12 most contaminated fruits and veggies
Does buying organic make sense? That might depend on whether the fruits and vegetables going into your shopping cart are on the newly released "dirty dozen" list of pesticide-tainted produce. (more…)...
Organic Conversion Vineyard
One of only a small number of emerging organic vineyards in New Zealand is on the market through a receivership sale process. The Blenheim-based vineyard is a 14hectare site – of which 9.6hecates is prod...
Prices of organic and natural products to double by 2015
Far outpacing growth in conventional groceries, U.S. retail sales of natural and organic foods and beverages rose to nearly $39 billion in 2010, an increase of 9% over the previous year, and 63% higher than sal...
One organic beer coming up!!!
Nelson's Founders Brewery and Founders Cafe are for sale with owners Carol and John Duncan saying it is time for someone else to build the business. (more…)...
USDA OK’s Organic Textile Labeling Including GOTS
The Organic Trade Association (OTA) applauds the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Organic Program (USDA's NOP) for its May 20 Policy Memorandum addressing the labeling of textile products containing...
Are Bean Sprouts the End of Organic Farming? Nah.
My current favorite news story is one by Reuters about an outbreak of e,coli in Germany attributed to organically grown bean sprouts with the ridiculous headline "E. Coli Outbreak Poses Questions for Organ...
Organic Agriculture Defies Global Recession
Despite the crippling effects of the recent economic slowdown on many industries, organic agriculture more than sustained itself - it actually grew. In 2009, 37.2 million hectares worldwide were farmed organic...
Question of the Day: Do You Buy Organic?
There are stores devoted to natural and organic foods, entire sections in your local supermarkets. There are many reasons to go organic - among them, no growth hormones or antibiotics, no chemicals and supporti...
10 Foods To Always Buy Organic
With so much buzz and research about the benefits of eating organic and avoiding harmful pesticides, the cost in buying organic and pesticide-free produce and foods can take a toll on your budget. While there a...
Many ways food can get tainted from farm to fork
On the path from farm-to-fork, there are many ways that foods can pick up nasty germs like the E. coli bug sickening more than 1,600 people across Europe. But there are steps consumers can take to avoid getting...