A 27-year-old from Chennai quit his job in IT and developed a very unique program to encourage organic farming. And it’s working.
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A 27-year-old from Chennai quit his job in IT and developed a very unique program to encourage organic farming. And it’s working.
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When it comes to social responsibility and environmental sustainability, the Stephens family continues to be a true leader in the organic industry.
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A new report states that Canada has a problem with glyphosate as well, with approximately 30% of the food tested containing traces of this super-toxic chemical.
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In a very positive turn of events, the National Academies of Science has acknowledged serious conflicts of interest in regards to its GMO studies and vows to reform.
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Due to cutbacks or as an assault from Big Ag, The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University is in danger of closing. Its importance extends well beyond Iowa’s borders.
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The Washington Post has done a massive investigation into Aurora Organic Dairy skirting the organic rules and certain organic certifiers not doing their jobs. Let’s hope this article sounds the alarm and that we get much greater enforcement at the USDA of organic rules. Consumers and small, family farmers deserve better.
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In favorable news, consumers in China are choosing to avoid GMO-soy oil, the main cooking oil in the country, because of safety concerns. This is a very big development and will create real problems for the government, who is pushing GMOs.
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Out of the thousands of suppliers who sell to Whole Foods, the company has selected the best ones in 16 different categories.
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Despite what we’ve been told by Big Ag, GMOs will not feed the world. A new study shows that empowering women and girls is the key to feeding the world’s population.
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In Holland, Wessanen and Impact Hub have launched an ‘Organic Food Against Climate Change’ challenge with 11 sustainable food entrepreneurs.
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Traditional Medicinals, a producer of organic herbal teas, has sold a minority stake to Builders Fund, the first non-friends/family investor in the company’s 40-year history.
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Suppliers of organic grains have been very strategic and aggressive about planning for the surge in demand for organic grains. However, supply issues could be restraining growth from being even higher.
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The Organic Farmers Association has just named Kate Mendenhall, former Executive Director of NOFA-NY, as the leader of this very important farmer-based advocacy organization.
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It wasn’t long ago when there were serious concerns about shortages of organic milk. Now, there is an opposite worry, where demand is much less than supply.
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In a report by the Soil Association in the UK, a lack of standards for organic and natural beauty products has left 76% of consumers feeling very misled.
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An important bill that would hold biotech companies liable for GMO-contamination has survived a critical deadline in Oregon’s state legislature.
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At last week’s NOSB meeting, Consumer Reports released findings from its research which indicates that animal welfare standards are very important to organic shoppers.
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In another promising data point, the USDA said that the number of certified organic operations in the U.S. grew 13% to 24,650. Globally, that number reached 37,032.
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At the Monsanto Tribunal in the The Hague, five judges ruled that the company has “engaged in practices which have negatively impacted the right to a healthy environment, the right to food, and the right to health.” The ruling, however, is symbolic and is not legally binding.
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The Financial Times reported that Albertsons is taking a serious look at buying Whole Foods.
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Organic advocate Ivanka Trump preaches the healthy lifestyle but when it comes time to taking a stand against harmful chemicals, she stays completely silent. The Daily Beast calls her out on this and rightly so.
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With a much greater emphasis on wellness and organic & natural products, CVS appears set to become the Whole Foods of the pharmacy world.
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We suffered a major setback when Oregon’s legislature decided against allowing local governments to create “GMO-free” zones. This sets the stage for even more GMO-contamination.
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Dannon believes that it should be able to market its products as “all-natural”, even if the animals producing the milk are consuming genetically-modified feed. Class action lawyers think otherwise.
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