All About Organics
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Organic food is pure food. It's safer, more nutritious and free of chemical additives. Organic crops are grown without chemical pesticides or fertilizers and organic livestock are raised without antibiotics, growth hormones or other drugs. Organic food isn't genetically modified or irradiated.
In the approach to next week’s USDA National Organic Standards Board meeting in Pittsburgh, October 23-25, an industry watchdog, OrganicEye, has formally asked the body to remove celery powder from the List of approved substances in organic food processing.
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The drug war isn’t over yet, but it’s not too soon to advocate for regenerative organic cannabis!
Black-market marijuana is synonymous with pesticide-heavy, resource-intensive indoor
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U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, a Democrat from Maine, emphasizes the need for more financial funding of small farms and food businesses that engage in sustainable agricultural practices.: “Our food economy is growing rapidly and financial support will be a big part of that continued growth going forward. I’m so pleased to see this first-in-the-country credit union that will support the unique needs of small farms and food businesses. I hope other states take note and help to close the gap between farmers and their financial institutions,” she said in a statement.
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Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.)—co-chairs of the House Food Recovery Caucus—as well as Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.)—co-chairs of the House Hunger Caucus—have together introduced House Resolution 632, designating today, October 16, 2019, as World Food Day.
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Earlier this year, Mount Sinai, the biggest hospital network in New York City, invested in a meal delivery service. Though it seemed like an unusual move at the time, the network’s decision makes sense if you consider the intrinsic relationship between food and health—a connection underscored by countless other recent examples of healthcare initiatives that harness diet as a tool to improve well-being.
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Can you get cancer from “USDA Organic” “Uncured” hot dogs, bacon, ham and jerky with labels that say “No nitrates or nitrites except those naturally occurring in celery powder?”
Yes, you can.
Here’s why: When non-organic celery powder grown with nitrate fertilizer is used in certified organic processed meats it interacts with the protein in the meat to create the same carcinogenic substances found in non-organic hot
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Organic farming is a win-win for people, animals and the planet. But it’s so much more than a set of practices used to grow food.
Organic agriculture takes a holistic approach that embraces Mother
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Colorado peaches could be at risk, along with the rest of the organic produce, wines and cheeses lovingly produced on family farms in the fertile North Fork Valley.
Fracking threatens this hub of organic agriculture. A new federal land management plan that was just released could spell trouble for the Western Slope peach and damage Colorado’s emerging reputation as a culinary destination.
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Got organic milk?
There are plenty of reasons to drink it.
And there are lots of organic dairies producing—with real integrity—authentic nutrient-dense organic milk, including
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Organic apples contain a more diverse, balanced, and healthy bacterial community than chemically grown ones, according to a new study (see abstract below) of apple microbiomes (bacterial populations). This could make them healthier as well as better for the environment, though these aspects were not tested in the study.
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