Organic Food

22 Jun: FDA “Protectin?g” the Public from Locally Grown, High Quality Food: An Interview with Deborah Stockton

Powerful corporate interests  have become proficient in colluding with the state to shield themselves from having to compete in the free market. In this podcast, Deborah Stockton, Executive Director of the National Independent Consumers & Farmers Association speaks with Michael Ostrolenk about how the heavy-hand of government over-regulation is forcing many small, independent farms across the United States to close.  The…

01 Jun: New Food-Safety Rules Threaten Small, Organic Farms

By Jane Palmer, Mercury News Correspondent original link: www.mercurynews.com Tom Willey is so concerned about food safety he is willing to bet the farm on it. Literally. Willey and his wife, Densesse, own an organic farm just outside of Madera in the central San Joaquin Valley, where they grow lettuce, carrots, cabbage and nearly 50 other hand-harvested vegetables. They supply…

17 May: Pesticides in Kids Linked to ADHD

By JoNel Aleccia, Health writer via www.msnbc.com Exposure to pesticides used on common kid-friendly foods — including frozen blueberries, fresh strawberries and celery — appears to boost the chances that children will be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, new research shows. Youngsters with high levels of pesticide residue in their urine, particularly from widely used types of…

24 Aug: Consumers Skeptical of Organic, All-Natural Claims But Still Buy: Study

Via www.progressivegrocer.com Aug 20, 2009 When it comes to all-natural and organic foods, today’s consumers are wiser to the differences than most marketers might think and eager to purchase them if the price is right. More than three-quarters of respondents in a recent survey said they’d prefer to purchase organic and all-natural goods if those items were comparably priced with…

06 Aug: Eat Well Guide

The Eat Well Guide, maintained by the Institute of Agriculture and Trade Policy, is a free directory of sustainably-raised meat, poultry, dairy, and eggs from stores, farms, and restaurants in your area. Click

16 Jul: On tiny plots, a new generation of farmers emerges

ROCHESTER, Wash. — Joseph Gabiou walks the fields of Wobbly Cart Farm with a practiced eye. He kicks dirt into place to keep the wind from blowing the protective covering off a row of organic broccoli. The seedlings are vulnerable to the flea beetles that came in the spring, just as longtime farmers in this valley told him they would.