Category: Take Action

Say no to GM Alfalfa! Apr 9th Day of Action!

The company Forage Genetics International has applied Monsanto's genetically modified (GM) herbicide tolerant Roundup Ready technology to alfalfa. Canada approved GM alfalfa for health and...

How You Can Avoid GM Foods

Thanks to FRESH the Movie, we recieved this great list of how to avoid GM foods in your diet.Here are a few tips to guide you:Choose organic To earn the “certified organic” label, a product...

Flood Update from Claudia at BOS

I´m back in the BOS office today and about to head to the summer camps. The flooding has taken quite a toll on the organization. I cross the river from Sullana to Salitral every day to come to work...

Fair Trade Mangos to Support Emergency Relief for Peru

The weather is constantly changing in unpredictable ways, and the recent floods in Peru are a reminder of the drastic impact that these changes can have.Peru has three distinct climatic zones: the...

The Domestic Fair Trade Association

As we previously mentioned, Discovery recently became a member of the Domestic Fair Trade Association (DFTA).People are becoming increasingly more aware of the Fair Trade Movement which insures fair...

The Fair Trade Impact: Community and Social Development in Action!

With the holidays around the corner, I think it is a great time to remind ourselves why Fair Trade is important and the benefit that it has to small scale farmers in developing countries. As an...

The Changing Face of Fairtrade

This blog entry was written by Randy Hooper for and taken from the Fair Trade Vancouver blog. Fair Trade Vancouver works to advance equality, social justice and environmental sustainability by...

Discovery Organics is the newest member of the Domestic Fair Trade Association

We are very pleased to report that Discovery Organics has been accepted as the newest member of the Domestic Fair Trade Association. Formed in 2008, the Domestic Fair Trade Association (DFTA)...

BC Declares Organic Foods Week

We're excited to see that the BC Attorney General and Lt. Governor have signed off on a proclamation of Oct 15th-22nd 2011 as Organic Foods Week.The text of the proclamation is likely too small for...

Deadline Extended for Organic Sector Survey- make your opinion heard by Oct 10th

You now have extra time to get on line and fill out this survey.Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Organic Value Chain Roundtable (OVCRT) has formed a task force to brand the Canadian organic sector...