The 5-time Super Bowl champion and quarterback of my beloved New England Patriots goes on the attack against GMOs and Big Food in his new self-help book.
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The 5-time Super Bowl champion and quarterback of my beloved New England Patriots goes on the attack against GMOs and Big Food in his new self-help book.
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Shocking! New documents reveal that the EU made its safety recommendation about glyphosate based on a study that it copied and pasted from Monsanto’s own documents.
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Supermarket chain PCC Natural Markets has changed its name to PCC Community Markets to better reflect its community ownership and commitment to the Pacific Northwest.
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Supermarket chain Wegmans has been operating its own organic farms in upstate New York for the last decade and now shares this knowledge with local farmers.
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Chuck Templeton, the founder of OpenTable, has closed on a $180 million fund to invest in food start-ups.
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Over 2,200 farmers in 20 states have reported crop damage of three million acres, all caused by Monsanto’s super-toxic herbicide dicamba.
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Starting off with 63 cows in 2004, Maple Hill Creamery now has its 100% grass-fed organic products in more than 6,000 stores.
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With a real focus on expanding its private-label breakfast options, Thrive Market will be introducing plant-based nut milks, cereals and granola.
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For an undisclosed sum, Pukka Herbs has been purchased by Unilver. Pukka Herbs did approximately $30 million in revenues last year.
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Inspiring profile of Rachel and Andy Berliner and how they carefully and methodically built Amy’s into a $500 million-dollar business.
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In order to show that it can compete with Amazon-owned Whole Foods, Kroger has made major price cuts, invested more in technology, and added meal kit options to some of its stores.
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In its first week of being owned by Amazon, Whole Foods sold nearly $500,000 of its private label product. However, the company ran into inventory problems because it underestimated demand.
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With its incredibly rapid growth, the founder of Hippeas, Livio Bisterzo, claims that his company could be a $100 million brand within the next few years. Based on what his company has achieved so far, I believe it.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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