Pesticide Actio...
Nov 09, 2022
As California is one of the states in which PAN does on-the-ground campaign work, we send out regular updates on PAN and partners' work in California and beyond — from pesticide-related science to opportunities to take action. If you'd like to receive these updates via email, sign up here.
Dear California supporters,
Happy fall! I hope this season is bringing you warmth and connection with family and friends. We’re excited to announce that we’ve been hard at work on, and will soon release a report titled “Pesticides and Climate Change: A Vicious Cycle.” We just published... Read More
Bonnie Wirtz
Oct 15, 2022
It was a beautiful summer evening in 2012, and my ex-husband and I were just finishing up our chores on the small farm property we were renting. The sheep, chickens and pigs had just been fed when the crop-dusting plane flew in. My ex-husband urged me to go inside with our eight-month-old son, and I hesitated for a second, wondering whether we really needed to leave.
However, I followed his directions and went inside. We closed up all of the windows and tried to proceed with our evening, but we could hear the plane flying closer and closer to where we lived. It circled overhead,... Read More
Pesticide Actio...
Oct 13, 2022
Thursday, October 13th marked Children’s Environmental Health Day – an annual event organized by our partners at the Children’s Environmental Health Network. This day of recognition and celebration aims to increase the visibility of environmental health issues that impact kids while inspiring action nationwide.
While we’ve been reflecting on PAN’s own children’s health campaigns, projects, and initiatives this week, the work to protect children is, of course, happening year-round. We thought it would be a good time for a recap on why protecting children from pesticides is so important... Read More
Asha Sharma
Oct 06, 2022
As California is one of the states in which PAN does on-the-ground campaign work, we send out regular updates on PAN and partners' work in California and beyond — from pesticide-related science to opportunities to take action. If you'd like to receive these updates via email, sign up here.
Dear California supporters,
This year’s legislative session has come to a close, and we’ve achieved some important wins in the state budget! We’re happy to report that with your support, we’ve helped secure funding for these priorities:
$12 million to support farmers’ transition to... Read More
Pesticide Actio...
Sep 15, 2022
Last month, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. The landmark bill features provisions around health care, tax breaks, and most notably, climate change. The climate related portion of the legislation is significant enough that the whole is often referred to more broadly as the “climate bill.”
The Inflation Reduction Act is the largest climate investment in American history – including roughly $369 billion in investments toward energy security and climate change mitigation. This legislation sets a goal to slash carbon emissions 40% by 2030. It features five main... Read More
Rob Faux
Sep 09, 2022
Many people like to glorify the efforts of small-scale, diversified producers of quality food. They like to point to the willingness of these growers to work with, rather than against, nature. Some, myself included, believe that this sort of farming, using many of the principles of agroecology, is a key component for building a healthier, more just world.
But, let me tell you a secret — this kind of farming isn’t simple and it isn’t easy. There are times when even the most dedicated individual will question themselves and their vocation.
There are stewards... Read More
Lorilani Keohokalole
Sep 08, 2022
Wēlina mai kākou,
The relationship to the land, or ‘Āina (Land) and Wai/Kai (Wai), is at the core of our being. The food we grow does more for us than sustaining our bodies, it also “feeds” us mentally and spiritually.
In this newsletter, we are focusing on a few important movements, and we would appreciate your support. It’s the government’s kuleana to minimize community exposure to harm, just as we have a kuleana to our land: to care for it and to respect it, and in return, our land has the kuleana to feed, shelter, and clothe us. We must maintain balance within society and... Read More
Rob Faux
Sep 08, 2022
Some Northern Paper Wasps built a nest in the open metal pipe that is part of the door entry to one of our high tunnels. For the most part, I was able to enter and depart the high tunnel without an issue, and I was hoping that we could make it through their normal reproductive cycle without taking any actions against them.
That might seem strange to many of you... in fact, it seems a little strange to me. Why in the world would I want to tolerate an insect that could sting me (and others) multiple times if it felt threatened? I can tell you, from experience, that... Read More