Tag: organic food
USDA awards $9.7 million for 13 grant projects through Organic Market...
These projects will support the development of new and existing organic markets benefiting more than 119 million producers, buyers, and consumers.
Unlike the US, Europe is setting ambitious targets for producing more...
The U.S. isn't currently setting the bar high for growing its organic sector. Across the Atlantic, Europe has a much more focused, aggressive strategy.
Organic farms are under attack from agribusiness, weakened standards
For agrarian justice, family-scale organic farms deserve our support.
Here’s how many health problems improved when people stopped eating so...
An overwhelming majority of people reported that their conditions were significantly improved, nearly gone or completely recovered.
Beyond organic: How regenerative farming can save us from global catastrophe
“Regenerative agriculture provides answers to the soil crisis, the food crisis, the health crisis, the climate crisis and the crisis of democracy.”
School district switches to local and organic meals, cuts carbon footprint...
A new report revealed surprising results when Oakland overhauled its lunch menu at 100-plus schools by serving less meat and more fruits and vegetables.
It’s time to put food policy back on the table
The demand for organic is now outstripping the supply.
USDA to reimburse farmers in order to expand organic farming
The USDA hopes by making these changes we will see an increase in participation in the National Organic Program.
This organic food company doesn’t discriminate against ex-offenders—It seeks them out
Lancaster Food Company searches for job applicants who need help getting back on their feet. So far, not one has quit.
Organic farming in the U.S. is now bigger than ever
The number of certified organic acres in the country rose by more than 10 percent over the past two years.
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Illinois presses Tyson for a buyer after 2,500 workers lost their jobs overnight
The plant's chief executive was paid 781 times the median worker's wage the same quarter its beef unit posted a loss.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to freeze block on USPS mail ballot rule
North Carolina and Alabama are due to start mailing ballots this week, and the justices have set a deadline of their own.
Interfaith leaders say they were ‘misled’ into attending event with far-right Hindu leader
Mohan Bhagwat’s appearance at Madison Square Garden was the latest in an influence operation conducted by the RSS and its allies in the U.S.
Regulators Knew This Marijuana Product Was Harming People. It Stayed on Shelves for More...
Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division can take months or even years to issue formal safety warnings about marijuana products even when it receives reports that the products are harming people’s health, The Denver Gazette and ProPublica found.
A landmark UN report says the world will overshoot the 1.5°C climate target. What...
It’s no longer possible to hold climate change to 1.5. But it’s not game over – it’s game on.