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Green Washing the Milk
Petaluma :: CA :: USA | about 4 hours ago
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The organic dairy industry has fallen on rough financial times in the past year. Small farmers have been especially hard hit, as the recession prompts price-conscious consumers to buy cheaper alternatives. Yet despite the severe downturn, two giants of...
Tags: organics milk, Cornucopia Institute, Aurora Organic Dairy, soy milk, Mark Kastel, Clover-Stornetta, Bob Camozzi, federal law, Dean Foods, USDA, Petaluma, Silk, Horizon Organic, Milk, Soy products, Dairy farming, Organic food, Organic farming
Vail Natural Path: How environmental toxins affect fertility
Vail :: CO :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility We know, without a doubt, that impaired fertility is on the rise. Currently, one out of every six American couples has problems conceiving a child within the first 12 months of trying. Unfortunately, our toxic environment is playing a large role in declining...
Tags: environmental toxins, toxins affect, Vail Natural Path, reproductive health, canned foods, Vail, Organic food, Pesticides, Infertility, Detoxification, Bisphenol A, Gynecology, Toxicology, Fertility medicine, Environment
Organic Farmers Create 'MooMilk'
Portland :: OR :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Mark McKusick, a fourth generation dairy farmer out of Dexter, Maine signed on to the ambitious effort. "We're gonna give the consumer, the real organic consumer, the real product. It's fresh, it's local and we're going to strive on quality and taste,"...
Tags: Maine, organic milk, dairy farmers, organic dairy, organic farmers, MooMilk, Portland, Sustainable food system, Organic farming, Dairy, Farm, Organic Trade Association, Organic food, Dairy farming, Milk
New website to debate agriculture and development
London :: United Kingdom | 1 day ago
Credibility The site, launched by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs on Friday, is part of the Global Agricultural Development Initiative, a body that informs the US government, as well as interested companies and organisations, on global agricultural development.
Tags: agriculture development, global agriculture, United Kingdom, London, Non-governmental organization, Organic food, Global Forum on Agricultural Research, Malnutrition, Agriculture, World Food Programme, Environment, Business Finance
Cultured organics make export gold
Auckland :: New Zealand | 2 days ago
Credibility The 20kg blocks of cheddar cheese from Organic Dairy, Okato, are on the water, bound for overseas ports. One 20-tonne container load left for South Korea on November 6, two to Sydney on November 15, and this week more goes to a Middle East buyer. "November...
Tags: New Zealand, Auckland, Social media, Web 2.0, Business Finance, Blog software, Facebook, Social information processing, Milk, Fonterra, Cheese, Dairy, Organic certification, Organic food, Dairy products, Dairy farming
Competition heats up in Austin's grocery market
New Braunfels :: TX :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility As she loaded groceries into her trunk outside the Randalls grocery store on West 35th Street in Austin, Robin Scott said the recession has changed her shopping habits. For one thing, she's branched out and now searches multiple stores for the best deals.
Tags: North Austin, Randalls Remarkable Card, Al Edwards, Robin Scott, Leslie Lockett, grocery market, New Braunfels, Randall's Food Markets, Safeway Inc., H-E-B, Grocery store, Shopping, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Organic food, Skaggs family, Business Finance
Organic turkeys see the sun again
Toronto :: Canada | 4 days ago
Credibility Janice and Matthew Dick wasted no time reintroducing their turkeys to pasture after the Turkey Farmers of Ontario announced it would exempt organic turkeys from a rule requiring they be raised under a solid roof. "The birds are happy," said Matthew, whose...
Tags: TFO, organic turkey, organic birds, Ontario Agriculture, Organic Council of Ontario, Matthew Dick, Canada, Toronto, Farm, Avian influenza, Heritage turkey, Organic food, Organic farming, Domestic turkey, Environment
Loma Rica organic farm closes
Grass Valley :: CA :: USA | 4 days ago
Credibility The Loma Rica Ranch organic farm — part of a planned development touted as a model for Sierra foothill neighborhoods — has been closed, and its seven farm workers have lost their jobs. The Grass Valley farm was the cornerstone of a multi-use development...
Tags: Loma Rica Ranch Gazette, Loma Rica Rancho, Carville Sierra Inc., Phil Carville, organic farm, rica organic, Grass Valley, Organic certification, Organic farming, Organic food, Carville, Loma
Growing crops in buildings proposed as solution to world's food woes
New York City :: NY :: USA | 4 days ago
Credibility But what is clear right now is that vertical farming is in its infancy. The idea is to grow food inside buildings — not conventional greenhouses, but multi-storey buildings, quite likely in cities — in closed ecosystems using hydroponics rather than soil,...
Tags: Dickson Despommier, Chris Bradford, growing food, Valcent Products Inc, traditional agriculture, Valcent Products EU, growing crops, farm experiments, despommier says, New York City, Sustainable agriculture, Vertical farming, Organic farming, Agriculture, Hydroponics, Farms, Urban agriculture, Organic food, Environment
U.S. shoppers going green despite struggling economy
Lima :: Peru | 4 days ago
Credibility Despite the worst U.S. recession in decades, sales of organic and sustainable products have continued to grow, experts say, with shoppers willing to spend a few more dollars in a bid to become more green. U.S. supermarket sales of environmentally sustainable...
Tags: U.S, Peru, Lima, Sustainability, Organic food, Safeway Inc., Whole Foods Market, Environment, Business Finance
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