Organic News

Organic-approved produce coating promises to extend shelf life of fruits and vegetables, open new markets for farmers

A new company has developed an all-natural, virtually invisible coating that could significantly increase the shelf life of fruits and vegetables such as avocados, mangoes, and cassava root. Apeel Sciences was founded in 2012 by James Rogers, who says he got “fired up” about the problem of food waste. At the time, Rogers was working […]

Organic agriculture is going mainstream, but not the way you think it is

As organic food has increasingly become mainstream and a multi-billion dollar industry, some critics, including noted food writer Michael Pollan, say that organic farming is adopting methods used by conventional farming such as large single crop monocultures. But a closer look reveals that conventional farms are increasingly adopting organic farming methods such as reducing the […]

One quarter of all new food products launched in Germany are organic

Fifty-eight percent of Germans buy organic because it is GMO-free Twenty five percent of all food and drink products launched in Germany in 2017 had organic labels, according to market research firm Mintel. Between 2008 and 2017, new organic products rose 291 percent—and 72 percent of buyers want even more organic choices when they shop. […]

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 […]