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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.
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May 31, 2006
Michael Pollan has built a reputation as a sleuthing agro-journalist. In his writing for The New York Times Magazine and a quartet of books, he's trailed a steer from birth to dinner plate, traced America's obesity epidemic to corn subsidies, and narrowly, fumblingly outwitted a small-town cop who came uncomfortably close to his marijuana patch. His writing -- an engaging mélange of travelogue, economic analysis, and sheer, tactile joy in the pleasures of food -- has made him a favorite among the foodie and enviro crowds alike.
In his latest book, "The Omnivore's Dilemma," he Read more
In his latest book, "The Omnivore's Dilemma," he Read more
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June 1, 2006
The European Union and the United States dominate the global organic food market. Combined, the two regions accounted for 95 percent of world organic retail sales in 2003. Strong consumer demand drives both markets. But the EU and US differ in their approaches to encourage organic food production.
Organic acreage increasing
The amount of certified organic agricultural land is increasing in both the EU and US. From 1997 through 2003, certified organic land in the EU rose from 2.1 million hectares to 5.1 million hectares, about 4 percent of total Read more
Organic acreage increasing
The amount of certified organic agricultural land is increasing in both the EU and US. From 1997 through 2003, certified organic land in the EU rose from 2.1 million hectares to 5.1 million hectares, about 4 percent of total Read more
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May 30, 2006
NEW YORK -
Americans already have a taste for organic food and organic clothing. Now, the organic trend is making a mark on the world of furniture.
In The Early Show's "Trend Report" Tuesday, House & Garden magazine's special projects editor, Susanna Salk, shows some stylish examples.
According to Salk:
Such furniture is made with stuffing, upholstery fiber and wood certified as chemical-free. While organic furniture sales make up just a fraction of the $14 billion rung up by the organic industry, the trend is growing. Just as organic food has Read more
Americans already have a taste for organic food and organic clothing. Now, the organic trend is making a mark on the world of furniture.
In The Early Show's "Trend Report" Tuesday, House & Garden magazine's special projects editor, Susanna Salk, shows some stylish examples.
According to Salk:
Such furniture is made with stuffing, upholstery fiber and wood certified as chemical-free. While organic furniture sales make up just a fraction of the $14 billion rung up by the organic industry, the trend is growing. Just as organic food has Read more
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May 30, 2006
SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, California --- Earthbound Farm's fields of organic baby spinach and romaine lettuce are a living symbol of the organic food movement's explosive growth in recent years.
What started two decades ago as a three-acre roadside farm in this valley 90 miles south of San Francisco has grown into the country's largest grower of organic produce, with more than 100 types of fruits and vegetables on 28,000 acres in the U.S. and abroad.
Earthbound's extraordinary growth is only the most visible example of how organic farming is changing. Small family farms created Read more
What started two decades ago as a three-acre roadside farm in this valley 90 miles south of San Francisco has grown into the country's largest grower of organic produce, with more than 100 types of fruits and vegetables on 28,000 acres in the U.S. and abroad.
Earthbound's extraordinary growth is only the most visible example of how organic farming is changing. Small family farms created Read more
News
May 1, 2006
New National Organic Program rulemaking on dairy herd conversion continued to draw strong objections, with critics claiming the regulations allowed too many loopholes. The public comment period closed May 12.
There were also objections that the rule allows synthetic food contact substances in organic foods.
The National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture summed up the dairy herd objections: "It fails to clearly prohibit certified dairy operations from continually importing conventionally raised replacement animals and transitioning them to organic management," NCSA Read more
There were also objections that the rule allows synthetic food contact substances in organic foods.
The National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture summed up the dairy herd objections: "It fails to clearly prohibit certified dairy operations from continually importing conventionally raised replacement animals and transitioning them to organic management," NCSA Read more
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May 1, 2006
Organic cotton product sales have increased about 35% annually worldwide, and 55% a year in the US, according to a new report.
