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Organic News Overview: 10/13

Organic food sales continued to climb in Maryland and across the county in 2016, with $17.6 billion in certified organic products sold. The U.C. Santa Cruz Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Foo...

By | October 13th, 2017 | Organic News

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3 Things To Consider Before You Bite Into A Non-Browning Arctic Apple

Originally published on AshleyKoffApproved.com by Ashley Koff RD Do your apples brown when you cut them? Yes, good. No? There’s something you need to know and please share this post with anyone ...

By | October 10th, 2017 | Organic News

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The Two Worlds of Pesticides: Synthetic and Natural

Nearly 70 percent of conventionally grown produce samples were contaminated with synthetic pesticide residue, according to EWG’s 2017 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce released last month....

By | May 30th, 2017 | Organic News

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Make 2017 The Year Of Organic

Happy New Year! As you enjoy the first week of 2017, we've come up with some great tips to make this the year of organic. Switch to Organic Guide from Natures Path: Download the Nature's Path...

By | January 9th, 2017 | Organic News

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Benny McLean

What’s it like to be an organic citrus grower? We sat down with Benny McLean, production manager at Uncle Matt’s Organic and Uncle Matt’s father, to find out. Benny has been a part of the citrus industry for almost 50 years, and has been an organic citrus grower for nearly a decade and a half. Here’s what this farmer had to say about life in the groves…

By | August 22nd, 2016

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Organic Certification: Why is it Important?

I have traveled to verdant areas of the country where the land sprouts red barns housing livestock and ancient well-oiled tractors. The farmers are sturdy, the roosters are colorful and all seems quite organic and pastoral. I have visited many such hardy salt-of- the-earth folk. I have trudged their furrows and bumped along in their four-by-fours, speaking about the price of broccoli and the forewarning of an early frost. Many do pledge to be organic, but when pressed, a few say that they are “beyond” and need not be certified—too much trouble, expense… and the paperwork, OY! Let’s be friendly and let thy neighborly-trust be our guide.

By | May 10th, 2016 | Organic News | Tags: , ,

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Organic Gardening Challenge

Earlier this month we presented 7 Steps to Starting and Enjoying an Organic Garden. Today we are launching a challenge to our members asking you to pledge to start your own organic garden. The challe...

By | April 27th, 2016 | Organic News

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Beyond the Dirty Dozen… Tips to Shop Organic Throughout the Store

Originally published in the Organic Matters blog by Melody Meyer, Vice President of Policy and Industry Relations for United Natural Foods. Shopping organic is a journey. At first, you might st...

By | April 13th, 2016 | Organic News

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5 Simple Steps to Help Bees and Other Pollinators

5 Simple Steps to Help Bees and Other Pollinators by Larissa Walker, Pollinator Program Director at Center for Food Safety. One in every three bites of food we eat is from a crop pollinated by bees....

By | October 19th, 2015 | Organic News | Tags: , , , , , , , ,

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Are you being tricked by this “healthy” food?

By: Violet Batcha (Only Organic) Many people think of yogurt as a smart, healthy snack to be enjoyed any time of day, but is all yogurt really as good as it’s cracked up to be? Not so much. ...

By | January 9th, 2015 | Organic News

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