While walking the Organic Produce Summit show floor last month, I was pleasantly surprised to have a Young Thai Coconut (YTC) foisted into my hands. Scott Schultz, director national organic sales at Pacific Coast Fruit Company, was offering the globular gems pierced with bamboo straws. It was the perfect quencher for those of us doing too much talking and networking on the OPS show floor.

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Though the total 2018-19 Washington apple crop is expected to be down two percent, organic apple production continues to rise with another 30 percent increase on tap this year, which is expected to result in many promotional opportunities for organic apples.

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Meeting organic supply chain challenges facing the organic industry in the near and far term will require innovative technologies, creative relationships and an acceptance that certain aspects of the landscape will not change anytime soon, according to a panel of experts at two educational seminars at the Organic Produce Summit, held last month in Monterey, California.

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A new addition to the schedule has been finalized for the Organic Grower Summit 2018 in Monterey, CA. The Organic Grower Summit is excited to announce the 2018 CannaBus Tour, created in collaboration with the Monterey County Cannabis Industry Association (MCCIA), on Wednesday, December 12, 2018.

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1. Aldi Announces Push Toward Fresh, Organic Food
2. Homegrown Organic Farms Announces New Senior Account Manager
3. Respect Going Both Ways: Film Brings Large-, Small-Scale Farmers Together
4. Scientists Discover Natural Plant-based Food Preservative
5. New Faces New Places: Providing Organic Products For the Best Home Brew

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