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OFRF and eOrganic Offer Free Webinar Series on Soil Health
OFRF and eOrganic are offering a new webinar series beginning May 9 on building healthy soils—featuring practical guidelines for growers, in-depth analysis of research outcomes, and an opportunity to get your questions answered. Recommended for farmers, ranchers, extension agents, educators, and agricultural professionals, open to all.
The Organic Coup Will Add Ingredient Labels To Their Packaging
The Organic Coup will begin rolling out complete ingredient labels that will be placed directly on their food packaging. While many restaurants across the nation refuse to provide ingredient information, citing proprietary reasons, The Organic Coup is making the unprecedented move to spearhead greater transparency in an industry that has historically been tight-lipped about ingredients.
Indiana Startup Says Its Indoor Veggie Farms Can End Hunger
An Indiana entrepreneur is bringing farms into the kitchen. And the garage. And the closet. And anywhere else at home one might have room indoors for small planters of lettuce, carrots or tomatoes.
Jonathan Partlow, founder of Aggressively Organic, sells small hydroponic plant growing systems that don’t need sunlight, dirt or pesticides and are grown indoors using just water, nutrients and LED lamps.
Gen Z Demands Even More Organic From Our Food System Than Millennials
Gen Z has the potential to demand even more from our food system than Millennials have, according to a new report from the NPD Group.The important distinction drawn between the two generations in the report is that Gen Z has been raised on organic food by its Generation X parents and has therefore been taught since a very young age to see food in terms of function and nutrition rather than merely taste and flavor.
Where are U.S. Organic Operations Concentrated?
According to the USDA, Northeast states have the highest share of certified organic farmers, particularly Vermont and Maine, where about 5 to 6 percent of all farmers are certified organic.
“Every major food company now has an organic division. There’s more capital going into organic agriculture than ever before.”
Michael Pollan
