General Mills continues to show incredible leadership in soil and biodiversity, as it has committed to advance regenerative agriculture practices on one million acres of farmland by 2030. The company also donated $650,000 to non-profit Kiss the Ground, which will support farmer training and coaching through Soil Health Academies.
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A great profile of Suja and its CEO Jeff Church, as the company’s investment in infrastructure gives it tremendous agility to roll out new products and expand into different categories.
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The former Co-CEO of Whole Foods has invested in and joined the board of New Barn Organics, a fast-growing, organic plant-based food company.
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A federal judge has decided that the Organic Trade Association’s lawsuit against the USDA – over its withdrawal of the new organic livestock and poultry rule – can proceed.
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In a bid to save its critically important Biscayne Bay, Miami has banned the super-toxic weedkiller glyphosate, something that other Florida cities have already done.
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Moringa superfood company has raised $5M from Kellogg’s venture capital fund eighteen94 capital and Griffith Foods, and it intends to enter the foodservice space as a supplier of this super-hot ingredient.
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In a move that would expand the retail and technology giant’s grocery footprint beyond its Whole Foods chain, Amazon will open dozens of its own grocery stores in cities across the country.
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Researchers at Cal-Berkeley believe that genetically-engineered cannabinoids, produced via synthetic biology, will be available to medical specialists within a year.
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Clif Bar’s CLIF Second Responder Fund, a fund that helps communities recover from natural disasters, will earmark its first $1.5 million to the Butte Humane Society, which was impacted by the California Camp Fire.
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Responding to growing consumer demand for more health-conscious options, Nestlé has introduced Nescafé Gold Organic, its first organic instant coffee product in the UK.
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Many French winemakers want to wean themselves off the toxic herbicide, but they need help from the government in order to accelerate this transition.
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By the end of this year, all 365 stores will be converted into regular Whole Foods stores.
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Organic and natural cottage cheese brand Good Culture has secured an $8M round of funding led by CAVU Venture Partners with participation from 301 Inc. and Almanac Insights.
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Back to the Roots, an organic food & gardening company, closed a $3M Series C led by Central Garden & Pet and Blue Scorpion Investments.
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A former Amazon shipping and packaging manager started The Wally Shop, which delivers organic and local produce and bulk ingredients — with zero waste.
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A bill has been introduced into the California legislature that would aim to allow school districts to apply for up to 15 cents of additional funding on every school meal in order to buy certified organic foods grown in the state.
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Another day, another story of widespread glyphosate contamination. This time, U.S. Pirg found the toxic weedkiller in 19 out of 20 beer and wine brands tested, including organic ones.
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Sustain Natural, a natural/organic sexual and reproductive wellness brand started by Meika Hollender, has sold a majority stake in the company to Combe.
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SunOpta has sold its specialty and organic soy and corn business to Pipeline Foods for $66.5M. Tradin Organic, SunOpta’s European-based international sourcing and supply platform, was not part of the sale.
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This use of technology is setting a horrible precedent and does not take into account the EMF damage that the chickens are enduring.
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Years in the making, Organic Valley and Maple Hill have partnered on a national farming initiative defining and unifying grass-fed organic standards across the U.S.
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Prairie Organic Spirits, the country’s leading organic spirits brand, has established the Spirits of Change Fund and will donate 1% of its sales to support the next generation of organic farmers and to help transition more conventional farmland to organic.
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With the production of organic grains very slow to take off in our country, the U.S. Organic Grain Collaboration, in partnership with the Organic Trade Association, released a critical report today looking at the state of organic grain in the United States. It also identifies specific industry solutions to overcome the hurdles.
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After chronicling his consumption for more than a year of foods whose expiration dates had passed, MOM’s Organic Market CEO Scott Nash is calling for the government to change its approach to food-dating regulations.
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