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  1. Harmful pesticides found in common store-brand foods

    Samples from national chains show three controversial chemicals present in fresh and prepackaged items Random samples of conventional store-brand foods purchased in 15 states, including Oregon, contained varying levels of three common but controversial pe ...

    15 Feb 2019 - Emily Green

  2. Oregon could lead on cap-and-invest for carbon emissions

    Oregon could become the first 'normal' state to implement the program economy-wide, paving the way for the rest of the nation As Oregon lawmakers prepare for this year’s legislative session, a bicameral and bipartisan committee has been hashing ...

    31 Aug 2018 - Emily Green

  3. The hands that feed us

    How farmworkers, nationally and in Oregon, are faring in an age of rising temperatures, immigration crack-downs, housing insecurity and uncertainty At the height of a sweltering afternoon in late July, more than a hundred people descended from a caravan o ...

    3 Aug 2018 - Emily Green

  4. Oregon groups sue USDA for dropping animal welfare rule

    Center for Food Safety and Cultivate Oregon take on the Trump administration for killing a regulation that would have bolstered organic-labeling standards Attorneys at the Center for Food Safety’s Portland office have taken the lead in a lawsuit filed aga ...

    30 Mar 2018 - Emily Green

  5. Adam Smith is feeding the world with food waste

    The Real Junk Food Project combats food poverty by taking food deemed inedible and cooking it up into delicious meals When Adam Smith speaks about his stand against food waste and poverty, he is passionate, unstoppable and completely unequivocal. “We shou ...

    12 Jan 2018 - Tony Inglis

  6. The chocolate choice: A vision of shared wealth in an industry rife with abuse

    COMMENTARY | Portland resident Riah Knapp shares what she learned from a small Costa Rican chocolate producer Thick humid air stuck to my body as the dense jungle canopy buzzed with sounds of rainforest creatures; the smell of exotic plants and mosquito r ...

    15 Dec 2017 - Riah Knapp

  7. 'Third World conditions': Many Oregon farmworkers live in substandard housing

    And advocates say new pesticide rules fall short of protecting their living areas To get to the Leary Road labor camp from downtown Woodburn, you have to drive past an expansive strip of “premium” retail outlet stores sitting on the west side of Interstat ...

    3 Nov 2017 - Emily Green

  8. Dig deep! This farmer and activist has some radical ideas

    BOOK REVIEW | "Street Farm" author Michael Ableman is working to grow farmers in the city You might flip through this attractive volume in a bookstore. It has lots of colorful, glossy photos of beaming people of varying ethnicities tending lettu ...

    21 Sep 2017 - Susan Storer Clark

  9. USDA Organic: The fight for the label’s integrity

    How legal battles behind the label are defining what it takes to be certified Updated on Jan. 1, 2018. Ongoing legal battles over the laws governing the USDA Organic label could be cause for concern among consumers paying a premium price for organic produ ...

    4 Aug 2017 - Emily Green

  10. The compassionate approach to climate change: a plant-based diet

    Sailesh Rao says global veganism would reverse global warming When he saw a public-access broadcast of Al Gore’s presentation on climate change in 2005, Sailesh Rao was working as an internet communications developer. An electrical engineer by training, R ...

    29 Jul 2017 - Emily Green

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