Cummins has been active as a writer, activist, and organizer since 1967 - with extensive experience in human rights, anti-war, anti-nuclear, labor, consumer, and sustainable agriculture campaigns. Over the past decade he has served as director of US and international projects such as the Beyond Beef Campaign, the Pure Food Campaign, and the Global Days of Action. From 1992-98 he served as a campaign director for the Foundation on Economic Trends in Washington, D.C. In 1998, Cummins organized the SOS (Save Organic Standards) Campaign, spearheading the largest consumer grassroots backlash against the US Department of Agriculture in recent history. He is also a member of the International Forum on Food and Agriculture, and a frequent lecturer, both in the US and abroad. Cummins has written numerous articles for the alternative press and "Genetically Engineered Food: A Self-Defense Guide for Consumers" in 2000.
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