Organic News

Organic farming drives sustainability in global agriculture

Organic farming is an important role model for changing the current agriculture and food system, argue eleven international experts in the renowned scientific journal Nature Sustainability. They call for coherent policies that support sustainable food systems, incentivize better farming practices, and raise the bar of what is acceptable in farming in the 21st century. There […]

U.S. organic sales break through $50 billion mark in 2018

Sales hit a record $52.5 billion as organic becomes mainstream, says Organic Trade Association survey

New Jersey farm brings local, organic food to low-income counties

A 12-acre organic farm will begin growing fresh produce in 2019 for low-income residents of Morris and Passaic Counties in New Jersey—and for some residents, it will be the only fresh vegetables in their diet all year. City Green, an urban farming and environmental education non-profit, is partnering with the Land Conservancy to farm the […]

Growing an organic farming oasis in New York’s Black Dirt region

The jet black, nutrient-dense dirt in Orange County, New York has been compared to “special dark” chocolate as opposed to its “milk” cousin. The Black Dirt region grew conventional onions from the 1950s to 2000; originally swampland, Polish and German immigrants began farming it in the 1800s. Now, thanks to the Chester Agriculture Center (CAC), […]

Organic products maintain strong growth in fast-moving consumer goods industry

Organic sales in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry continue to surge, accounting for over $21 billion in sales and up 9 percent in dollars and 8 percent in units, according to a Nielsen report, “Tops of 2018: Organic.” Organic food as well as health and beauty, baby care, and alcohol have hit the mainstream. […]