 2019-03-22 19:19 First, congratulations on your commitment to making the world a better…
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