Conventional agriculture in the US relies heavily upon harmful chemicals, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and practices that jeopardize many invaluable social and environmental systems. Instead, our food system could be part of the solution, creating healthy local food systems and addressing the climate crisis.
Green America and our members work to shift the United States towards sustainable food systems that are safe for workers, healthy for families, free of forced labor, and puts carbon back into the soil.
The choices we make around food are essential to our health and wellbeing, and that of our planet.
Agriculture is the most polluting industry in the world because of the prevalent use of chemical and petroleum-based pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers.
These harmful chemicals
Fortunately, there are better farming methods available.
Green America works with its members and allies to
We all eat. Learn more about transforming our food systems for our own health and the health of pollinators and the planet. Join us in putting carbon back into the soil, improving biodiversity, and producing more nutritious food, profitably!
Thanks to pressure from thousands of consumers taking action with Green America, B&G Foods – the owner of iconic brands like Green Giant, Cream of Wheat, and Spice Islands – is taking initial steps on pesticides, including evaluating 20 crops for pesticides and encouraging suppliers to use Integrated Pest Management (IPM). This is an important start, but much more needs to be done.…
U.S. agriculture is becoming increasingly toxic to pollinators – the very creatures so much of our food system relies on. Toxic pesticides are a big reason for this unfolding tragedy. Yet millions of crops every year are still treated with toxic pesticides.
Green America strives to provide informative and engaging webinars that help individuals make positive changes in their daily lives. Join us as we explore ways to create a more sustainable future for ourselves and the planet.
As a major food manufacturer, B&G Foods – the owner of iconic brands like Green Giant, Cream of Wheat, and Spice Islands – has the power to drive adoption of regenerative agriculture – a holistic approach that rebuilds soil health, sequesters carbon, increases yields sustainably, reduces…
The EPA has a legal and moral obligation to protect farmworkers, children and communities. We are going to do everything in our power to hold them accountable. Join us in continuing the fight by telling the EPA to ban organophosphates.
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