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U.S. household survey finds one-third choose organic foods to avoid GMOs WASHINGTON, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Results from the latest consumer survey conducted for the Organic Trade Association (OTA) reveal that as U.S. families are becoming increasingly aware of the presence of unlabeled genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in foods in the marketplace, they turn to organic as the food labeled by law to not have been made with genetically engineered ingredients. In...
Following an article listing six tips to remember when shopping for organic foods, and three pointers for healthier shopping, Colle Farmers Market releases a statement. Bohemia, NY (PRWEB) March 15, 2013 On March 15, 2013, Colle Farmers Market releases a statement following a Penn Live article regarding six different tips a person should consider when they go shopping for organic food. The article also includes three pointers for shopping healthier. According to the Penn Live article,...
It’s possible to create a beautiful landscape and be kind to the environment even with a busy schedule and while staying within budget. Milwaukee, WI (PRWEB) March 12, 2013 It’s possible to create a beautiful landscape and be kind to the environment even with a busy schedule and while staying within budget. “All it takes is a bit of planning and a few low maintenance strategies,” says gardening expert and author Melinda Myers. Myers recommends these five strategies to create a...
Design My Meals Helps Consumers Meal Plan with Online Pantry, Customized Recipes and Personalized Nutritional Information SAN FRANCISCO, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 400,000 households across the United States receive a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) produce box directly from a local farm. But how many home chefs know what to do with all that kale? How much of the produce goes to waste due to poor meal planning and a lack of good recipes? Online meal planner...
First to Import Mexican Organic Mangoes in 2013, Staying Ahead of its Competition SALINAS, Calif., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Organic Alliance, Inc. ( OTCQB : ORGC ), a global grower and marketer of fresh, organic and Fair Trade fruits and vegetables, today announced that it had shipped its first container load of Organic Tommy Atkins and Ataulfo Mangos from Company-leased orchards in Mexico. This announcement further demonstrates the Company's commitment to implement its...
UNFI Foundation provides grant for arsenic and rice research WASHINGTON, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Organic Center has signed an agreement with U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) for ARS scientists to conduct targeted research on the factors affecting the presence of arsenic in organically grown rice. Making this research possible is a $50,000 grant to The Organic Center from the newly formed UNFI Foundation. The Center,...
Colle Farmers Market, the online network of organic farmers markets and advocate for the organic foods community, responds to reports of an upcoming organic farming exhibit to be held in Vermont in March. Bohemia, NY (PRWEB) March 01, 2013 On March 1, Colle Farmers Market responds to an organic farming exhibit that will be opening in March 2013, according to an article from the Times Argus. The exhibit is the result of two years of collaboration between a farming photographer and an...
NEW YORK, February 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mediaplanet Publishing today released a special report entitled, The Organic Movement. The publication will be distributed as a special 12 page section within the Washington Post and will also be distributed at numerous industry events and through various online and social media channels. In collaboration with key leaders in the industry including the Organic Trade Association, Whole Foods, The Non-GMO Project, Earthbound Farm and...
Deadline for 2013 is April 19 DAVIS, Calif., Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California agricultural producers who are certified organic or transitioning to organic production are invited to apply for technical and financial assistance through a national organic initiative administered by <acronym>USDA</acronym>'s Natural Resources Conservation Service <acronym>(NRCS)</acronym>. Applications for this ranking period are due at NRCS offices by April 19,...
Public Library of Science Tomatoes grown on organic farms accumulate higher concentrations of sugars, vitamin C and compounds associated with oxidative stress compared to those grown on conventional farms, according to research published February 20 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Maria Raquel Alcantara Miranda and colleagues from the Federal University of Ceara, Brazil. In their study, the researchers compared the weights and biochemical properties of tomatoes from organic and...
Latest Organic farming Reference Libraries
Vermicompost is composting with the use of special earthworms. Red wigglers and white worms are the more common worms used, although European night crawlers can be used as well. Red wigglers can be found living in manure piles and in rotting vegetation and adapt the best in covered worm bins. Common earthworms burrow deeply and are not recommended for use in compost bins. Blue worms are commonly used in the tropics. Worms are used to decompose vegetable and food waste along with bedding...
Image Caption: Compost barrel with compost and tools. Credit: Diego Grez/Wikipedia Compost is fertilizer made from decomposed organic matter that is then tilled directly into the soil or used as an additive when transplanting seedlings. Composting can be very simplistic or complex, depending on the amount of compost needed. Compost is widely used in organic farming because of its high nutrient content and natural pesticide abilities. Composting is simply piling, systematically,...
Agronomy for Sustainable Development is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Springer Science+Business Media. The journal was founded in 1981, at which time less than 10 percent of published material was in English. The journal underwent a series of major changes from 2003 to 2006, including the addition of extra field editors, switching from hardcopy to full electronic managing, producing all English material, and setting up a pre-selection committee at the submission stage....
