Just & Sustainable
Agriculture
 Industrial
agriculture: convenience at what cost?
Industrial agriculture is a major contributor
to many of North Carolina's most pressing environmental problems,
from the toxic drift and runoff of pesticide residues and
animal wastes to the greenhouse gases emitted by farms and
food transport. Meanwhile, the concentration of agriculture
into enormous farms owned by corporate conglomerates competing
in a global marketplace has made it increasingly difficult
for farmers to earn a decent living. North Carolina has lost
6000 farms and some 300,000 acres of farmland, just since
2002.
Sustainability
means more than just the environment.
Toxic Free NC promotes truly sustainable agriculture
for North Carolina, agriculture that is not only environmentally
sound, but also economically sustainable for growers and
safe and just for farmworkers.
We promote organic agriculture in NC and support
intiatives that make fresh, locally-produced organic foods
more readily available to consumers. Go
organic!
We are working together with the NC Farmworker
Advocacy Network to reform public policy that too often allows
farmworkers and their children to be exposed to pesticides
that raise their risk for birth defects, cancer and other
serious health problems. See Farmworkers
and Pesticides in North Carolina.
We also advocate for the rights of farmworkers
and other rural families not to be exposed to toxic
pesticide drift.
Get
Involved Today.
Despite the odds, consumers have
consistenly voted for sustainable agriculture with their
pocketbooks, making organic the fastest-growing sector in
agriculture by far. Visit our Go
Organic page for help finding locally-produced organic
foods in your area. Sign
up for Toxic Free NC's Action
Alerts and Newsletters and
get yourself in the loop. For ideas and help getting your
school, church, or grocery store to buy more locally-grown
organic foods, please don't hesitate to contact Billie Karel,
Program Coordinator, at (919) 833-1123, or by
email.
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