Soil & Sea: reports from our producers

This article was originally published in January 2015

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Letters to the editor, January 2015

Healthful makeup at PCC, Driscoll’s berry boycott, BPA in food packaging, and more

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.

GE Drought-tolerant corn?

Is Monsanto’s genetically engineered corn really more “drought tolerant” than traditional corn? And can GE crops really feed Africa?