Whenever holidays come around, it doesn’t mean that I take a holiday from eating organic.

Since the majority of the world is not yet on the organic bandwagon (including most of my friends and family), it requires that we plan in advance and get resourceful. But it also presents a great opportunity to expose people to some excellent organic products.

Here are a few ideas for an organic Valentine’s Day.

- Equal Exchange is selling a fantastic box called My Fair Valentine Cards & Candy.

Each set includes 24 Valentine’s Day cards and 24 fairly traded, organic dark chocolate minis. The colorful cards are illustrated with animals, and the informative bookmark explains where fairly traded chocolate comes from. Read More »

Ever heard of Food Day?

Neither had I.

Well, it’ll be celebrated around the country tomorrow, October 24th, yet it will not be America’s first Food Day.

That took place nearly 36 years ago but went on a hiatus for over three decades because of a lack of money and energy to keep it going.

Michael Jacobson and The Center for Science in the Public Interest are reviving this event to raise awareness of increasing food prices and world hunger.

But the ultimate goal of Food Day is nothing less than to transform the American diet. Read More »