The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

The Vermont Non-GMO Cookbook highlights farmers, producers, and food democracy

Tracey Medeiros has followed up two books on Vermont cooking with a third, focusing on sustainable agriculture and the public’s role in setting food policy. The Vermont Non-GMO Cookbook contains 125 organic recipes, emphasizing local products including maple syrup, cheese, and distillery offerings. Medeiros includes a complete list of organic farmers and non-GMO producers, after […]

You Can Profit with Non-GMO

by Josh Richey As CEO of Spectrum, I get a lot of questions about what it’s like to lead a non-GMO seed company (it’s awesome, by the way) but more often than not, I get asked if it is possible to be profitable using a non-GMO crop strategy. It’s a fair question and the simplest way […]

One quarter of all new food products launched in Germany are organic

Fifty-eight percent of Germans buy organic because it is GMO-free Twenty five percent of all food and drink products launched in Germany in 2017 had organic labels, according to market research firm Mintel. Between 2008 and 2017, new organic products rose 291 percent—and 72 percent of buyers want even more organic choices when they shop. […]

Satva features organic cotton activewear, supporting Indian farmers

Small-scale cotton farmers in India have fallen into catastrophic debt trying to grow GM cotton, and one fashion designer wants to help out. Puja Barar, a veteran of design houses in New York City, has debuted an athleisure brand using organic cotton and Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)-certified fabrics. “Even though I loved what I […]

Study finds Organic Valley’s Grassmilk® more nutritious than conventional milk

Food Science and Nutrition recently published findings about 100 percent grass-fed, organic whole milk—it contains exceptional levels of two important nutrients. Cows in the study were fed a diet exclusively of grass and legume forage (alfalfa, clover), with no grain rations. The 1,100 samples of Grassmilk, taken over three years, were compared to conventional milk […]