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Only Organic News Overview, 4-20

This week in the news EWG launches their shopping guide to pesticides in produce. Review the clean fifteen and the dirty dozen to guide your purchasing decisions in the marketplace. Modern Farmers He...

By | April 20th, 2018 | Organic News

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Only Organic News Overview 3-23

France was the first country to ban supermarkets from throwing away unused food — and the world is taking notice. Food waste is a huge, and expensive, global issue. France is way ahead of other cou...

By | March 23rd, 2018 | Organic News

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Only Organic Swap Challenge

Happy New Year! We are kicking off 2018 with a new challenge for those of you looking to get more organic food into your home, but who need some guidance on how to swap out conventional with organic....

By | January 4th, 2018 | Organic News

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Organic Overview 11-10

The Rodale Institute poses a question in their latest article: “Could Young Organic Farmers Stop Climate Change?” The next generation of organic farmers doesn't just want to grow food – it wan...

By | November 10th, 2017 | Organic News

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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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