Organic News

Stonyfield co-founder Gary Hirshberg announces new Northeast organic family farm partnership to save organic family farms

Partnership invites consumers to pledge to purchase one-fourth of weekly dairy purchases from brands committed to increasing their purchases from New England and Eastern New York organic family farms in 2022 Last fall, 89 organic family farms across Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and eastern New York received the sudden news that Horizon, a brand owned […]

Proving naysayers wrong: Marquette organic grain business shows ‘it can be done’ 

By Jessica Votipka Time and time again, Grain Place Foods in rural Marquette has heard the phrase, “It can’t be done.” It’s a phrase tossed at the company by potential clients for years, but Grain Place Foods has taken up the challenge and shown that yes, it can be done. It began with a farm (that still […]

California leads the U.S. in organic food production

The state of California accounts for 36% of all national organic production, with production and sales of organic projected to continue that growth. 2020 saw organic sales totaling $11.9 billion, an increase from 2019 of 14%. The counties of Monterey, Los Angeles, Santa Cruz, Kern, and Merced were the top five counties in terms of […]

Organic produce sector could grow 10% in 2022

Consumers under 25 are currently the most powerful component driving organic produce sales, said Mike Mauti of Canada-based Execulytics Consulting. The market could see a 5% to 10% growth in sales in 2022. A recent survey of 5,000 Canadian shoppers found 39% of under-25 buyers said organic is always their preferred choice, compared with 25% […]

BIOFACH and VIVANESS 2022 postponed until July 2022

The global trade fair/conference for organic food and natural and organic personal care products has been postponed from February to July of this year, to accommodate the large number of exhibitors concerned about developments regarding the COVID pandemic. From July 26-29, the event will take place at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg. Many conversations took place […]