FOOD | HEALTH | DEMOCRACY
FOOD | HEALTH | DEMOCRACY
FTC complaint: Horizon Family Brands acquisition of Maple Hill will increase market concentration, reduce competition, and harm family-scale organic dairy farmers and consumers. Organic Eye | Mark Kastel | January 21, 2026 LA FARGE, WIS. —OrganicEye, a prominent nonprofit public-interest…
Will Brooke Rollins help small family farms? Liberty Nation News | John Klar | October 11, 2025 The Trump administration has supported large American crop farmers with increased funding in the Big Beautiful Bill, and there’s also a recent pledge…
Wood Prairie Farm | Jim Gerritsen | March 20, 2025 Maine Tails MAINE TALES Naked in New York. NYC, Circa 1993:Feeding Elton John, Bread and Circus, and Dean & DeLuca in Manhattan or How Not to Get Skinned Alive as…
Founded by Megan and Jim Gerritsen in 1976, the farm has been grappling with rising energy costs in recent years Wood Prairie Family Far (WPFF) is in the far northern town of Bridgewater, Maine, near the Canadian border. The farm is best…
Source: Beyond Pesticides | Study | Date: 8/11/2024 A study in the journal Biology and Fertility of Soils has confirmed once again that organic agriculture contributes significantly to soil health, improving ecological functions that are harmed by conventional, chemical-intensive farming practices. Organic soil…
An international meta study reveals that there may be less of certain mold toxins in organically grown grain, compared to grain grown in the conventional manner. This, and other findings from research into agricultural products, can have major consequences. “Up…
Saved seed in organic systems progressively becomes more resilient to environmental stresses, compared with conventionally grown seed Plants adapt genetically over time to the special conditions of organic farming, becoming more resilient than conventionally grown seed to stresses such as…
Source: Boise Dev | May 1 2024 | by Anna Daly A new preschool and daycare focused on serving only organic and whole foods is open in Boise and enrolling new students. Strive Academy, which is located in Northwest Boise…