In a recent survey from Category Partners and Beacon Research Solutions, sales of conventional fruit and vegetables are decreasing while organic continues to expand market share.
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In a recent survey from Category Partners and Beacon Research Solutions, sales of conventional fruit and vegetables are decreasing while organic continues to expand market share.
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Whole Foods has slashed prices on some food items by up to 43%, with organic apples, organic avocados, and organic chicken as the big beneficiaries.
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The USDA has told the National Organic Standards Board to make recommendations about ways to crack down on organic fraud. Meanwhile, the Cornucopia Institute has filed its own formal petition with ways to improve import scrutiny.
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With many more retailers selling organic and new direct-to-consumer channels, competition has brought the price of organic products down – something shoppers now expect.
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A scary situation in Vermont where the price of organic milk continues to drop, making farmers very uneasy.
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Alice Waters, who launched the farm-to-table movement in 1971 with Chez Panisse, has just written a memoir, which includes stories about sex, drugs and sustainable farming.
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In Iowa, the demand for organic is so strong that the products are selling themselves.
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Newly released FOIA documents show that numerous officials in the Environmental Protection Agency worked to slow a separate federal agency’s safety review of Monsanto’s top-selling herbicide, Roundup.
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The EU has decided to launch an investigation into whether the Monsanto-Bayer merger will reduce competition for pesticides, seeds and plant traits, and it has set a January 8th deadline to make a decision.
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It’s great to see that Walmart is shunning fast-food for Grown, an organic restaurant started by former NBA star Ray Allen.
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The kombucha category continues to be on fire, as Peet’s Coffee & Tea led a $7.5 million financing for Revive. Blair Kellison, chief executive officer of Traditional Medicinals, also participated in the round.
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Hollywood actress Alicia Silverstone and Garden of Life have expanded their very successful vitamin line with the launch of a certified organic gummy vitamin, made from real organic fruit and organic vitamins.
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People should drop any illusions they have about the Huffington Post being a friend to organic. After allowing ridiculous op-ed pieces such as this one, Huff Po is looking very similar to Forbes.com.
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Organic farms routinely get contaminated from crop dusters spraying toxic chemicals from above. Help may be on the way, but it is years away.
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Scientists at Royal Holloway University of London found that bumble bee queens exposed to neonicotinoid pesticides were 26% less likely to lay eggs, compared to those that were not exposed to the chemicals.
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Instacart just signed a deal with Aldi. This is sure to have caused ire with Whole Foods, who is not only a partner but an investor in the company as well.
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Despite the fact that some companies may be feeling “certification fatigue,” Glyphosate Residue-Free is taking hold, largely because glyphosate remains such a ubiquitous problem.
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In court documents released last week, it was revealed that Monsanto’s own scientists knew of the potential cancer risks that Roundup posed.
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Austin-based Veggie Noodle Co., an organic spiralized vegetable company, has received a minority investment from Encore Consumer Capital, and the funds will be used to expand capacity.
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Not only is finding the next generation of organic farmers a challenge, but financing the purchase of existing organic farms is a serious obstacle as well.
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Thrive Market has become the leading e-commerce platform in the natural and organic space, and its founder discusses the company’s key to growth, its private label strategy, and why educational content is so important.
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Sheryl O’Loughlin, CEO of REBBL, one of hottest organic brands in the industry, and Duane Primozich, one of the main investors in REBBL, explain how being vulnerable with each other has made for a stronger partnership.
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Leading Democrats in Washington are not only pushing the USDA for a tough GMO-labeling rule, but they are urging the agency to meet the July 28, 2018 deadline.
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Annie’s has just rolled out a national TV ad campaign, with the goal of trying to authentically tell the story of this 30-year-old beloved brand.
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