Mother Earth News Cheryl Long A study has strengthened evidence that the nutrient content of conventionally grown vegetables and fruits has declined over the past 50 years. The study, published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, compared U.S.Department of Agriculture data from 1950 and 1999 for...
Fresno Bee By Garance Burke Raw, organic almonds form the basis of Karyn Calabrese’s garlicky nut pate, her vegan pie crusts and vanilla ice cream custards. But under a new federal rule requiring that virtually all almonds be pasteurized to prevent foodborne illness, the Chicago restaurateur will have to...
The LaCrosse Tribune Associated Press GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Farmers in apple-growing regions across the country worry as they face a new challenge that may be too big to overcome and could change their way of life. Farmers in apple-producing states are becoming increasingly anxious about the prospect of China...
Chews Wise (link no longer available) Samuel Fromartz The Case Vander Eyk Dairy, which reportedly said it was seeking recertification of its 3,500 head organic herd, has decided not to pursue it after all. The controversial dairy in the Central Valley of California had been certified by Quality Assurance International,...
Corporate Executives and Organic Community Hold “Dueling” Summits Below, please find an open letter from the participants in the Organic Community Summit. The letter grew from a discussion by approximately 100 diverse organic stakeholders and participants during a conference call this past Monday. This open letter has been sent...
Rocky Mountain Outlook By David Suzuki Did you know that genetically modified, or “transgenic” crops are now commonplace on North American farms? According to a recent survey in the United States, the majority of Americans have no idea just how pervasive this technology has become. In fact, North Americans...
New York Business.com By: David Jones Hain Celestial Group Inc. said Friday that the Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting an informal inquiry into its stock option practices. The Melville, L.I.-based firm did not give any details about the probe, except to say that it would cooperate.
David G. Cox A new organization is being formed to help small farmers and growers throughout the country make their products directly available to the private consumer. Called the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund (FTCLDF), the organization will be launched on July 4th in order to “protect the...
Alternet Lisa M. Hamilton From the news these days you’d think farmers have never had a better friend than ethanol. Headlines holler that corn prices are soaring and that at this moment farmers are planting more acres of corn than they have in the last 50 years. Reporters writing...
Friends of the Earth has criticised the decision by EU Ministers to allow organic food to be contaminated with genetically modified organisms (GMOs). EU Agriculture Ministers, including the UK, have adopted a new law which allows organic food containing up to 0.9 percent of GM content to be classed...
New York Times By Andrew Martin The latest battle over what can be called organic involves beer and gelatin, food colorings and casings for sausage. The Department of Agriculture, the final arbiter of all things organic, is poised to approve a list of nonorganic ingredients that can be used...
Industry Coalition Demanding Organic Integrity Prevails PIXLEY, CA: After a seven-year-long battle between organic farmers and consumers and the USDA, the first of a handful of industrial-scale dairies, producing what they claimed was organic milk, has been shut down by regulatory authorities. It was announced today by an organic...
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