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Whole Foods Market Offers Local Growers and Producers $25 Million in Loans
Local produce growers and artisan food crafters seeking to expand their businesses—and their relationships with the nation’s leading natural- and organic-focused retail chain, are now eligible for $25...
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U.S. Organic Food Sales to Continue to Skyrocket in 2014 and Beyond
Sales of organic food are expected to continue to experience strong growth at least through 2018, cites a new report. According to the report “United States Organic Food Market Forecast &...
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Is Eating Healthy Worth $1.50 Per Day?
Would you pay $1.48 per day to eat healthy? According to a new study published in BMJ by Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian from the Harvard School of Public Health, $1.48 is the premium that a healthy diet...
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Laura’s Favs: Tweets and Comments (January 10, 2014)
Happy Friday everyone! If you’re new to OA, we like to take time once a week to thank our fans for all the posts, comments, and tweets they contribute. Remember to follow us on Pinterest and Google+...
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What Does ‘Natural’ Mean to You?
In August of last year, Pepsico’s Naked Juice division settled a lawsuit for $9 million over misuse of the word “natural” to describe some of its products. What could be more natural than juice? As...
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Is it Organic or Natural? New Consumer Campaign Eliminates the Guesswork...
Consumers seeking more clarity when it comes to whether or not a food labeled natural is as healthy as one labeled organic can breathe a sigh of relief at a new public education campaign called “Only...
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Senate Passes Contentious Farm Bill, Organic Industry Benefits
Two years and nearly $1 trillion dollars in legislation, and the 2014 Farm Bill has finally cleared the Senate, making its way to President Obama’s desk to be signed into law. The touchy bill has been...
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The (False) ‘Advertising Industry’ Gets Parodied for Blatant Misuse of...
The recently launched Only Organic campaign nails it in this LOL video about “The False Advertising Industry,” which reveals the shocking truth about what is allowed in “natural” food. According to...
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Walmart Goes Wild with Cheap, Processed Organic Food
Whole Foods is on notice, sort of. Walmart has announced plans to launch a price-competitive line of organic products in 2,000 of its stores. The news comes after Target made a similar announcement...
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Are Organic Food Buyers Being Duped? New Study Says Yes, Big Time
A new report suggests our increased interest in organic food may be the result of “fear-mongering” and other tactics that have catapulted organic food into the fastest growing consumer food and...
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‘Power Grabs’ at the National Organic Standards Board Meeting Threaten the...
Earlier this month, the USDA’s National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting took place in San Antonia, Texas, which was marred by protests, an arrest and controversial maneuvers that some say...
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Want Fresh, Organic Local Food for Less? Say Hello to Farmstr, the Airbnb for...
If you’re a foodie who loves the Airbnb concept, meet Farmstr. The one-year-old company aims to be the “Airbnb for local farm food,” founder Janelle Maiocco told Geekwire. Maiocco grew up on a farm in...
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5 (More) Reasons the Benefits of Organic Food are So Incredible
In many cases, organic food does cost more than the conventional options. But the benefits of organic food for you, your family, the farmers and our environment, make it not only a worthwhile expense,...
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20 Food and Farm Advocacy Groups Say Organic Food Label Threatened, Petition...
Twenty food, farm and consumer advocacy groups, including The Cornucopia Institute, Beyond Pesticides, Center for Food Safety, Organic Consumers Association and Food & Water Watch, filed a...
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Natural and Organic Foods Delivered to Your Doorstep: Abe’s Market
We know you want and need a place to find all of your crazy good, natural and organic foodie and health products. With more than 10,000 products from more than 1,000 producers, Abe’s Market is all...
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The USDA to Crack Down on Organic Food Brands Using Misleading Language
Brands making organic food claims in product or in their actual brand names may soon have to change their labels as the USDA has announced it will be cracking down on the misuse of the word “organic”...
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Alarming Number of People ‘Avoid’ Organic Food, and That’s a Really Big Problem
Well-off California liberals and their college-aged children eat a lot of organic food, finds a recent poll. I know. Breaking news. Gallup polled approximately 1,000 adults across the U.S. about their...
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WhiteWave Foods Buys So Delicious for $195 Million
WhiteWave Foods Co., the parent brand to Silk nondairy milks, has acquired So Delicious Dairy Free for $195 million in cash. The frozen nondairy dessert maker now gives WhiteWave entry into the...
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USDA Invests $52 Million in Organic Farming and Local Food Systems
The USDA is taking a big interest in organic farming. The agency is expected to announce on Monday that it’s making a $52 million investment in research on organic farming and in support of local food...
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Whole Foods Market Says ‘Values Matter’ When it Comes to Customer Satisfaction
Whole Foods Market, the nation’s leading natural and organic grocer, has launched its first-ever national campaign called “Values Matter,” with print, television, online, billboard and in-store...
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