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5 Secrets to Shopping at the 99 Cents Only Store for Organic Food (from a Mom...
One of the first excuses you hear from friends who haven’t yet switched to organic: “It’s too expensive!” That’s what A.B. Welch thought too – until she discovered the secret source of cheap organic...
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Trader Joe’s Slashes Prices as Whole Foods’ Cheaper Concept Store Launch Nears
With the first 365 by Whole Foods Market set to open its doors in May, Trader Joe’s appears to be gearing up for a healthy food price war, dropping prices on its already lower-priced food items. “A...
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For Organic Farmers, Costco is the Future
Warehouse retailer Costco is big business for organics. With just under 700 locations, the chain cleared $4 billion in sales last year—just from organic produce. That’s nearly 25 percent of what Whole...
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The Importance of Organic Food is ‘Bigger’ than Ever, Literally
If your mom loves to talk about the benefits of organic food, tell her she’s got a lot of support popping up across the nation. A big message about organic food A new national Billboard campaign...
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The Gray Kitchen? New York Times to Offer Meal Delivery Kits
Your New York Times delivery is about to get a little more…delicious? The paper has announced a partnership with Chef’d – a meal delivery startup—to launch a meal kit program featuring recipes from New...
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Organic Products Reach New Record High: $43.3 Billion in 2015
The sale of organic products in the U.S. reached a new record of $43.3 billion in 2015, according to the Organic Trade Association’s 2016 Organic Industry Survey. $39.7 billion of the sales were...
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Are Organic Drinks Really Worth All the Hype?
We’re all for organic food — that should be obvious. But sometimes companies make choices to release organic products that just seem counterintuitive, if not completely useless, and this is...
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Did Monsanto Secretly Fund a ‘Non-Partisan’ Report Attacking Organics?
A seemingly non-partisan April 2014 report attacking the organic food industry was in reality funded by Monsanto Company, according to new information obtained via state Freedom of Information Act...
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Lawsuit Over Major Changes to Organic Foods Production Act Moves Ahead...
U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam Jr. has refused to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack illegally changed a key provision of the 1990 Organic Foods Production Act....
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Majority of Supermarkets Don’t Meet Consumer Demand for Organic Food, Report...
A new evaluation by Friends of the Earth shows that 17 out of 20 top food retailers are not adequately meeting the increased consumer demand for organic food and sustainable, pesticide-free items....
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General Mills and Organic Valley are Increasing U.S. Organic Dairy Production
The cooperation between General Mills and Organic Valley is expected to add 3,000 acres of organic dairy production to General Mills’ source pool over the next three years, and without changing the...
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Nora Pouillon, Founder of Nation’s First Organic Restaurant, on Retirement...
One of the organic industry’s most iconic pioneers is stepping down from the limelight. Nora Pouillon, founder of her namesake Restaurant Nora in Washington, D.C., which became the country’s first...
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US Organic Farming Land Reaches Record 4.1 Million Acres
iStock/valio84sl United States organic farming land has reached 4.1 million acres in 2016, a new record and an 11 percent increase as compared to 2014, according to a new report. While California still...
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No More Carrageenan in Organic Food, Says NOSB
iStock/PamelaJoeMcFarlane Carrageenan has been removed from the list of approved ingredients in organic foods, the National Organic Standards Board decided last Thursday. The controversial...
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Synthetic Biology and Gene Editing Aren’t Organic, Says NOSB
iStock/microstocker The organic label’s prohibition of genetically modified foods will include next-generation engineering techniques like synthetic biology and gene editing, after the National Organic...
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More than Half of Americans Value the Health Benefits of Organic Food, Poll...
iStock/xSandra A new poll from the Pew Research Center has found that 55 percent of Americans believe that organic food, particularly organically grown fruits and vegetables, are healthier than...
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Publisher Maria Rodale on the Organic Movement (Since Her Grandfather Started...
Image care of the Rodale Institute Organic is a household word now, and no matter where you shop, you’ll find at least a few organic items on the shelves. But this wasn’t always the case. Perhaps the...
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HowGood: Bringing You All the Info You Need to Shop Smart
iStock/GeorgeRudy We all want to buy smart, but it’s not easy: with hundreds of labels out there and new ones joining the pack every day, how are we supposed to know whether to buy pastured or...
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Whole Foods Market Closes 9 Stores to Boost Slumping Sales
iStock/anouchka Whole Foods Market announced Wednesday that it would be closing nine stores and three commissary kitchens before the end of the quarter in an effort to combat falling sales. This is the...
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Organic Food Legend Nora Pouillon Receives James Beard Award
Image care of Restaurant Nora Organic pioneer Nora Pouillon has been honored with a 2017 James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award to recognize her commitment to bringing delicious, organic food to...
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