The case of Azure Standard in Oregon put the spotlight on a complicated issue — organic farms having to deal with local governments who mandate the use of toxic pesticides.
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The case of Azure Standard in Oregon put the spotlight on a complicated issue — organic farms having to deal with local governments who mandate the use of toxic pesticides.
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A fascinating profile of Amigo Bob Cantisano, whose innovations helped shape natural and organic food production in California and beyond.
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The Bee Informed Partnership and the Apiary Inspectors of America said in its annual survey that beekeepers suffered a 33.2% decrease in their colonies. With drastic EPA cuts looming, this number will continue to go down, putting our food supply in real jeopardy.
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Launched by the leading fair trade advocacy organization Fair World Project, Grow Ahead is a crowdfunding site to help small farmers meet the global climate change challenges.
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A 27-year-old from Chennai quit his job in IT and developed a very unique program to encourage organic farming. And it’s working.
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Due to cutbacks or as an assault from Big Ag, The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University is in danger of closing. Its importance extends well beyond Iowa’s borders.
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Organic certifier Oregon Tilth and Oregon State University’s Center for Small Farms & Community Food Systems have jointly released a report which highlights the challenges and deterrents that growers face when transitioning from conventional to organic fruits and vegetables.
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The Environmental Working Group has just come out with a report encouraging Congress to expand market opportunities for U.S. farmers by placing greater emphasis on organic transition.
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A great look at Biodynamic and why consumers, farmers and retailers continue to embrace this fantastic trend.
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Despite the fact that the organic industry is booming and Transitional Organic programs are in place, real hurdles remain in getting U.S. farmers to switch to organic.
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In a move to further support farmers who are transitioning to organic, Kashi has just rolled out a new line of Transitional Certified nut butter bars.
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With many organic farmers in California nearing retirement, a new crop of younger farmers is taking their place. The transition, however, doesn’t always take place within the family.
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Despite stories of how the next American farm bust is upon us, the U.S. is unable to meet demand for organic and Non-GMO grains. I wonder if Washington, D.C. is paying any attention to this.
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With the demand for organic continuing to explode, more and more farmers are switching to organic.
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The Max Planck Institute tackles the seldom discussed subject of whether GMO mosquitos can ruin the integrity of organic products.
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The Center for Food Safety is launching a very important initiative – a peer-to-peer online network for sharing seeds. With 10 corporations controlling 73% of the world’s seed supply, it is imperative that we have independent options such as this one.
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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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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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Hunt’s Tomatoes posted a video proudly advertising that its tomatoes are Non-GMO. Needless to say, the pro-GMO community wasn’t happy about this.
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Here’s a good piece that explores the issues surrounding an organic Christmas tree.
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Facing conditions not particularly conducive to growing organic tomatoes, farmers in Florida are taking on the challenge.
Read Article Friends of the Earth put out a report and said that most grocers are not doing enough to protect the bees. Only Whole Foods, Aldi and Costco received passing grades.
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Seeking to overturn the approval of genetically-engineered salmon in Canada, environmental and health groups are taking their fight to the courts.
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Bhutan is going 100% organic and here is a great profile of the man, Dr. Appachanda Thimmaiah, who is helping the country achieve this goal.
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