Organic Food News

Heart failure is considered to be one of the top killers for men and women across the United States.

"Detropia" isn't one of those feel-good stories on the evening news about urban pioneers growing organic vegetables in burned out downtown Detroit.

Organic farming practices, such as growing these hops in the ground, have earned Christian Grantham an organic certification from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Nearly two-thirds of Indian households in the high income group have reported a substantial increase in consumption of organic food products in the past five years, reveals a new survey released here Thursday.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- Genetically modified foods are grown from seeds that have spliced together DNA from one organism to another organism.

The Johns Creek Farmers Market, now in its third year, will return June 1 at Newtown Park with 30-35 vendors offering locally grown and organically grown produce, and homemade food.

Superstar media-mogul Oprah Winfrey may be dipping her hand, particularly her green thumb, in another completely unrelated business: agriculture.

Katie Bien mugs amid piles of "black gold," rich compost - chicken feathers give a clue to one ingredient in the recipe -- that she and her husband Keith have been making all year.

Hoping to cultivate his daughter's love for fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables, Molly Rockamann's dad took her to visit Al and Caroline Mueller's organic farm in Ferguson.

Progressive-minded cafA© goers have long appreciated the value of an organic cup of coffee.

Continuous upgrading and a "vocation" for farming are two keys to the success of a cooperative that could serve as a model for boosting agriculture in Cuba.

Tips on growing your own organic produce will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Bernardsville Public Library, for those who want to eat and serve organic without constantly relying on other sources for foods free of pesticides and synthetic herbicides.

FORMER Tourism Secretary Mina Gabor, currently the president of the Automobile Association of the Philippines , said that Negros Occidental has great potentials for drive and organic tourism that could attract both national and International tourists.

The organic food industry is gaining influence on Capitol Hill, prompted by its entry into traditional farm states and by increasing consumer demand.

It's one of KOTA Territory's few 100% certified organic farms - another place that makes Nebraska's Cheyenne County both interesting an unique.

Tensions between conventional and organic agriculture boiled over this week during a late-night House Agriculture Committee debate on farm legislation that for decades has propped up traditional crops and largely ignored organics.

Secure your farm share from the Bayside Park Farm before the vegetable harvesting begins.

By Kay S. Pedrotti Lettuce, carrots, broccoli, kale, cucumbers, tomatoes and cabbages are just a few of the first organic vegetables ripening at Ed Mitchell's Honeywood Farm gardens - " but there's much more to come.

For years, traditional corporate concepts forced boards of directors and company officers, often perceived as money-driven "bad guys," to consider only profitability and shareholder returns in decision-making. While this may be true in certain cases, it is also true that these so-called bad guys can actually be held liable for allowing such ... (more)

22, 2009, file photo, bottles of Heinz organic tomato ketchup are on display inside Costco in Mountain View, Calif.