All About Organics
Organic Consumers Association Campaigns, Essays, Headlines, Action Alerts, Downloads and Videos on Organic Food.
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.
This spoof of the Matrix movies details the horrors of dairy factory farms,
through the adventures of Leo the pig and Moopheus the cow. Entertaining, adventurous, and informative, this short animated film by our partner organization Sustainable Table is worth watching.
Check out
http://www.themeatrix2.com
~Audrey Hill
food@fwwatch.org
Food & Water Watch
THE MEATRIX II: Read more
No Use of pesticides: 70.3 percent
Freshness: 68.3 percent
Health and nutrition: 67.1 percent
More than half of those surveyed -- 55 percent -- buy organic to avoid genetically modified foods. More than half believe organic foods are better for their personal health and better for the environment.
SOURCE: Organic Trade Association
Demand for organic outruns supply
BY DEVONA WALKER
Even as organic milk rides a rising wave of consumer popularity, Read more
castigated the wealthy and technologically advanced countries of the world for failing to live up to their responsibility in tackling poverty and environmental degradation on the planet.
"We are concerned at cutbacks in funding for development," he told a major international conference here on biological diversity, which is being attended by more than 4,000 officials, including scientists and conservationists, from around the world.
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is seen during a Read more
3/24/2006 - A new report rating the nation's organic dairy brands according to ethical farming practices has sparked fierce debate in the industry as it accuses a number of market leaders of "shortchanging organic consumers."
Issued this week by agricultural policy research group Cornucopia Institute, the study was based on responses to a survey sent out to organic dairy farmers.
The report, which rates 68 different organic dairy brands, accuses a handful of "industrial-scale" farms of compromising organic standards through "unethical" production practices with 20006000
Read moreTom's of Maine -- a niche brand whose renown as a socially
responsible maker of natural products exceeds its market share -- is
selling itself to Colgate-Palmolive Co. for about $100 million, the
company said yesterday.
Best known for toothpaste, Tom's of Maine got its start in 1970 by
making a phosphate-free laundry detergent. Over the years, cofounder
Tom Chappell, 63, poked fun at major brands like Colgate, saying they
put artificial additives in their toothpastes while Tom's of Maine
used natural ingredients.
Chappell said he will
Read moreWeb Note: Sales of certified organnic products in the USA reached $15 billion in 2005, of which $1.5 Billion or 10% were imported. USA organic exports, on the other hand, totaled $150 million or 1% of sales.
Shortages of many organic raw ingredients, including dairy, produce and meat, is stunting growth of the U.S. organic industry, according to a January 2006 report from research firm Organic Monitor in London. "Nearly all market sectors would grow at much higher rates if sufficient supply was available,² the report stated.
The shortages are forcing U.S
Read moreConsumers who want to see how their favorite organic brands fared on the Cornucopia's ratings scorecard can click here
http://cornucopia.org/dairysurvey/index.html
From: The Cornucopia Institute <www.cornucopia.org>
3/22/06
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Mark Kastel, 608.625.2042
Organic Dairy Being Corrupted by Factory Farms
New Study Highlights Both Corporate Exploitation and Ethical Brands
CORNUCOPIA, WI: A
Got questions about the environment? Ask Umbra.
Dear Umbra,
I just read your column on organic syrup, and you made a comment about the futileness of the phrase "free range." I always try to buy free-range eggs and, whenever possible, the same with chicken. Am I wasting my money?
Jeff Pritts
St. Louis, Mo.
Dearest Jeff,
Yes, basically. There is a chance that your egg purveyor uses "free range" in the way that you understand it, but the only way to tell is call them and ask about range freedom on their chicken ranch. The Food and Drug Administration
Read moreNow Available!
The Cornucopia Institute's national survey of organic products in the dairy case showcases ethical family farm producers and exposes factory farm producers and brands that threaten to take over organic dairying. With this Web-based rating tool, you can see which brands and dairy products found in your region are produced using the best organic farming practices and ethics. Based on a year's research into the organic dairy business, the scorecard rates 68 different organic dairy brands and private-label products.
Maintaining the Integrity of Organic Milk
Read morePages
for All About OrganicsDownloads
Videos
Scientific Studies
