Organic News

As used to be said to politicians wishing to wrangle with newspaper editorial writers: "Don't mess with a guy who buys his ink in 55-gallon drums." In the digital age, the saying might be amended to, "Don't mess with a guy who has an e-mail list 12,500 names long." Farmer Billiam van Roestenberg demonstrated the accuracy of that amendment recently ...

From battery-operated trucks to plastic dolls to the overwhelming - and often annoying - packaging, your little one's playthings may be fun, but they're hardly good for the planet.

What started as a beekeeper paying tribute to his beloved hillsides has grown into one of France's leading purveyors of natural skin care products : . Today, Melvita launches in the United States with a full-service e-commerce site.

Pamela Ronald is Professor of Plant Pathology at the University of California, Davis , where she studies the role that genes play in a plant's response to its environment.

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the big insurance brokerage, will cut 400 jobs nationwide in coming months, despite a 10 percent jump in third-quarter profits.

Procter & Gamble Co. reported Thursday first-quarter net income fell 1% from a year ago, but the household products giant lifted the low-end of its earnings forecast for its fiscal year and signaled sales momentum is building again after suffering market share losses.

The Emeryville-based Organicville has released a new ketchup that is certified organic, gluten free, vegan, and contains no added sugar.

OCTOBER 19: Dave Warden, a bud tender at Private Organic Therapy , a non-profit co-operative medical marijuana dispensary, displays various types of marijuana available to patients on October 19, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.

California is famous for wines, but there are dozens of breweries up and down the state.

DMN Newswire--2009-10-1-- "On the Road" airs on Bank of America's promotional online channel MBC, aka the "Morris Broadcasting Channel," named after the network's fun-loving spokesman.

One of Marin's first big fall events takes place Oct. 25, when Tuscany meets Marin in a day filled with food, wine and art.

Famuer Rasmussen Jr. and five other farmers filed what they thought was a routine request to grow genetically modified sugar beets on public land in Colorado's Boulder County.

Every Wednesday, Jessica and Joshua Applestone , the founders and owners of Fleisher's Grass-fed and Organic Meats in Kingston, New York, share links that help us understand what artisanal butchers do and to appreciate where our meat comes from.

Made with applesauce instead of oil, Galaxy Granola Vanilla Almond Munch from San Francisco has less than one gram of fat per serving.

Are you based in San Francisco? If so, you might be interested in the Inhabitat SF newsletter: your up-to-date list of the coolest green events and exhibitions taking place in the San Francisco Bay Area.

In Sunday's cover story on lunches, I write about the fact when I need a quick midday pick-me-up, I'll often pack an AB&J - my "adult" version of the childhood favorite.

Chrysler has reached beyond lead shop BBDO in Detroit and awarded a fourth-quarter Jeep creative assignment to independent GlobalHue, the Southfield Hills, Mich., multicultural agency behind the launch of the Jeep Compass, sources said.

The Wine Country may be growing, but Sonoma has continued to exude a small-town vibe.

I'm a person that never feels like they can get enough of summer. Knowing that the season is fleeting makes me greedily eat as many peaches as possible.

As a teen-ager, David Mas Masumoto rejected the farming life in which he had grown up in this small community.