The nonprofit group Organic Exchange in Oakland, CA, said U.S. sales of organic cotton products rose from $86 million in 2001 to $275 million in 2005, while global sales increased from $245 million in 2001 to $583 million in 2005.
The five brands using the most organic cotton globally in 2005 are: Nike, Coop Switzerland, Patagonia, Otto in Germany, and Sam's Club/Wal-Mart.
Organic Exchange also identified more than 1,200 small and Read more
The nonprofit group Organic Exchange in Oakland, CA, said U.S. sales of organic cotton products rose from $86 million in 2001 to $275 million in 2005, while global sales increased from $245 million in 2001 to $583 million in 2005.
The five brands using the most organic cotton globally in 2005 are: Nike, Coop Switzerland, Patagonia, Otto in Germany, and Sam's Club/Wal-Mart.
Organic Exchange also identified more than 1,200 small and Read more
News
May 27, 2006
From: <http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=33392
Inter Press Service - Rome, Italy
CHINA: Going Organic
Antoaneta Bezlova
BEIJING , May 27 (IPS) - For a country so enamoured of biotechnology and a recognised leader in genetically modified crops research, China is experiencing an organic farming boom.
While the surge is mainly fuelled by increased overseas demand, the domestic market is playing a role too. Chinese urbanities have developed a genuine fondness for fresh organic produce-- grown particularly in reclaimed wastelands like the OGreat Read more
Inter Press Service - Rome, Italy
CHINA: Going Organic
Antoaneta Bezlova
BEIJING , May 27 (IPS) - For a country so enamoured of biotechnology and a recognised leader in genetically modified crops research, China is experiencing an organic farming boom.
While the surge is mainly fuelled by increased overseas demand, the domestic market is playing a role too. Chinese urbanities have developed a genuine fondness for fresh organic produce-- grown particularly in reclaimed wastelands like the OGreat Read more
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WORLD•WATCH Volume 19,, Number 3 Vision for a Sustainable World
Actually, no. A fair number of agribusiness executives, agricultural and ecological scientists, and international agriculture experts believe that a large-scale shift to organic farming would not only increase the world’s food supply, but might be the only way to eradicate hunger.
This probably comes as a surprise. After all, organic farmers scorn the pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, and other tools that have become synonymous with high-yield agriculture.
Instead, organic farmers depend on raising animals for manure, growing beans, clover, or other nitrogen-fixing Read more
This probably comes as a surprise. After all, organic farmers scorn the pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, and other tools that have become synonymous with high-yield agriculture.
Instead, organic farmers depend on raising animals for manure, growing beans, clover, or other nitrogen-fixing Read more
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The Cornucopia Institute
The National Organic Program (NOP) has given notice that the regulation on pasture for organic ruminants is being revised. You can make public comments on this important issue until June 12th.
The Cornucopia Institute is working on this issue with the Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance (NODPA),the Midwest Organic Dairy Producers Association (MODPA) and the Western Organic Dairy Producers Association (WODPA) to secure a minimum pasture intake standard in the organic regulations. Years of discussion among organic dairy producers led to the following widely supported position Read more
The Cornucopia Institute is working on this issue with the Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance (NODPA),the Midwest Organic Dairy Producers Association (MODPA) and the Western Organic Dairy Producers Association (WODPA) to secure a minimum pasture intake standard in the organic regulations. Years of discussion among organic dairy producers led to the following widely supported position Read more
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May 26, 2006
Julia Butterfly Hill, Joan Baez, Darryl Hannah and John Quigley on the Scene in South Central LA
As many of you have already heard she's at it again! Julia is sitting in a tree along with fellow treesitter, John Quigley and folk singer and activist superstar Joan Baez.
Read on for more info here or at www.circleoflife.org, but NOW what you can do is:
1. Go to the FARM NOW for tonight's vigil. For address and info see: www.southcentralfarmers.com.
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