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IFOAM Appoints New Executive Director
IFOAM announced that Louise Luttikholt will join IFOAM - Organics International as the next Executive Director. Prior to this, Luttikholt held various roles at Fairtrade International, IFOAM - Organics International, Biologica and others. This broad experience forms a valuable preparation for her new role as Executive Director.
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Viva Organica's Operations and Produce Are Magnifico
Grupo Alta, one of the larger produce growers in Mexico, announced the creation of a new organic vegetable subsidiary, Viva Organica, which includes all of the firm’s organic greenhouse vegetable farms.
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Meet the Soil Sisters: Making it as Female Farmers in a Man’s World
According to Lisa Kivirist, organic agriculture can be a lonely endeavor in the rural Midwest: “I felt the need to connect.” The following month, 12 women gathered at Kivirist’s five-acre produce operation and farmstay in Browntown. One dairy owner sought counsel on dehorning goats. A vegetable grower posed questions about canning. Most guests were simply grateful for a night off, a glass of wine, and the company of kindred spirits.
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Organic Pears from Argentina Creating Interest in US
Organic pear supplies from the Pacific Northwest have almost been exhausted. The main supply is currently coming from Argentina and importers are seeing good volume. Among the familiar varieties that are in the mix, are a number of organic pears that do not grow commercially in the United States.
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HelloFresh Acquires Organic Meal-Kit Startup Green Chef
HelloFresh has acquired Green Chef, the organic meal-kit startup geared towards vegan, gluten-free, and Paleo diet eaters, as the German company beefs up its holdings to better compete with U.S. rival Blue Apron.
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“I’ve bought companies in response to the seismic shifts – the consumer preference for food and health and well-being and a gravitation toward more fresh and natural and organic.”
Denise Morrison
Chief Executive Officer of Campbell Soup
