Organic News

Earth Fare natural food stores rise from the ashes of bankruptcy

Supporters of natural and organic foods were dismayed when natural food retail chain Earth Fare suddenly closed its 50 stores and filed for bankruptcy in February. But now, thanks to new leadership, the chain is being revitalized with eight of its stores reopening and more to follow. Key to Earth Fare’s rebirth was investment from […]

Rodale Institute farming partnership joins hospitals with local organic farmers

The Rodale Institute, pioneer in organic agriculture research located in eastern Pennsylvania, has joined with St. Luke’s Health Network in Lehigh County to provide food to local hospitals and their employees, friends, and families. The organic farm tucked next to St. Luke’s Anderson Campus, doubling in size over eight years and supported by a quarter-million-dollar […]

General Mills’ 34,000-acre Gunsmoke Farms receives organic certification

General Mills recently announced Gunsmoke Farms has received organic certification by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program. Gunsmoke, a 34,000-acre farm outside of Pierre, South Dakota, had been managed conventionally for more than three decades before its transition to organic over the last three years using regenerative agriculture practices. The combination of cover […]

New report unveils blueprint to advance organic in climate change policy

The threat that climate change poses to our world, our ecosystem, and our health demands bold policy solutions, and, as the devastating impacts of a warming Earth mount, the push for the development of robust and comprehensive federal climate policy is gaining traction. Organic agriculture can be a part of the solution and help tackle […]

Organic fresh produce sales register double digit growth in the second quarter of 2020

Total organic fresh produce sales and volume registered double digit growth in the second quarter of 2020, with April-June 2020 sales increasing 17 percent and volume up 18 percent from the same period in 2019, according to the Q2 2020 Organic Produce Performance Report released exclusively by the Organic Produce Network and Category Partners.  Organic fresh produce in Q2 […]