Press Releases

OSGTA et al. travel to Washington to argue in Monsanto case: January 9, 2013 - Dozens of family farmers, seed businesses, and agricultural organizations will travel to Washington, D.C. to represent over 300,000 individuals and 4,500 farms in the January 10th Oral Argument to be aired in front of the  US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The representatives aim to reverse a lower court’s decision to dismiss their protective legal action against agricultural giant Monsanto’s patents on genetically engineered seed. The farmer’s appeal brief, filed last summer, cites legal and factual errors to this ruling. Read more…

First Ever Redland GrowFest! to Celebrate Organic Farming: September 24, 2012 - The first ever Redland GrowFest! launches on the weekend of October 13 and 14, 2012 at the Redland Fruit and Spice Park. The festival is a fundraiser for Florida Organic Growers & Consumers (FOG) and there will be several screenings of “What’s Organic About Organic?”, an indie documentary about the organic movement. In addition, there will be a huge sale of organic heirloom tomato and vegetable seedlings, and lectures and demos from the Miami-Dade County Extension Office to give gardeners extra know how. Read more…

Gainesville’s First Urban Garden Hopes to Donate 1 Ton of Produce to Homeless: August 22, 2012 - The currently vacant lot in the downtown Porters Neighborhood will soon be converted into a thriving urban farm by local nonprofit, Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG). The farm’s projected 1 ton harvest will be donated to St. Francis House to feed the approximately two hundred men, women, and children who rely on St. Francis daily. Read more…

Farmers Charge Ahead In Battle Against Monsanto: July 11, 2012 - Seventy-five family farmers, seed businesses, and agricultural organizations representing over 300,000 individuals and 4,500 farms have filed a brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington. They are asking the appellate court to reverse a lower court’s decision from February dismissing their protective legal action against agricultural giant Monsanto’s patents on genetically engineered seed. Read more…