Posts Tagged ‘ farmers ’
The NOFA-NY Organic Farming and Gardening Conference
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York hosts its 27th annual conference. With the motto \”Meals without wheels – revitalising our local, organic foodshed\”, NOFA-NY aims to bring consumers and farmers closer together through demonstrations and education. More →
Making a profit naturally
Arran Stephens has been offered ridiculous sums of money to sell his family business. But while the founder of Nature’s Path, North America’s leading organic cereal company, admits to fleeting temptation, he and his wife Ratana have no regrets about turning down each and every offer. “One day several years ago, I received a phone call from Kellogg at 10am, and another phone call from Kraft two hours later. The dollars offered were staggering,” he recalls. More →
Watchdog urges dairy overhaul
A leading organic watchdog in the United States has filed formal legal complaints against two industrial dairies, claiming they are masquerading as organic. The Cornucopia Institute wants the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take action against operators who contravene federal organic regulations before it’s too late. “This could be the end of the organic industry as we know it,” co-director Mark A. Kastel says. More →
Know your labels
So you’ve made the decision to go organic. Congratulations. But how do you trust that what you’re getting is the real thing? We’d be fibbing if we said it was cut and dried, that when you see the word “organic” on a label then that is exactly what you will get. Unfortunately, in many countries, the use of the word itself is not policed. Like “natural” and “green” – two other terms hijacked by savvy marketers seeking More →
