http://www.organicauthority.com/blog Organic Authority - organic food, organic living, green living, organic thoughts. Sat, 18 May 2013 08:29:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/pigs-fly-in-new-jersey-state-passes-ban-on-cruel-gestation-crates/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/pigs-fly-in-new-jersey-state-passes-ban-on-cruel-gestation-crates/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 07:00:21 +0000 Jill Ettinger http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=11743 Big news out of New Jersey, particularly if you're a pregnant pig: The state legislature voted to ban gestation crates by a vote of 60 to 5 in the Assembly and in the Senate by a vote of 29 to 4. It now goes to Governor Christie's desk, where he's expected to sign it into law.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/pigs-fly-in-new-jersey-state-passes-ban-on-cruel-gestation-crates/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/aussie-city-dwellers-using-urban-food-maps/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/aussie-city-dwellers-using-urban-food-maps/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 06:55:37 +0000 Gerald "Gerry" Pugliese http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=8285

If you live in a city, fresh fruits and vegetables can be hard to come by. Sure, most major metropolises have farmers markets and the stuff is trucked in from nearby farms, but, it's just not the same as a backyard garden.

Well, that's changing. More and more city folk are getting together and starting community gardens, take Sydney, Australia for example.
]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/aussie-city-dwellers-using-urban-food-maps/feed/ 0 http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/health/pros-and-cons-of-lisa-jackson-new-epa-nominee/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/health/pros-and-cons-of-lisa-jackson-new-epa-nominee/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:09:31 +0000 Leslie Billera http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=1835 Barack Obama's pick for the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa Jackson, worked on cleaning up New Jersey, one of the most polluted states in the nation, from Feb '06 to Dec '08 as the state's head of Environmental Protection. But is she ready to go the distance nationally? The super-smart folks at Grist delve into her record in NJ for a rundown of successes and failures during her tenure. Nutshell: feedback from those who worked with Jackson at the state level on energy and climate policy are favorable. The people who worked in the trenches of toxic clean-ups on the local level? Not so much... See both sides here.]]> http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/health/pros-and-cons-of-lisa-jackson-new-epa-nominee/feed/ 0