Sikkim, the state in India that has pledged to go 100% organic, appears to be running into challenges. Yet, when you look at the article/media outlet reporting this, it says that it is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the world’s most powerful GMO propaganda machine.
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Putting environmental regulations completely in the hands of individual states is one of the worst and scariest ideas you can imagine. Yet, this is exactly what four Republicans would like to do.
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John Bobbe, executive director for the Organic Farmers Agency for Relationship Marketing, is warning people against fraudulent organic crops from countries such as Ukraine and Turkey. This is a dirty secret in organic that does not get nearly enough attention as it should.
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In Canada, PC Organics has recalled several of its SKUs due to concern that they might be contaminated with Clostridium Botulinum.
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I am so happy to see that airports are finally playing catch-up with our country’s exploding interest in health and wellness.
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At the new Whole Foods in New York City, the company has introduced a produce butcher to help cut down on your meal-prep time. Apparently, Eataly has had produce butchers for years already. Who knew?
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Iroquois Valley Farms, the first real estate investment trust (REIT) to invest in farms converting to organic, is meeting a real need for both farmers and the investment community. Very cool story.
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In Venezuela, scientists have created an organic product which can clean up farms that have been contaminated by toxic pesticides. If it is, in fact, viable, this is something that should be used to convert conventional farms to organic.
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With Mark Bittman, Michael Pollan and other food advocates calling GMO-labeling “parochial”, The Ecologist’s Jonathan Latham takes them to task. And rightly so.
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An excellent piece about how farmers in America’s heartland discuss, or don’t discuss, climate change. The key seems to be finding common ground.
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As part of the new federal GMO-labeling law, a technological study must be completed by July. However, the USDA is rumored to be having trouble securing funds for the study, potentially putting the new law in jeopardy. If this law does get scrapped, I won’t be shedding a tear. This legislation is a disaster. Read my take on it HERE.
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Former NBA star Ray Allen will be adding a second stand-alone location of Grown, his Miami-based organic, gluten-free restaurant, to the new Walmart Supercenter in Orlando. This is huge news.
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It has been some ride over the last few years for Denise Mari, Founder of Organic Avenue. With new investors and having emerged from bankruptcy, this iconic NYC juice brand has a bright future again.
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On Friday, a judge in California tentatively ruled that the state can require a cancer warning label on Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide. This is a massive blow to the company, and a final decision is expected soon from Fresno County Superior Court Judge Kristi Kapetan.
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In an important vote, the European Union failed to authorize the cultivation of new genetically-modified crops, with the last ones being approved in 1998. However, since the rejection failed to receive a majority of votes, it is now in the hands of the European Commission as to what is next.
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Brodo, the super-popular bone broth shop in NYC, will open inside of Whole Foods in Williamsburg. I predict this will be the first of many collaborations between the two.
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Farmer and environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the EPA for approving XtendiMax, also known as Dicamba. Dicamba is already linked to increased rates of cancer and birth defects, and has caused outrage across the country even among non-organic farmers.
Read Article Unsurprisingly, the USDA’s proposed regulations to evaluate the next generation of GMOs, such as gene-editing and synthetic biology, are just not enough. Many of these risky crops may escape government oversight entirely.
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The venture capital arm of General Mills, 301 Inc., led a $6 million round in organic kale chip company Rhythm Superfoods. The Austin-based producer of organic snacks is on track to do $20 million in revenues this year.
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Private equity firm San Francisco Equity Partners has taken a majority stake in Red Monkey Foods, a leading provider of organic spices and seasonings. Red Monkey Foods was named by Inc. 500 as one of “America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies.”
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A cool story in Forbes of how Barnana got started and how it has quickly grown, all with the mission of not letting unwanted bananas go to waste.
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A fascinating development out of Europe, where organic seals made with stickers might be a thing of the past. Laser markings will be tested on organic sweet potatoes and avocados.
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Hain Celestial has just agreed to a joint venture with India-based Future Group and intends to market its natural & organic products in that country. Expect to see brands such as Terra, Garden of Eatin’, Sensible Portions, Dream and Earth’s Best in India sometime soon.
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With schools across the country taking a hard look at how they are procuring food, organic lunches could be here pretty soon. What an amazing prospect!
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