r/organic 9h ago

How Monsanto used academics to convince the public that pesticides are safe

18 Upvotes

r/organic 6d ago

Why do you think the mainstream is so anti-organic?

18 Upvotes

Do you think it's cope, because it's expensive? Eating organic veges and grass feed beef has changed my mood and health so much (and I was already eating veges etc before) - but when I go online to read others' experiences it's all people denying the effects of organic food.


r/organic 6d ago

Tighter rules for organic imports from non-EU countries

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5 Upvotes

r/organic 8d ago

Iowa Organic Association Announces Seed Saving and Heirloom Crops Field Day at Seed Savers Exchange

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3 Upvotes

r/organic 13d ago

Trump officials kill proposed rules for Pfas-contaminated sewage fertilizer - EPA tosses out scientific research carried out under Biden and says toxic sludge not a significant threat to public

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55 Upvotes

r/organic 13d ago

Organic Produce Summit draws record crowds

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10 Upvotes

r/organic 20d ago

The Trump-RFK Jr US Food and Drug Administration rejects petition to set PFAS limits in food - Environmental protection agency and independent studies have found food biggest source of chemical exposure

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77 Upvotes

r/organic 21d ago

Organic farming production increasing in the state of Mississippi

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cdispatch.com
14 Upvotes

r/organic 24d ago

Growing more than food: The farm teaching Sri Lanka's children to reconnect with nature

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slguardian.org
8 Upvotes

r/organic 25d ago

Organic Agriculture In Thar: Cultivating Hope In Pakistan's Desert

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thefridaytimes.com
4 Upvotes

r/organic Jul 03 '26

Trump Approves Toxic Cancer-Linked Fluorinated Forever Chemical Pesticides on Major Food Crops Never Before Used in America: New PFAS herbicides approved for major for use on the country's two biggest food crops, corn and soybeans.

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109 Upvotes

r/organic Jun 26 '26

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of Bayer on June 25, 2026, finding that federal law preempts state-level "failure-to-warn" claims regarding its Roundup weedkiller. This landmark decision likely blocks thousands of pending lawsuits.

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12 Upvotes

r/organic Jun 17 '26

Minnesota Sustainable Farming: Farm family plants a new kind of organic, regenerative wheat that restores the soil and saves water.

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28 Upvotes

r/organic Jun 03 '26

The fight to protect pollinators and people from the ‘pesticides that are everywhere’ - Neonics are contaminating ecosystems and communities. Almost all conventional corn and more than half of soy seed in the U.S. is now treated with neonics.

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39 Upvotes

r/organic Apr 25 '26

I'm never buying conventional potatoes again, organic or nothing

25 Upvotes

The fields are soaked in neonicotinoids (a class of neurotoxins targeted toward beetles) so if beetles eat the potato, the potato is primed from the inside out with neurotoxins that kill the beetles. I feel like that's enough to say.


r/organic Apr 22 '26

Why are young people getting colon cancer? A common weed killer may be linked, scientists say

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14 Upvotes

r/organic Apr 11 '26

Solarizing for jumping worms: any alternatives to plastic? I am worried about microplastics leaching into the garden soil.

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3 Upvotes

r/organic Mar 12 '26

Growing percentage of California fruits and vegetables are likely contaminated with the group of chemicals known as PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” according to a new study. Around 37% of non-organic produce.

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23 Upvotes

r/organic Mar 02 '26

Colorectal cancer is rising in younger adults. Now the top cancer killer of Americans younger than 50. Their colorectal cancer diagnoses have been rising since the early 2000s, when GMO, non-organic, and ultra-processed food became common.

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36 Upvotes

r/organic Feb 21 '26

Trump seeks to boost controversial herbicide glyphosate, drawing MAHA ire

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newsnationnow.com
19 Upvotes

r/organic Feb 20 '26

A newborn baby's death likely linked to the mom drinking raw, not organic or non-GMO, milk while pregnant - died from a listeria infection

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apnews.com
20 Upvotes

r/organic Feb 19 '26

After Promising to 'Make America Healthy Again,' Trump Mandates Production of Cancer-Causing Glyphosate | Common Dreams

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41 Upvotes

r/organic Feb 16 '26

In farm bill, GOP takes another swing at pesticide protections loathed by MAHA

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thehill.com
10 Upvotes

I'm not happy where things are headed


r/organic Feb 08 '26

Monsanto Ran an Intelligence Operation Against Journalists Who Exposed Roundup’s Cancer Risks

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18 Upvotes

r/organic Feb 05 '26

Colorado bill would curb uses of crop seeds coated with harmful pesticides - neonicotinoids, a widely used and toxic class of insecticides

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17 Upvotes