Organic Food News

Experts at the ongoing Krishi Mela or agricultural fair here are trying hard to convince farmers of Karnataka about the benefits of switching to organic farming, which is high yielding and eco-friendly. 'There is a lack of knowledge among farmers about the benefits of organic farming,' R.S. Kulkarni, director of extension, University of ...

Organic food store owners - putting in our little grain of sand' Friday, November 20 2009 12:54 Elaine Halleck German Schilman has come a long way to work on a dream in Ajijic.

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The advertising watchdog has issued a tough set of guidelines to companies producing and selling organic food after a string of false claims.

Sino Agro Food, Inc. , an emerging integrated, diversified agriculture technology and organic food company with subsidiaries operating in China, is pleased to announce it has begun retail trials of its "Green and Natural" dairy products.

Fresh organic vegetables grown by local farmers are available for this Thanksgiving meal at Wonderland Gardens.

BHUBANESWAR: The participants in a State-level gold standard stakeholders' meeting at Thread, a training institute at Siddharth Village at Jatni near here, on Wednesday stressed the need to spread the movement for organic farming to address the climate change issue in the State in a novel way.

Last year, sales of organic foods in the U-S reached more than 21-billion dollars, and these items can be really pricey.

Soil experts at a workshop on soil degradation and salinity held yesterday, have opined that Oman needs to invest in organic farming and conduct research on its sustainability, taking into consideration the soil conditions.

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Apof Organic Certification Agency organises seminar on 'Natural Soil Wealth' Agriculture in India has traditional links to organic farming Farmers told to form groups and take up organic farming VELLORE: Farmers taking part in a seminar on 'Natural Soil Wealth' organised by the Apof Organic Certification Agency , Bangalore, here on Saturday have ...

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia, which leads the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council in terms of ambitious organic farming projects and by setting up a private sector Saudi Organic Farming Association , is currently mapping out a comprehensive action plan for the development of organic farming and food.

Community, education and healthier food choices are at the center of a new urban garden planned for Indianapolis' northeast side.

Editor's Note: We are reposting some of our favorite Green columns. What is organic food? Why eat organic food? What can organic farming do to help people and the planet? Luckily we don't have to answer the first question very often anymore.

Everybody knows that when it comes to food, organic is better, right? Well, I wanted to play devil's advocate and looked into the popular trend of organic farming being embraced by people across the world as an alternative to modern farming techniques.

Reading Eagle: Tim Leedy Foosie's Organic Deli owner Charity Stoltzfoos, right, with her sister Hope, who helps out at the Fairgrounds Farmers Market stand.

The Oct. 8 meeting of the Sherburne Rotary Club had as their speaker, Tom Pinney, a local dairy farmer who has transitioned to organic farming.

The Michigan Department of Agriculture is currently accepting applications for the 2010 Pesticide Notification Registry and Certified Organic Farm Registry.

Top crop: Farmers of Ajitgarh village in Sikar district showing an improved variety of 'lauki' grown by organic farming.

Organic is great. But it sure isn't frugal!!! According to the Environmental Working Group there are a few foods that people can save money on because they are low in pesticides - so buying organic is not necessary.