News bites, January 2015
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Your co-op community, January 2015
Food bank packaging work parties, PCC Community Grant, Feeding your immune system, 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?