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ESSAY OF THE WEEKIMAGINE THAT!

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Americans cherish the “family farm.” Most are also happy to be able to buy local
foods at farmers markets, grocers or their favorite restaurants.

In the marketplace, consumers are sending the message that they want more
sustainable and organic food, sales of which exceeded $50 billion
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change is real, and that urgent action needs to be taken.

While there is some variability depending upon one’s political affiliation,
Democrats and Republicans alike hold these views. If this is what we
collectively believe, across party lines, then surely our politics and public
policies support these priorities, right?

Well, not so much.

In this week’s guest blog post, Anthony Flaccavento talks about how we all want
to eat well, and how we all need a livable climate. But how do we get there?

Flaccavento asks us to imagine turning one million conscious consumers into food
citizens.

Read ‘Three Steps for Building a Million-Person Food Citizen Force’
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MILLIONS AGAINST MONSANTOISN'T IT RICH?

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When Hugh Grant sealed the $66-billion deal with Bayer—and cavalierly announced
that Bayer would drop the Monsanto
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his hands of the most evil company in the world.

Not so.

Last week, a court ruled that Grant—a staunch and relentless defender of
Monsanto’s poison—will have to testify next month, in St. Louis, Missouri, at
the trial of Sharlean Gordon
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Gordon developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma after using Roundup
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Grant, who’s been spared so far from testifying at the first three Monsanto
trials because they took place in California, tried to weasel out of testifying
at the St. Louis trial. But as U.S. Right to Know’s [[link removed]] Carey Gillam reports
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trial:

Mr. Grant appeared for interviews on public radio representing that Roundup is
not a carcinogen; in earnings calls for investors Mr. Grant personally responded
that the classification of glyphosate as a probable carcinogen was ‘junk
science;’ in 2016 Mr. Grant personally lobbied the EPA Administrator and the
Agricultural Committee Chair of the topic of glyphosate.

It appears Grant will finally have to face the music—not to mention his victim.
We can’t wait.

Read ‘Former Monsanto CEO Ordered to Testify at Roundup Cancer Trial’
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SUPPORT OCA & CRLASKING FOR A FRIEND

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This is where we usually ask you to support our work.

This week, we’re asking for a friend.

From now until the end of December, all donations to Regeneration International, made through this link
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Wow. That’s a generous offer. We want to help Regeneration International make
the most of it.

OCA is not only a founding partner and financial supporter of Regeneration
International, we’re also partners on many projects, national and international.

It’s important work that we do together. Supported not only by OCA, but by
Patagonia, a company committed to protecting the environment. Please help us
help a friend this week. Thank you!

TAKE ACTION: Make a tax-deductible donation to Regeneration International by
December 31, using this link, and Patagonia will match your donation!
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ACTION ALERTSMOKIN' IDEA

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Here’s an idea: Let’s keep the Pesticide Giants
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The drug war [[link removed]] isn’t over yet, but it’s not too soon to advocate for regenerative organic
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Black-market marijuana is synonymous with pesticide-heavy
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Now that many states have chosen to legalize cannabis for medical and
recreational use, we have an opportunity to advocate for regenerative
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pesticides or synthetic fertilizers.

TAKE ACTION: Join our campaign for organic cannabis by signing this petition.
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FAIR WORLD PROJECTFAIR-LY CONFUSING

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If you’re a frequent reader of our newsletter, you’re no stranger to the
perplexing world of food labels.

The world of fair trade labels is just as bad, if not worse. Fortunately, our
Fair World Project (FWP) has just published a new international guide
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which labels accurately reflect that definition.

According to FWP, the guide is rooted in the principles of fair trade
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objectives, grounded in the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):

• Focus on achieving inclusive economic growth
• Decent work & improved wages & incomes
• Empowering women
• Protecting the rights of children
• Nurturing biodiversity & the environment
• Influencing public policies
• Involving citizens in building a fair world

Not surprisingly, when it comes to playing by the rules, corporate-owned Big
Brands get the lowest marks for living up to the claims they make.

Thankfully, FWP’s at-a-glance resource guide
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VIDEO OF THE WEEKPOWER OF SOIL

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In case you missed it, December 5 was World Soil Day.

To honor the occasion, Regeneration International’s
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of policy and program coordination for the United Nations Framework on Climate Change
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Spain. (OCA is a founding partner and financial supporter of Regeneration
International).

Frick didn’t mince words when it comes to the link between healthy soils,
healthy food and a healthy climate. “I think soils are absolutely instrumental
in fixing the climate,” he said. And with over half the world’s arable land
moderately to severely degraded, the restoration potential is “enormous,” he
said.

As for who will lead the soil restoration efforts, Frick said farmers can do
it—but they’ll need to be paid for not only growing healthy food but for
restoring healthy soils so that those soils can sequester the carbon drawn down
by healthy plants.

Watch this ‘Power of Soil’ Interview at COP25 climate summit
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TAKE ACTION: Make a tax-deductible donation to Regeneration International by
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LITTLE BYTESESSENTIAL READING

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Buyer Beware: GMO Stevia Is Everywhere
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Two New Films Paint Starkly Different Pictures of Farming in America
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Bayer Buys Reporters and Sprays Illegal Poison
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Coming Soon: Ronnie Cummins’ new book on climate, food, farming and a Green New
Deal
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Neonicotinoids Pose Ecosystemwide Threat
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Reconsider Lettuce Use in Light of Recurring Contamination
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