Bitter Seeds, a documentary film by Micha X. Peled, is showing during the Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York, NY on June 22 at 6:30 pm. Written by: Andy Meyers, Working Films Campaign Coordinator This award winning documentary looks at the production-consumption chain of genetically engineered Bt cotton grown in India and the resulting
Read more →Written by photographer Harvey Spears: Last January, I attended a rally at Foley Square, NYC in support of farmers from Maine to California. They came to testify “in the first phase of a court case filed to protect farmers from genetic trespass by Monsanto’s GMO seed, which contaminates organic and
Read more →Family farmers filed their Notice of Appeal to Judge Naomi Buchwald’s February 24th ruling dismissing Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association et al v. Monsanto. The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will hear the farmers’ appeal, seeking to reinstate the case, which has received worldwide attention. The farmers are determined to
Read more →Watch Teen Driving Law Reform / Lawsuit Against Monsanto on PBS. See more from Maine Watch with Jennifer Rooks.
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Did You Miss the 2012 Organic Seed Growers Conference? Organic Seed Alliance and eOrganic bring you selected recordings from the 2012 Organic Seed Growers Conference held in Port Townsend, WA, on January 19 – 21, 2012. The conference brought together hundreds of farmers, seed production and distribution companies, researchers, plant breeders,
Read more →On February 24, Judge Naomi Buchwald handed down her ruling on a motion to dismiss in the case of OSGATA et al v. Monsanto after hearing oral arguments on January 31, in Federal District Court in Manhattan. Her ruling to dismiss the case brought against Monsanto on behalf of organic farmers,
Read more →OSGATA is excited to announce that Seed Matters, an initiative of the Clif Bar Family Foundation has awarded the first ever fellowships in organic plant breeding in United States history. The foundation is funding three Ph.D students in organic plant breeding at two public land grant universities: Washington State University
Read more →Family farmers from around North America filled Federal Court Judge Naomi Buchwald’s courtroom in Manhattan on Tuesday, January 31 to hear the oral arguments regarding the pre-trial motions to dismiss OSGATA et al v. Monsanto. Outside the courthouse in Foley Square, hundreds turned out for the Citizens’ Assembly of support for
Read more →WATCH: Dan Ravicher Video regarding OSGATA v Monsanto Learn more about some of the details of the case by watching video of Dan Ravicher speaking at the National Heirloom Expo in Santa Rosa, California. Dan is the Executive Director of the Public Patent Foundation and a lecturer in law at Benjamin N.
Read more →We wish to assemble free and peaceful citizens outside the Manhattan District court in an effort to present the important message to family farmers that millions of Americans stand behind them as they seek their day in court for the landmark case, OSGATA et al. v. Monsanto. The lawsuit was
Read more →An excellent and informative interview with Daniel Ravicher, the lead lawyer in OSGATA et al. v. Monsanto. Daniel is the Executive Director of the Public Patent Foundation and a lecturer in law at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Listen HERE!
Read more →Erna Bennett, one of the early pioneers and fighters of genetic conservation, passed away at 86 years old. After active service in the Second World War in the Middle East and Greece, she returned to her studies. In her early postgraduate years she taught in England, and was engaged in cytogenetic
Read more →Donate here to the Farmer Travel Fund! On 12/30/11 OSGATA launched a “Farmer Travel Fund” in an effort to send family farmers to represent their interests at a court hearing in New York on January 31, 2012. This fund was established after the announcement that Judge Naomi Buckwald would hear
Read more →Judge Naomi Buchwald announced yesterday that oral arguments on Monsanto’s motion to dismiss OSGATA et al v. Monsanto will be heard in federal district court January 31, 2012 in Manhattan. Judge Buchwald’s decision will establish if organic farmers are to see their day in court. The 83 family farmers, small
Read more →Reuters Article: Cancer cause or crop aid? Herbicide faces big test By Carey Gillam KANSAS CITY, Missour “Critics say it’s a chemical that could cause infertility or cancer, while others see it speeding the growth of super weeds and causing worrying changes to plants and soil. Backers say it is
Read more →NEW YORK, December 4, 2011 — Today farmers from across the U.S. will participate in the Occupy Wall Street Farmers March to join in solidarity with efforts to expose corporate control of our food supply. Watch a video of Jim Gerritsen at the Occupy Farmers March The event begins at
Read more →OSGATA congratulates our President, Jim Gerritsen, one of Utne Reader’s “25 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World” Deemed the Organic Food Champion by the Utne Reader, we couldn’t agree more. Gerritsen was selected for his ongoing work leading efforts by independent family farmers to protect themselves from the threat of Monsanto
Read more →OSGATA has joined an effort with more than 300 hundred organizations representing millions of Americans: the Just Label It: We Have A Right to Know campaign. In late September we filed a legal petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), calling on them to label all genetically engineered foods. Now the
Read more →4 Seed companies now control 56% of the global proprietary seed market. Seed consolidation constrains the opportunities for renewable agriculture, creating reductions in seed lines and a declining prevalence of seed saving.
Read more →Listen to “It’s Your Call” KAWL Radio Show with Rose Aguilar which originally aired on 9/15/11. The hour long show is an informative primer into the world of GMOs, focusing on the question: How are GMOs changing the landscape of food and farming? President of OSGATA, Jim Gerritsen, is interviewed regarding the lawsuit
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