The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter

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 […]

Real Organic Project add-on label hopes to enhance organic integrity

Is the USDA organic seal losing credibility? A group of organic farmers and advocates feel that the National Organic Program standard has strayed from the original values associated with organic farming and lost its integrity. They have created the Real Organic Project (ROP) in response. Requirements to meet the standard include basic organic certification, along […]

The organic food market continues to surge: where will it go next?

It has been projected to increase at a 14 percent rate between 2016 and 2021. It saw $43 billion in sales in 2016. And the global organic market has room to grow—retailers, exports, baby and children’s food, healthy snacks—noted Laura Batcha, executive director of the Organic Trade Association. Why is it so popular? Taste and […]

Okja movie takes on GMOs, factory farms

Netflix production Okja is the story of a giant genetically modified pig and its owner, a young Korean girl named Mija. Produced by Netflix, The two are forced to leave their idyllic home in rural Korea and must battle a greedy corporation that wants to process Okja and other similar giant GMO pigs into meat products. Along the way, they are helped by animal activists. Okja is an indictment against factory farming and genetic engineering. Huffington Post says Okja “is the stuff summer blockbusters should be made of.” Both Huffington Post and the New York Times ranked Okja as one of the top 10 movies of 2017.