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September 13, 2010

Southern Oregon family revives hops crop

Capital Press (link no longer available) By Greg Stiles ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) — Even amid the euphoria of their second-straight harvest, the owners of Alpha ...

September 13, 2010

Many avoid factory farms by buying local

They know, trust those who provide the food Cincinnati Inquirer By Polly Campbell The responses to this summer’s well-publicized accounts of eggs making people sick ...

September 10, 2010

As Concerns about Food Safety and GMOs Intensify, Retailers Launch First National Non-GMO Month

Non-GMO Project Upland, CA — This October, more than 580 natural food stores nationwide will take part in the first ever Non-GMO Month, celebrating consumers’ ...

September 10, 2010

What is Organic Food?

And Why Should I Care? This is the title of a presentation by Jim Riddle and Bud Markhart, of the University of Minnesota. The two ...

September 8, 2010

Eat Local, Give Local: Gardeners Grow Tons of Produce for Food Pantries

The Capital Times By Pat Schneider Linda Joranger likes to get out first thing in the morning to harvest vegetables at the Middleton Outreach Ministry ...

September 8, 2010

Organic Farming May Grow 10-Fold in 5 Years

The Economic Times New Delhi — Area under organic farming in India is likely to grow over ten-fold to one crore hectres in the next ...

September 7, 2010

FDA Moves Towards Approval of GE Salmon for Human Consumption

NCGA and other groups encourage consumers to comment by September 19 National Cooperative Grocers Association Eric Davis Iowa City, IA — The U.S. Food and ...

September 3, 2010

The Man Behind the Egg Scandal

Food Consumer By Martha Rosenberg The Iowa attorney general called him a “habitual violator” of state laws. Labor Secretary Robert Reich called his farms “atrocious.” ...

September 3, 2010

Micro Mini: Niche Market Food Makes Farming Sustainable

Justmeans While sustainable food, small farmers and community-based agriculture are all the rage right now, a small farm that struggles is not sustainable at all. ...

September 2, 2010

Document – Argentina: Threats Deny Community Access to Research

On August 7, violence and threats in the remote northern Argentinian town of La Leonesa stopped community activists hearing a talk by a renowned scientist ...

September 2, 2010

Organic strawberries are better — in some ways — researchers say

They have more antioxidants and vitamin C than their conventional counterparts, a study says. But they come up short by other measures — potassium and ...

September 1, 2010

Opponents threaten to push for biotech labels

Three farmers say biotech wheat will destroy Japanese market Capital Press By Dan Wheat WATERVILLE, Wash. — Feeling their 1,012 petition signatures to stop genetically ...