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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.

Proposed Rule Would Put Organic Cows Out to Pasture

What you can do: Scope out local farms to see if their animals get lots of green pasture time.

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.

Where to Find ‘Non-Anonymous’ Food

What you can do: Keep your money in your community and your food free of chemicals: Buy organic edibles from local farmers.

Companies Call on You to “Eat Like a Hero”

What you can do: Eat organic food: It’s produced without pesticides, and preserves healthy soil that can mitigate global warming.

Food Safety Bills Could Hurt Organic Farmers

What you can do: Stay in contact with your representatives and let them know you don’t want organic farming threatened—it’s our safest food source!

Why Wild Blueberries Pack a Powerful, Healthy Punch

What you can do: Make blueberries a regular part of your diet, but for the most nutritional power, go for the wild variety or its juice whenever you can.

Food Safety Bill May Threaten the Safest Food

What you can do: Call your representatives and tell them to support Farr-Kaptur amendments to the Food Safety Enhancement Act.

How I Became Facebook Farmer, While Living on a Real Farm

What you can do: Whether you own a farm or have a backyard the size of a postage stamp, get your hands in the soil. But don't feel guilty using computer farming as a break from reality!