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Canadian Seed Trade Association Discusses RR Alfalfa "Co-Existence Strategy"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Kitchener, ON October 24, 2012 The Canadian Seed Trade Association is hosting a meeting in Kitchener today to discuss the development of a “Co-Existence Strategy” for Monsanto’s Roundup Ready Alfalfa. The...

Week of October 15

Attended meeting with Premier’s office to discuss priorities for business risk management programs. Article published in ONfarmer on merits of certification featuring OCO’s ED, Jodi Koberinski. Finished developing strategy for RR...

Week of October 8

Jenn Pfenning attended the screening of In Organic We Trust as part of the Planet In Focus film festival, representing the Organic Council of Ontario and to provide an Ontario perspective to the audience of 120+ individuals who viewed...

Adding Ecological Aspects to Ontario's Local Food Act Considered Priority

-Guelph, Ontario Just last week Ontario’s Premier Dalton McGuinty announced the introduction of a Local Food Act which, if passed, will promote food grown and made in Ontario by developing targets along the supply chain and supporting...

Week of October 1

Jodi Koberinski managed to get her Visa in order and hop a plane to India. The first part of her visit was to attend the Bhoomi Conference featuring Vandana Shiva, Dr. Ana Pawar, Frances Moore Lappe, Winona LaDuke, and Jean Grossholtz....

Jean Grossholtz: A Lifetime of "Taking on the Empire"

On the first day of the Bhoomi Conference, we were blessed with a lecture from lifelong activist and inspiration to a generation Jean Grossholtz. At a spiritedly 82, Jean has been actively engaged in American democracy her whole life. ...

Week of Septeber 24

Celebrated Organic Week with a number of events including the Ontario Organic Dinner Series dinner at the Big Carrot and Organic Roadshow stop at Organic Garage. We celebrated Ontario organics, informed on the value or organics and...

Why Your Non-Charitable Donation is Necessary

By Jodi Koberinski, Executive Director Associate membership in the Organic Council of Ontario doesn’t result in a tax receipt. Donations and membership with OCO are not tax deductible. This statement seems an odd way to open up a...

Backlash to New GMO Feed Study a Barrel of Red Herrings

Guelph, Ontario- A ground-breaking new long-term study, published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Food and Chemical Toxicology, by French researchers into the effects of Monsanto’s GM herbicide tolerant corn has renewed calls...

New Studies Describe Ontario’s Resilient & Diverse Organic Markets

In 2012, the Ontario organic market is worth at least $1 billion per year. That was the size of the entire Canadian organic market in 2006! Indeed at 38% of the national market, more organic food is sold in Ontario stores than any...

Week of September 17

Strategized with colleagues on material to present the Canadian Seed Traders Association on Roundup Ready alfalfa and the impossibility of a “co-existence” strategy. Monsanto has an agenda to push RR alfalfa into the Canadian...

Week of September 10, 2012

Live call-in interview on CKNX-AM920 Radio with host Brian Allen to speak to the Stanford study, received calls from two supportive listeners and opportunity to speak about organic beyond the Stanford study. Met with Hugh Berges,...