Soil & Sea: reports from our producers

This article was originally published in January 2015

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PCC Board of Trustees report, January 2015

Board report, 2015 board slate, 2015 nominating committee slate, and more

Rice advisory

Consumer Reports scientists have released new guidelines to minimize exposure to arsenic in rice foods. The guidelines are particularly significant for pregnant and nursing women, and children.

Saving the bees from pesticides linked to Colony Collapse

A growing body of research points to a class of pesticides called neonicotinoids as the main culprit causing CCD. Some cities and nations are banning neonics and garden retailers across the country are feeling pressure not to sell them.