Earthfest Boston 2009 hosted by Radio 92.9 May 30

Earthfest Boston 2009 kicks off today, hosted by Radio 92.9, and this is a popular green festival that features free organic food samples, tips on how to live sustainably, and lots of live music acts such as...

Organic Food: Promoted or Persecuted?

Dr. Elmar Ritzinger is the head of the Directorate for Sustainability and Rural Development in the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment, and Water Management. He spoke at  Minneapolis University, as part of the Centre for Austrian Studies...

Eating green for health and sustainability

Learn where, when and what to buy organic as well as how to green your cooking and grocery shopping habits.

Free * and Family Friendly Foodie Event: Glasgow's Organic Food Festival

For those of you who happen to be in or near Glasgow the week-end of September 20-21 the Soil Association Scotland offers the 3rd Edition of their yearly  Organic Food Festival. The event takes place at Old Fruitmarket and Ramshorn Theatre in Glasgow's Merchant City.They...

The Local Food Movement: What happens when food gets to be more political tha...

Charlottesville is a hub for the new local food movement.But what happens when food gets to be more political than flavorful?By Meg McEvoy/C-VILLEThis summer, take a break from the drive-through and get out to the...

Organic Food Definition Will Soon Contain 38 More Inorganic Ingredients - Unl...

The definition of 'organic' already allows for processed fishmeal even if it contains toxic synthetic  substances and growth hormones and antibiotics if it was a year ago.   Now the USDA is considering expanding 'organic' to mean 38 more...

What does "organic" food mean?

Sometimes it takes a professor of molecular biology at Princeton to explain that organic food is no different from any other kind of food. He also punctures the notion that food labelled organic does not use toxic pesticides.

Prince Charles Disapproves of Harry's Pal 'Big Ron'

Prince Harry look away now, for "papa" has been taking a dig at one of your favourite burger chains. Prince Charles has voiced his disapproval of McDonald's during his tour of the United Arab Emirates.

Mass Natural - New York Times

A look at the possible effects of Wal-Mart's plan to roll out a complete selection of organic foods — food certified by the U.S.D.A. to have been grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers — later this...

Wal-Mart doubling organic food offerings

"Wal-Mart Stores Inc. aims to be the mass-market provider of organic food, and will have doubled its organic offerings over the next couple of weeks, Wal-Mart's head of dry grocery told Reuters on Monday.DeDe...

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