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White House plants organic garden
It was a long and ambitious campaign but people power – and common sense – finally won through. The forces behind Eat My View and other similar campaigns must have been rubbing their eyes at the sight of Michelle Obama armed with a shovel on the White House lawn. More →
Scandal fuels organic demand
China’s contaminated milk scandal has prompted shoppers and retailers elsewhere in Asia to embrace more organic food lines. According to a report on Bloomberg.com, fearful consumers in Hong Kong are turning their backs on food from the mainland in favour of more expensive imports from Australia and the United States. More are also opting for chemically-free organic produce, with one outlet reporting a 50 percent jump in sales since the scandal broke. More →
Fish flying off the menu
Fish is good for us, but we aren’t returning the favour. According to a new consumer guide to sustainable seafood in the UK, there is plenty we should not be eating if we don’t want to see them vanish forever. Among the 69 species you should give the flick are some favourite fishy friends. If you want to be an ethical eater, it’s goodbye to the Atlantic cod, unless More →
Choose a lighter path
If your carbon footprint has you munching through more hectares a year than a body has a right to, it might be time to stop worrying about the lightbulbs for a second and take a look in your fridge. Two separate studies have shown there’s more than one good reason to switch to an organic diet. German scientists looking at the effects diet has More →
Farm lobby urges carbon credit
An emissions trading scheme (ETS) that leaves agriculture out of the equation is a mistake, according to the Biological Farmers of Australia. In its response to the Federal Government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Green Paper, the country’s largest organic business and farmer representative group has urged More →
Green spend up and down
With all the talk of economic downturn, you might think more consumers would be opting out of the often pricier organic market in favour of cheaper fare. Well, it all depends on where you live. Whether driven by fears about global warming or general concern for their health and wellbeing, Americans are voting for a cleaner, greener way of eating and drinking with their hard-earned dollars and, according to More →
