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Organic Link Love – August 28th

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

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