In the Garden: Safe, organic methods can beat pests (The Norwich Bulletin)

Monday Jun 16, 2008

What is “organic?” Many people misunderstand the term. It simply means “carbon-based.”


Livestock company may lose organic certification (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Monday Jun 16, 2008

Federal regulators say Promiseland Livestock may lose its organic certification because it kept inadequate records and refused to let inspectors review the records it did have.


USDA Refuses to Admit What 50 Million Organic Consumers Know: Organic Food is Healthier (Environmental News Network)

Monday Jun 16, 2008

Mum’s the word among federal officials about the health benefits of eating organic foods. The Department of Health and Human Services defers questions about organic foods to the Food and Drug Administration. But the FDA has no policy on organics because it says they’re the domain of the Department of Agriculture, which will admit to using the “o-word,” but says its mandate is simply to regulate …


How To Buy Organic Food Inexpensively (NBC 10 Philadelphia)

Tuesday Jun 10, 2008

Find out some tips on how to save on organic food purchases.


Giant Food Stores takes certain tomatoes off shelves (The Patriot-News)

Tuesday Jun 10, 2008

Giant Food Stores has removed all red roma and organic round tomatoes from its shelves because of an advisory from the Federal Food and Drug Association on the consumption of certain raw tomatoes.


Solving the Food Crisis With an Unlikely Alliance (US News & World Report)

Tuesday Jun 10, 2008

A new book argues for a marriage of organic farming and genetic engineering.


Fast Food Goes Organic (AG Weekly)

Tuesday Jun 10, 2008

WASHINGTON - The history of the demand for organic food starts where you would expect: at a little farm in the country, with a farmer picking his way through his field.


Clearly Canadian Brands, Organic Baby Food Private Label Business to Reach over 1250 Stores by End of 2008 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Tuesday Jun 10, 2008

TORONTO—-Clearly Canadian Brands is pleased to announce that the newly launched Private Label Division of its Organic Baby Food company is off to a resounding start and already expects to be in a minimum of 1250 stores by the end of the year.


The Organic Movement (Herald and News)

Tuesday Jun 10, 2008

Organic foods might cost a little more, but more stores around the Klamath Basin are widening their selection of organic products. “They are more expensive, but organic customers are willing to pay the difference,” said Fred Meyer food manager Randy Whiting.


Despite Economic Dip, Organic Food Sales Soar (BrandWeek)

Tuesday Jun 10, 2008

If there’s a recession, organic food doesn’t know it.