Experts are growing increasingly concerned about what this chemical is doing to the soil’s microbiome and how glyphosate poses a real threat to long-term food security.
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Experts are growing increasingly concerned about what this chemical is doing to the soil’s microbiome and how glyphosate poses a real threat to long-term food security.
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The Real Organic Project has uncovered that some “organic” hydroponic operations are being built on land that has been doused with herbicides, including glyphosate — something that the USDA’s National Organic Program (NOP) is allowing.
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Patagonia and Cascadian Farm are both using kernza in new products, a crop that is particularly effective at storing carbon and whose roots reach more than 10 feet underground.
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China’s long process to approve genetically-modified crops has brought up many trade issues for the U.S.
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SunOpta, a publicly-traded global company focused on organic, non-gmo and specialty foods, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the shares of Sanmark B.V., a business focused on organic oils for the food, pharmacy, and cosmetic industries.
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Launched by Nutiva founder John Roulac, RE Botanicals has closed on a $2M round of financing led by BIGR Ventures, with participation from a diverse group of natural and organic industry veterans.
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Whole Foods has announced that it has cut prices on more than 500 items at locations nationwide, with some savings of up to 20%.
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Walgreens to join rival drugstore chain CVS in selling CBD-containing topicals, including creams and salves.
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Dubbed Whole Foods Market Daily Shop, this new concept in Chelsea aims to get people in and out faster than the full-service grocery store next door.
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U.S. Right to Know has found that Monsanto has budgeted up to $17 million — in one year alone — to discredit international cancer scientists who warn people about the health risks of glyphosate, the super-toxic herbicide.
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Self-help guru Tony Robbins has backed Nunbelievable, a mission-based, direct-to-consumer organic baked goods company that aims to help end hunger in the United States.
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A very sobering look at how a few chefs in Florida view organic food at restaurants.
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A jury has awarded Edwin Hardeman $80 million in damages, whose lawyers argued that the glyphosate-based herbicide caused his cancer after more than two decades of Roundup usage on his property.
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Kentucky, now the fourth largest hemp producer in the nation, and its small farmers are building a cooperative and transitioning more land from generations of tobacco farming toward organic hemp.
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Nearly half of all Millennials are making purchases of frozen foods, with non-GMO and organic claims seeing strong growth.
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Despite the rulings that glyphosate causes cancer, many farmers are sticking with the toxic pesticide — for now.
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With eight different meal options priced from $15.99 to $19.99, Amazon Meal Kits are now available at select Whole Foods locations in the San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California, Nevada and Arizona.
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Private property owners in Portland, Maine can now only use organic treatments for gardens and lawns.
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You know it is a tectonic shift in the world when 7-11 is testing out organic turmeric slurpees, thanks to Tractor Beverage Company.
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In an interview with senior vice president of merchandising and product development Jeremiah McElwee, it was also revealed that Thrive Market is seeing real growth in collagen and CBD.
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The pharmacy chain says the products include topicals such as creams, sprays, roll-ons, lotions and salves, but it is not selling any CBD-infused supplements or food.
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Over the past two years, dicamba has been widely sprayed on Monsanto’s GMO soybeans and cotton, causing damage unprecedented in the history of modern agriculture.
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Bareburger, which sells organic burgers alongside the GMO Impossible Burger, is now facing a class action lawsuit for deceptive marketing.
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