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Green Girls Global Blog (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Bristol Harbour sees the return of the Soil Association's Organic Food Festival this weekend, 6th & 7th September. And it's about much more than just food! It's Europe's largest celebration of all things organic and kicks off this year's Organic Fortnight. The festival is in its eigth year and this time there will ...
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The Frugal Cook (Free subscription) | yesterday
I spent the best part of today at the Organic Food Festival in Bristol, doing a demonstration in the Bordeaux Quay demo kitchen (thanks to all those brave souls who turned up in the pouring rain) then wandering round the stalls. Thankfully there was little sign of the reported slump in organic sales. Although I would have said the numbers were down marginally on last year there was still an impressively...
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Camden Friends of the Earth (Free subscription) | yesterday
6 – 21 September 2008 Join others for a week of eating only local organic food, free from plastic packaging to demonstrate to Government urgent action is needed to transform our food system. This is a ‘pilot’ in preparation for a bigger week next year! Most of us would love to eat more locally grown food that has been grown in ways that are good for both our health and the environment. But how many...
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Based on more than a decade of continuous research on natural, organic, functional and conventional foods, Organic Foods Report 2006 puts the $13.8-billion U.S. organic market in the context of the $550-billion U.S. food industry. Penetration rates for organic foods have gone from 0.8% in 1997 to 2.5% in 2005, and prospects for reaching 5-10% remain strong. The organic movement has evolved from a fringe...
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Travels with a Gourmet (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
The box from The Organic Food Ferry I finally received my first delivery from the Organic Food Ferry on Wednesday and the box came with assorted organic fruits and vegetables - corn, carrots, tomatoes, arugula, cilantro, aubergine, zucchini, onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes, avocados, red and green peppers, apples, bananas, plums and a mango. We had some of the corn for dinner along with the red peppers...
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
THE SALE of organic food in Ireland has increased by 82 per cent in the last two years and is now worth €104 million, Bord Bia's national organic conference in Waterford heard yesterday.
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The Dallas Business Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
Natural Grocers, a Lakewood, Colo.-based store focusing on organic food and all-natural items, has opened a 14,000-square-foot location in Richardson at 7515 Campbell Road. The store is the company’s first in Texas.
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University of Guelph News (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
The University of Guelph today officially opened the Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming, where students of all ages will learn about local organic food production and resource conservation. "It's all about preparing younger generations for a different kind of future," said president Alastair Summerlee during a grand opening celebration attended by, among others, Guelph mayor Karen Farbridge and...
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Market Wire - Retail: Supermarkets (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
LOUISVILLE, CO (MARKET WIRE) Eldorado Artesian Springs, Inc. (OTCBB: ELDO) today announced that it has retained Organic Food Brokers to expand the Company's distribution throughout the Rocky Mountain Region and to the West Coast. Organic Food Brokers, which represents many leading organic brands, becomes the Company's first broker focused outside of Colorado. The Company will represent Eldorado Artesian...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
VENICE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Whole Foods Market (Nasdaq: WFMI), the world’s leading natural and organic foods supermarket and the nation
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PSD Blog - World Bank Group (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
The Guardian reports that organic food sales in the UK have started to tumble (Hat tip: African Agriculture). Sales have fallen nearly 20 percent in the last four-week period. Fortunately for developing countries, it looks like UK consumers were never very interested in buying organic produce from the developing world. Meanwhile, Juliette Jowit asks whether organic food was just a fad?
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Eating Britain (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
We are delighted to announce the winners of the hugely popular Soil Association Organic Food Awards for 2008.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
Peter Melchett: Organic food is neither a middle class indulgence or a fad: in fact, as the price of oil increases, it's the profitable option
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Treehugger (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
It's the academy awards of the organic industry in the UK: the Soil Association Organic Food Awards and the winners are an impressive group of businesses which meet the highest ethical and environmental standards in their foods and products. As always they are an eclectic mix of people who came to the organic movement from different routes but are all committed to delicious and healthy food. Judges...
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Gastronom.ie (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
A post by Caroline at Bibliocook: All About Food . For anyone interested in food, particularly Slow Food, it cannot have escaped your attention that Terra Madre Ireland will take place this week in Waterford. It all kicks off on Thursday, with a National Organic Food Conference, then on Friday there are a series of workshops – from Irish Food Production: Post EU Quota, WTO and Peak Oil to GMOs and...
