Not surprisingly, there is significant disagreement over a checkoff program, which is intended to help promote the organic industry.
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Not surprisingly, there is significant disagreement over a checkoff program, which is intended to help promote the organic industry.
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Whether Nora Pouillon can find a buyer or not for her Washington, D.C. certified organic restaurant, the doors are closing on June 30th. The cost of the real estate, which comes with the restaurant, seems to be the major impediment.
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It appears that natural grocer Sprouts Farmers Market may be looking to open locations in the Northeast and Northwest, two regions where it currently does not have a presence.
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Organic certifier Oregon Tilth and Oregon State University’s Center for Small Farms & Community Food Systems have jointly released a report which highlights the challenges and deterrents that growers face when transitioning from conventional to organic fruits and vegetables.
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I’m not an IP lawyer, but it looks like Juicero has a very, very strong case here. The company is suing Shanghai-based iTaste for patent, design, operation, and slogan infringement.
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Several influential Silicon Valley investors have funded an organic baby food company called Yumi, which was started by a former reporter from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
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Private equity firm Sunrise Strategic Partners has taken a minority stake in Vital Farms, which specializes in organic, pastured-raised eggs.
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Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post reported for the first time ever that neonicotinoid pesticides, which many people believe are responsible for Colony Collapse Disorder, were found in drinking water. A very troubling development.
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Papa John’s is running a pilot program in the Lexington, Kentucky market where it is offering four organic toppings on its pizza.
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As a way to combat citrus greening, the USDA is reviewing the environmental impacts of a genetically-engineered virus. This has disaster written all over it.
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A new condo development in Brooklyn is giving residents the opportunity to grow their own vegetables.
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The USDA has assured organic poultry operators to take the necessary safety precautions with the avian flu outbreak, with no fear that their organic status will be jeopardy.
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The California Certified Organic Farmers and the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom are administering a grant program called Look at Agriculture … Organically! The program will provide grants of up to $1,000 to schools who teach students about organic farming.
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A behind-the-scenes look at Thrive Market’s new distribution facility in Indiana and how the company is tackling complex supply chain, logistics and fulfillment issues.
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Lakewood Juices is facing a class action lawsuit for using the words “fresh” on its pasteurized juices.
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California has become the very first state in the country to declare that glyphosate, the primary ingredient in Monsanto’s RoundUp, causes cancer.
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What was once a fight only in the Florida Keys has now shifted to the Lone Star state.
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Whole Foods Market just adopted much stricter standards for how its hens must be raised.
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Organic granola and breakfast start-up Purely Elizabeth has received a $3 million cash infusion from 301 Inc., the venture capital arm of General Mills.
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Healthy and organic food brands, such as Sakara Life, are using Instagram in very strategic ways to build their followings.
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Publix has announced that it will relaunch its natural and organic grocery concept GreenWise.
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Even though 16 EU nations voted against GMOs, it was not enough to stop cultivation of these crops. Now, the decision goes back to the European Commission.
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Bank of America and Jeffries have been hired to explore an IPO for Sun Basket. Preliminary discussions are valuing the company between $500 million and $1 billion.
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Before Brands has raised a whopping $35 million to deliver Early Adaptive Training™ products. These edible baby foods, the first of which will be a protein powder, will launch at the end of 2017.
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