The success of Amy’s Drive Thru, America’s first vegetarian, organic, gluten-free-optional fast-food restaurant, has encouraged the owners to think about a national footprint.
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The success of Amy’s Drive Thru, America’s first vegetarian, organic, gluten-free-optional fast-food restaurant, has encouraged the owners to think about a national footprint.
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Unable to continue as a standalone entity, Juicero has halted operations and is looking for a buyer.
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Conventional dairy farmers have launched a “Peel Back the Label” campaign, which intends to combat “Non-GMO” and other labeling claims.
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France has decided to vote against the reauthorization of glyphosate, the primary ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup. The ramifications of this are enormous.
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Scientists at the University of California at Santa Barbara reported that high exposure to pesticides, as a result of living near farms, appears to increase the risk of giving birth to a baby with “abnormalities” by about 9%.
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With less than 1% of hazelnuts grown in the U.S. being organic, an association was formed to help raise awareness of this industry.
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UC Santa Cruz has been awarded $2.5 million for organic strawberry research, with a focus on optimizing biological methods to manage soil-borne diseases and pests.
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General Mills’ new CEO Jeff Harmening says that innovation and fresh organic products will be critical to the success of the company.
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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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