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Media Miss Major Global Warming Contributor

What you can do: Cut back on beef and dairy; join a CSA, and fill your fridge with organic food grown close to home.

Last-Minute Rule Makes Polluting Easier for Factory Farms

What you can do: Instead of buying your meat from supermarkets, buy directly from small, local farmers who use sustainable practices.

United Nations: Organic Farming Can Feed Africa

What you can do: Bring food security to your neighborhood with your own organic victory garden; find sustainable farmers in your area and buy direct.

Obama’s Ag Secretary Pick Brings Mixed Reactions

What you can do: Pass along your agricultural vision to the transition team and your elected officials.

Synthetic Fertilizer Sold to Organic Farmers

What you can do: Continue buying organic food; try growing some of your own veggies during the growing season.

Genetically Modified DNA Contaminates Ancient Mexican Maize

What you can do: Buy food labeled USDA organic or GMO free; be wary of processed food containing corn and soy ingredients.

Ding-Dong-Dell, Cancer from the Well

What you can do: Get your well water tested annually and install appropriate filters.

Tomato, Potato Sprays Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

What you can do: Shop smart to keep harmful chemicals out of your body and out of our environment.

Wake-Up Call: Factory Farms Could Be Breeding Swine Flu

What you can do: Tell your elected officials you want agricultural programs to subsidize safer, smaller, more diversified farming operations.

Lawn Care Chemical’s Deadly Secret

What you can do: Don’t turn to chemicals to get rid of weeds. Find many secrets to keeping your lawn and garden naturally weed-free at OrganicGardening.com.