Yearly Archives: 2001

Dennis T. Avery The First Rule Of Toxicology Is “The Dose Makes The Poison” CHURCHVILLE, Va.–One of organic farming’s most widely used pesticides–pyrethrum–has been classified as a “likely human carcinogen.” An advisory committee to the Environmental Protection Agency made the … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery The Tenor of the Environmental Debate Is Bound To Change By The World Conservation Union’s Endorsement Of High-Yield Farming CHURCHVILLE, Va.–The World Conservation Union and Future Harvest (representing Third World agricultural researchers) have just issued a path-breaking … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery A Conservation Group And An Agricultural Research Group Publicly Agree That People, Agriculture And Wildlife Must Share The Planet CHURCHVILLE, Va.–I have just received one of the most important documents I’ve seen in years. It comes from … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery Using Modern Science To Discover Nature’s Most Efficient Cancer-Fighting Foods CHURCHVILLE, Va.–Is natural food better for us than the modern high- tech stuff? Lots of folks believe this is true, to judge from the labels in my … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery Liberalizing Western Hemisphere Farm Trade Without Opening Up The Asian Market Could Mean A Flood Of South American Farm Goods to The US CHURCHVILLE, Va.–The Quebec trade summit is over, the protesters have gone home and Western … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery Some Environmentalists Want To Burst Dams, But Feeding the 21st Century May Require Building More CHURCHVILLE, Va.–The World Bank is no longer funding dams. Eco- activists are blocking new dams. More and more of the water from … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery Despite The Setback For Free Trade In Seattle, There Are Bright Spots In the Farm Trade Liberalization Picture CHURCHVILLE, Va.–As trade protesters gather again, this time in Quebec for the Summit of the Americas, the farm trade … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery Stone Age Farmers On Plant Diets May Have Lacked Vitamins. Tomorrow’s Challenge Is Ensuring Livestock Diets For The Developing World CHURCHVILLE, Va.–”It’s easy to tell from the skeletons of our ancestors whether they were agriculturists or hunter-gatherers,” … Continue reading →

Dennis T. Avery If Organic Farming Like This Is The Hope For Feeding The World, We Aren’t Going To Eat Well CHURCHVILLE, Va.–Jon Watts and Jenny Tutlis grow five acres of organic crops in northwest Michigan, and their Meadowlark Farm … Continue reading →