Beyond Pesticides- our publications, comments, and factsheets on organic food and agriculture
Legislation- full text organic legislation and standards
Scientific research- studies on health, environment, and nutrition related to organics
Organizations - other resources for organic agriculture
Beyond Pesticides Publications
Selected Articles from Pesticides and You (full issues available for Pesticides and You also)
Climate Change and Plant Biology: Impacts of elevated temperature and carbon dioxide on agriculture and beyond by Lewis Ziska, Ph.D. (Spring 2007)
The Organic Farming Response to Climate Change: One of the most powerful tools in fighting global warming sequesters atmospheric carbon, data suggests a new worldwide urgency for the transition from chemical to organic agriculture by Paul Hepperly, Ph.D. (Spring 2007)
The Future of Organics: Organic values, farmer enthusiasm, rural development and consumer leadership by George Siemon (Winter 2006-2007)
School Lunches Go Organic: Science supports growing movement (Spring 2006)
Local Mom Organizes for Organic School Lunches: An interview with Vanessa Ruddy, Olympia, Washington (Spring 2006)
Open Letter to the Organic Community: On passage of changes to organic law and organic integrity (Winter 2005-2006)
In the Words of Arthur Harvey (Winter 2005-2006)Court Weighs in on Organic Integrity: The organic label gets a check up (Summer 2005)
The Organic School Garden: Hands-on teaching of environmental health values (Winter 2004-2005)
Getting the Dirt on Good Soil By Hendrikus Schraven (Winter 2003-2004)
Oppression and Farmworker Health in a Global Economy By Baldemar Velasquez (Fall 2003)
Resources: Studies Show Benefits of Eating Organic (Spring 2003)Planning for Planting: how to plan your organic garden (Spring 2001)
Cultivating the Community: New York’s urban organic gardens (Spring 2000)
What Is It About the National Organic Program that Has Dan Glickman So Uptight? by Steve Sprinkel (Winter 1997-98)
Undermining Organic by Claire Cummings (Winter 1997-98)
Proposals That Violate the Law have Deep Roots (Winter 1997-98)From Where We Stand: the views of farmers, consumers, environmentalists, scientists, and the chemically sensitive (Winter 1997-98)
Building a Public Record that Counts by Richard Lance Christie (Winter 1997-98)
Congressional Views on Proposed Rule (Winter 1997-98)A Report from the Front Lines by Steve Sprinkel (Winter 1997-98)
Beyond Pesticides Comments on Organics
Beyond Pesticides statement to NOSB on the importance of inerts (April 2004)
Genetically Modified BT Crops Reassessment (September 10, 2001)Organic Rule (June 9, 2000)
Beyond Pesticides Fact Sheets on Organic Issues
Compost is the Key (Fall 2007)
USDA Organic Labeling fact sheet (from USDA)
Planning for Planting: how to plan your organic garden (Spring 2001)
How to get access to organic food-economically (through a buying club) by Terry Shistar
Alternatives Fact Sheets: fact sheets for non-toxic control of household and garden pests
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Legislation
(for explanation, please see history
of USDA organic standards)
Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA) of 1990 (full text)
National Organic Standards (USDA)National Organic Standards Board
Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
Farm Bills (1933-2008)
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Health
New Evidence Confirms the Nutritional Superiority of Plant-Based Organic Foods
Charles Benbrook, Xin Zhao, Jaime Yáñez, Neal Davies and Preston Andrews (March 2008)Organic Diets Significantly Lower Children's Dietary Exposure to Organophosphorus Pesticides
Chensheng Lu, Kathryn Toepel, Rene Irish, Richard A. Fenske, Dana B. Barr, and Roberto Bravo (2006)Organic and Sustainable Foods Have More Polyphenolics Linked to Health Benefits
University of California at Davis (March 2003)Organophosphorus Pesticide Exposure of Urban and Suburban Preschool Children with Organic and Conventional Diets
Cynthia L. Curl, Richard A. Fenske, Kai Elgethun (March 2003)Fields of Poison 2002: California Farm Workers and Pesticides
Pesticide Action Network (2002)Cancer Incidence in the United Farmworkers of America (UFW), 1987-1997
United Farm Workers
Environment
Regenerative 21st Century Farming: A Solution to Global Warming
Timothy J. LaSalle and Paul Hepperly, Rodale Institute (2008)Organic agriculture and the global food supply
Catherine Badgley, Jeremy Moghtader, Eileen Quintero, Emily Zakem, M. Jahi Chappell,
Katia Avile´s-Va´zquez, Andrea Samulon and Ivette Perfecto (2006)Organic and Conventional Farming Systems: Environmental and Economic Issues
David Pimentel, Paul Hepperly, James Hanson, Rita Seidel and David Douds (2005)
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