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The cost of organics
Sep 1st 2005 @ 12:03PM - (1 Comments)
AlterNet.org recently hosted a piece on the persistently high prices of organic foods. Written by Plenty Magazine senior editor Christy Harrison, the article briefly highlights some of the main factors that keep the prices of organic foods such as produce ...
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Organic martini. Is that an oxymoron?
Apr 7th 2006 @ 6:55PM - (1 Comments)
If you are going to travel down the organic food road, why not embrace it whole hog and order your drinks organic as well? In most areas such commitment to eating and drinking clean is not an option, but in several New York eateries, organic drinks are ...
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Can organic labels be trusted?
Jul 28th 2006 @ 6:58AM - (1 Comments)
In an investigation done by the Dallas Morning News (DMN), it was discovered that the USDA does not always enforce its organic standards, or at least, they have taken no action against people who violate the standards except to ask a few products to remove ...
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Organic dairy study results
Mar 23rd 2006 @ 11:36AM - (4 Comments)
The Cornucopia Institute (CI) has recently completed a survey of organic milks, evaluating the methods of production and "rating the integrity" of various producers of organic milk and dairy products. Predictably, the companies which ...
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Organic beer on the rise
Jul 20th 2006 @ 2:34PM - (1 Comments)
Sales of organic beer grew just as fast as sales of organic coffee in 2005-40 percent-according to a recent Associated Press article about organic breweries. Peak Organic Brewing Co. in Burlington, Mass. and Butte Creek Brewing Co. in Chico, Calif. are ...
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Consumer Reports on buying organic
Jan 9th 2006 @ 5:05PM - (1 Comments)
Consumer Reports recently ran a helpful article about buying organic produce on a budget. Actually, the bulk of the article details recent developments in the organic food industry such as the recent weakening of organic standards and the debate over ...
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Test your organic IQ
Dec 9th 2006 @ 6:57AM - (1 Comments)
Consumer Reports has a little application to test your organic IQ. The program lets you select common items from the "aisles" of their virtual market and lets you know whether it is a good idea to buy them organic or not, as well as supplying the reasoning ...
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Organic Everywhere but California
Jan 4th 2006 @ 9:08AM - (0 Comments)
On January 1st, a new law went into effect in California prohibiting seafood from being labeled "organic." The bill was supported by consumer and organic food groups, as well as the Monterey Bay Aquarium. State Senator Jackie Speier, who authored ...
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Organic Villages in China
Jan 31st 2007 @ 4:04PM - (0 Comments)
Not too long ago I mentioned how Asia has taken on production of organic produce big time. One of the factors is the creation of Organic Farming Villages. These villages are strongly supported by the government through the China Organic Food Development ...
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Is It Really Organic? Let's Test
Mar 3rd 2009 @ 7:02PM - (0 Comments)
While organic food producers must follow certification standards, fraud is on the rise. After all, organic foods can cost up to two or three times more than conventionally grown products, meaning some unscrupulous producers are bound to be looking to line ...
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Is an organic milk shortage likely?
Aug 5th 2006 @ 11:04AM - (1 Comments)
More dairies may be going organic, but the demand for organic milk is close to exceeding the supply. Dean Foods, a Texas-based company that is the nation's largest producer of dairy and the owner of Horizon Organics, has even gone so far as to say that the ...
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Organic beef controversy in UK
May 16th 2006 @ 10:04AM - (2 Comments)
An undercover investigation revealed that some butchers in the UK were selling non-certified organic beef under an organic label. Some of the butchers were from small towns and knew their meat suppliers closely. They were willing to attest to the quality ...
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Asia grows organic
Jan 10th 2007 @ 4:04PM - (3 Comments)
In the past it wasn't so, but now it looks like Asia has taken on the challenge and stepped up to bat in the organic produce game. Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, and most especially China have moved into the game. So far ...
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Can clones be organic?
Feb 6th 2007 @ 1:32PM - (3 Comments)
Meat and milk from cloned animals have been deemed safe by the FDA and won't make it to market for some time yet, which is a relief to many consumers because the USDA has also determined that there needs to be no label distinguishing between cloned meat ...
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The efforts of eating organic
Apr 3rd 2006 @ 4:16PM - (5 Comments)
Since the time I read that the growth hormones given to cows seeped into their milk and meat, I have been a little more particular about the food I put in my shopping basket. When I later learned that children are reportedly entering puberty earlier ...
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