Organic News

Why organic farming can help feed the world sustainably

Meeting SDG2 is about more than just ramping up food production, says the Soil Association’s Sarah Compson

We don’t have enough organic farmland. Why not?

It’s an interesting statistic—with U.S. organic food sales doubling in the last decade, and organic acreage increasing by 20 percent in seven years, organic farmland accounts for less than one percent of total farmland. U.S. demand outstrips supply—the country imported over $2 billion in organic food in 2018. One ray of hope in closing the […]

Number of U.S. organic farms increased 56 percent in 5 years 

The number of organic farms in the United States grew by 56 percent from 2011 to 2016. According to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, there were 14,000 certified organic farms in the US in 2016 compared to 9,140 in 2011.  California remains the U.S. leader in the number of organic […]

Sustainable Farm Partners acquires Fairfield, Iowa organic farm

Sustainable Farm Partners (SFP), which buys conventional farm land and converts it to organic, recently purchased a 150-acre farm just north of Fairfield, Iowa, from Sustainable Farm Development Group (SFDG). The farm is 150 acres made up of 120 tillable acres with grass waterways and a 25-acre farmstead with a farmhouse, 1500 square foot certified […]

Chipotle slashes purchases of organic beans, produce

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. had been a big proponent of organic food for most of its 25-year history. But that may be changing as the company has decreased its purchased of organic ingredients in the food served in its restaurants. In the company’s 2016 Sustainability Report, Chipotle said that 50 percent of its beans were […]