Spring organic produce is expanding beyond the usual artichokes, strawberries and asparagus. See what ripe products consumers are beginning to expect on the shelves.
According to recent reports from market research firms Mintel, based in Chicago, and SPINS, from Schaumburg, Ill., the organic consumer remains loyal to brands and trusting of labels, despite the
economic downturn.
Environmentalist, author and founder of 350.org, an international climate campaign.
Universities receive millions for organic research, Food-stamp numbers swell, Bar codes become works of art
Each month, NFM’s secret shopper heads incognito into a natural products store with a question.
A new study reports first-time findings that GM-corn can impact organs in mammals.
Vilsack's new appointees to the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee bode well for natural products industry.
Accused of not complying with rules of the National Organic Program, the one-time industry supplier Promiseland Livestock has had its organic certification revoked by the USDA for four years.
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The National Organic Standards Board has voted to recommend that the U.S. Department of Agriculture get tough on the use of the term “organic” for personal care products.
The Organic Center compiled research from top international studies in an effort to reach out to people with shocking and interesting facts. Click through this slideshow to bring this valuable information to your customers.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded more than $19 million in grants to universities across the country for projects involving organic agriculture.
NFM recently spoke with Matthew Dillon of the Organic Seed Alliance, an organization dedicated to the ethical development and stewardship of seed, on controlling the seed system.
NFM spoke with Michael Sligh about what’s going on with organics—including pesticide exposure, unregulated genetically-modified crops and irradiation—but also internal tensions and disputes that threaten to derail the movement’s many recent successes.
By offering organic, natural and earth-friendly products alongside conventional goods, Publix GreenWise Markets has found growing success.
While more expensive than conventionally produced meat, consumers are demanding more organic and natural meat
Monsanto Company and Dow AgroSciences received preliminary approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to advance SmartStax Corn, a multi-trait genetically modified crop that could blanket more than 4 million acres in its first year of availability.
James Townsend, managing editor of Functional Ingredients magazine, takes us to the Italian countryside where Old World values are at the heart of the organic revolution
Michael Taylor, a former vice president of public policy at Monsanto Company, is the new senior advisor for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.