As Proposition 37 continues to dominate the headlines (and I expect it will continue to do so over the next few months), here are some other interesting and important organic food news stories from the past week.
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Farmers Markets across the U.S. will soon accept food stamps – WCYB
Etihad, which serves organic food, heads the list of the top airlines for food quality – Cruise Mates
Giant Food’s new supermarket will serve as prototype for future outlets and has a much bigger emphasis on organic – Baltimore Sun
New raw organic restaurant and juice bar opens in Portland, Maine – Portland Press Herald
Trade group funded by Monsanto creates children’s book to convince kids that GMOs are good – Truthout
President of Uganda commissions organic food program for young people – New Vision
Ways that six different Boston chefs/restaurants prepare organic tomatoes – Boston Globe
Restaurant owners in Colorado buy an organic farm to save money on food – 9News
TEDx star and teenage sensation Birke Baehr translates passion for organic farming into children’s book – Knoxville News Sentinel
Brazil orders Nestle to label its genetically-modified products – Confectionery News
Whole Foods CEO makes the moral case for capitalism – Christian Post
The organic food market in India is growing at over 20% – Business Standard
Turkey rejects 29 different types of GMOs, imposes mandatory GM-labeling on products from animals fed GMOs – Food Navigator
Demand for organic food in China is driven by food safety fears, not by eco-consciousness – Jing Daily
Max, Thanks for this wonderful service. Much appreciated.
Hi Tamara,
Thanks for reading my blog, and I am happy you find it useful.
Live well,
Max
Good morning Max,
Thank you for your wonderful service–I concur with Tamara!
I wanted to let you know that Washington State University
has created a major in organic agricultural systems. Herewith is the link
to the curriculum:
http://afs.wsu.edu/majors/organic.htm
The textbook, I understand from Walter is a bit dry but nonetheless a
a great start.
I found out about it when I watched Walter Robb’s speak
on 4/3/12 at Washington State University. The link to that presentation is on the WFM link under his blog link.
A quote Walter shared during his talk:
“Organic agriculture is the original and mainstream agriculture, and conventional agriculture is the one that departs from the practices that agriculture has been following since it’s inception.”
Organic Agriculture -2006
Reganold, Dr. John P.
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University
Another quote:
“Gardening is more than just digging, planting, pulling weeds, and picking vegetables and fruits. It is also the savoring and cultivation of life”
Walter mentioned his organic garden in at his home in Ca in Marin
All the best,
stephanie
Max, Thanks so much for sharing these most informative articles.
Hi Liz,
My pleasure! Glad you enjoy them.
Live well,
Max
Hi Stephanie,
Thanks for this information. I am definitely aware of WSU’s organic farming program but don’t know too much about it. I appreciate the info and love the quotes that you gave.
Does Walter commute from Marin to Austin????
BTW, I may be back in SF soon to help campaign for Prop 37. I’ll keep you posted.
Live well,
Max
Thank you for your time on this, I enjoy the articles and being able to keep updated. Kim
Hi Kim,
My pleasure! And I glad you enjoy reading them.
Live well,
Max