Mendocino Grain Project

Thanks so much to everyone who came out for our annual Holiday pop-up and FIRST EVER Grain Project cookie exchange - we had a blast! See you next year!!

https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-farmer-activist-north-carolina-pastor-hurricanes-0af7037f8b527e1772e5ce181ad17447

'Not an act of God.' How the Rev. Richard Joyner became a farmer, then a climate activist CONETOE, N.C. (RNS) — Congregants at Conetoe Chapel Missionary Baptist Church thought their pastor was crazy when he suggested his rural community take up farming as a way to improve their health and become more self-sufficient.

Here are two takes on this most unfortunate development:

https://www.world-grain.com/articles/20392-hb4-wheat-gains-usda-approval

Note there is no mention that HB4 is also engineered to tolerate use of glufosinate ammonium, a toxin.

https://gmwatch.org/en/106-news/latest-news/20455-gm-wheat-poisoned-bread-and-deception

GM wheat, poisoned bread, and deception No one knows if GM HB4 wheat is safe to eat but USDA says it’s OK to grow and in Argentina they’re already eating it

I believe this is a must-read and a must-watch for everyone concerned about what we eat and how our food is produced!

‘A system perverted by corporate money’: inside documentary sequel Food, Inc 2 An eye-opening follow-up to the 2008 breakout hit looks at how the food industry has changed, for better and worse

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2024/mar/29/palestinian-seeds-conservation-climate-crisis

‘They kept us alive for thousands of years’: could saving Palestinian seeds also save the world? Vivien Sansour, founder of the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library, believes biodiversity could help feed an entire planet in crisis

https://sustainablepulse.com/2024/03/10/expert-groups-slam-unsafe-gmo-wheat-as-low-yield-failure/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=glyphosate_gmos_and_pesticides_weekly_global_news_bulletin&utm_term=2024-03-12

Global South Expert Groups Slam Unsafe GMO Wheat as Low Yield Failure In a joint document, organisations from Asia, Africa, and Latin America state that HB4 GMO wheat from the Bioceres company has not been tested for safety

We are at The Mendocino Grain Project until 6 with special flour gift sets plus fabulous local flower bouquets by Chiniaeff. Join us for sweet samples and Valentine's cheer!

Join us, tomorrow, Feb 14 to pick up local Valentine's Gifts - FLOUR from us and local FLOWERS from Carissa at Grandiflora! Open 8 - 6 - Local gifts for local love!

This remarkable Midwest collaboration "gets it"!

Learn The Midwest was once considered America’s bread basket. Today, the agricultural landscape is defined by corn and soy, much of which is made into refined foods, animal feed, and fuel. Incorporating food-grade small grains, oilseeds, and dry beans on farms offer alternatives to predominant cropping ...

On the heels of another inspiring gathering of local farmers and supporters in last evening's Good Farm Fund Winter Feast comes this disgusting report on Monster Ag domination of COP 27...one more reason we need a thriving local food system.

The food emissions ‘solutions’ alarming experts after Cop27 The food industry’s fingerprints were all over the solutions touted at the UN climate summit last month, campaigners and NGOs say

https://childrenofthevinemovie.com/

Children of the Vine – A film by Brian Lilla A global nightmare is unfolding as farmers and scientists stand at a crossroads questioning the impacts of pesticides and herbicides on human health. At the center of this controversy is glyphosate, the primary active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup, the most widely used herbicide in the world. G...

The consequences of "business as usual" Big Ag...

Meat, monopolies, mega farms: how the US food system fuels climate crisis From a beef-heavy diet to growing crops that don’t feed people – the biggest challenges facing the agriculture industry