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12/01/2017 / By Russel Davis

A woman’s journey to promoting food independence and helping the local community in Tanzania

Shea Belahi has always wanted to grow her own garden, often getting reprimanded during childhood for picking vegetables that did not belong to her family. Many years later, she would eventually establish her own small business called Heirloominous Farms in Urbana in Central Illinois. Belahi has then encountered a much bigger opportunity to reach out to farmers in Tanzania and […]

10/01/2017 / By JD Heyes

Organic food sales booming in UK, outstripping growth of ALL conventional foods

This trend could not have come at a better time: In an era when surgeons in the UK are performing a record number of diabetic ulcer-related amputations, the growth in sales of organic foods is outstripping the sales growth of all conventional foods. As reported by The Ecologist, the organic food market in Britain is […]

09/13/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Can’t beat them, join them: Campbell gobbles up organic company for $700 million

Campbell Soup Company announced on July 6 that they have acquired organic food products group Pacific Foods of Oregon, Inc. for a total amount of $700 million. The agreement will augment Campbell’s lackluster natural foods arm and help reinvent the company’s center store as it continues to expand into the organic market. Pacific Foods will […]

06/08/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

America’s first all-organic fast food restaurant, The Organic Coup, is expanding rapidly by avoiding GMOs, pesticides and antibiotics

When Erica Welton and Dennis Hoover founded the first certified organic fast food restaurant in the country, they were so intent on taking the fast food industry by storm that they decided to name it The Organic Coup. The takeover is now in full swing as their two locations grew into nine in just a […]

04/26/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Whole Foods to place satellite markets inside Target stores?

Will setting up shop in Target be what saves Whole Foods from its dramatic decline? One analyst from Bernstein, a prominent investment firm, certainly seems to think so. The recommendation to abandon the opening of stand-alone stores, and transition to satellite markets within Target, comes on the heels of Whole Food’s “worst sales slump in […]

04/18/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

National pizza chain offering organic toppings in 35-city pilot program

The demand for organic produce extends far beyond the health food crowd, with news stories constantly emerging of big brands making the switch. Now, national pizza chain Papa John’s is offering freshly sliced organic vegetable toppings in 35 of its Lexington-area locations as part of a pilot program that they eventually intend to launch throughout […]

04/13/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

13 Foods you should only buy once… then grow forever

There’s nothing like fresh fruits and vegetables grown in your garden. Not only do they taste better, but they’re also safer and healthier for you and your family since they are grown without the use of harmful pesticides or other nasty chemicals. What’s more, growing your own food helps save a lot of money and […]

04/12/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Organic seed market explodes, sales predicted to hit $5.4B by 2024

It wasn’t too long ago that organic food was considered to be a luxury. Its high prices made it something that only the most devout health nuts and those with deeper pockets were willing to shell out for. Now, however, organic food is quickly becoming a necessity for those who want a long and healthy […]

04/01/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

82% of households are now purchasing organic items

If you were buying organic food ten years ago, more than one acquaintance probably rolled their eyes at you and said you were being taken advantage of by a savvy marketing ploy. Over time, however, attitudes have started to shift as more people become aware of the impact that fruit and vegetables grown with pesticides […]

03/15/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Baseball player says going organic helped him more than his exercise routine

Tyler Collins, a 26-year-old American professional baseball player for the Detroit Tigers who is in the heat of the battle for the vacant center field spot, recently strained the lat muscle on his left side. The injured baseball player could still run and hit, but throwing was off limits. While he feels fine now, Collins […]

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