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Family Farmers Travel to Washington D.C. to Take on Monsanto

They will attend a US Court of Appeals Oral Argument in Appeal of Dismissal OSGATA et al v. Monsanto.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Dozens of family farmers will visit Washington, D.C. next week to take on Monsanto and demand the right to farm.

The case is the landmark lawsuit.

UNHCR Begins Winter Aid Drive Across Afghanistan

The relief items going out around the country include tents, blankets, plastic sheets, fuel, sleeping mats, lanterns, jerry cans, kitchen sets, soap and warm clothes.

(KABUL) - In the last week UNHCR has begun distribution of winter assistance to nearly quarter of a million people... 40,000 families.

It will go to remote and inaccessible areas of Afghanistan, as well as in Kabul.

OSGATA et al. v. Monsanto Oral Argument Slated for January 10, 2013

Contributions Urgently Needed for 'Farmer Travel Fund' to Enable Family Farmers to Attend Court Session

(WASHINGTON DC) - OSGATA et al v. Monsanto challengesb Monsanto's transgenic seed patents and seeks preemptive court protection for farmers when Monsanto seed trespasses onto their farms and contaminates their crops.

Should contamination occur, innocent farmers would be placed in legal jeopardy and could be held liable by Monsanto for patent infringement...

Californians Have No Right to Know Anything Crucial

This article is useful in beginning to understand who is behind the GMOs in food and vaccines, and what are they doing.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - The California Right to Know campaign focused on passing Prop 37, an initiative to get genetically engineered food labeled so people would be able to know what is going in their own and their children’s bodies.

The corporations involved in producing and selling GMOs poured millions into stopping the initiative, putting out stunning lies to do so.

Congress Skips Town, Farmers Prepare for Return to 1949 Farm Policy

Barring a vote, Congress could have opted to extend the 2008 farm bill for one more year.

(MCMINNVILLE, OR) - Stymied by fears of a Tea Party revolt, Congress skipped town last week, ignoring a critical farm bill with a Sept. 30 deadline, says an economics professor at Linfield College in Oregon.

Organic Food Recall on Yom Kippur - Classic Monsanto

Thanks to the just released Seralini study, there is no doubt anymore that GMOs are a threat to humanity.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Worried about salmonella with the recent recalls on organic cashew butter and other organic nut butters?

Don't be. Eating garlic is excellent for handling food poisoning. Enough vitamin C will completely neutralize it. All toxins, like salmonella, are pro-oxidants and deplete electrons. All antioxidants are anti-toxin and contribute electrons.

Weight Loss Expert Calls Mayor Bloomberg Delusional Over Proposed Soda Ban

Questions if the Mayor will try to ban Halloween next?

(NEW YORK ) - An outspoken critic of the obesity epidemic is taking direct aim at New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg over his proposed ban on large-size soda drinks.

It is an issue that the Board or Health will vote on today – saying it’s a clear overreach of government intervention and will do absolutely nothing in the fight against obesity.

FNS News: Border Food Summit Convened

The decades-old Southwest Marketing Network brings together producers, distributors and consumers of agriculture in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - In the waning days of summer, southern Arizona will become the hot spot for food.

Convened by the Southwest Marketing Network, the upcoming Border Food Summit is meant to attract people from across the region for three days of farm tours, presentations, workshops, discussions and, of course, traditional foods sampling.

GMO? No Joking Matter!

From Agent Orange Zone, A site for Agent Orange victims and their families.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Americans are not the only people dialing in to the dangers presented by Dow Chemical and its decades-long assault on the American and world populace.

It isn't just Agent Orange; the chemical defoliant sprayed by the millions of gallon over the jungles of Vietnam; this is the 'company' that was criminally convicted as far back as the early 1970's

Israel: Concern About the Health of Hunger Strikers Samer Al-Barq and Hassan Safadi

Israel must respect the agreements reached on 14 and 15 May 2012.

(SALEM) - Samer Al-Barq, one of three hunger strikers from Palestine making headlines, is now the longest hunger striker in Palestinian history.

Israel not only insists on the injustice of depriving them of their right to fair trial, but also continues to administer severe treatment.