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Naples Delights in Chicago
April 18 2008, Chicago – Italian restaurants are aiming to delight the tastebuds of All Things Organic fair visitors with a culinary tour of delicacies from the country’s Napoli, Caserta and Avellino provinces, during North America’s largest organics exhibition April 27-29. More...
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Sustainable Tulip festival in CA
April 27 2008, Willamette Valley, Oregon – Certified sustainble tulips will be part of this year’s Spring Tulip Fest in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. More...
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Pacari: Delicious Dark Chocolate From Ecuador
April 16 2008, Quito, Ecuador - The world’s first made-in-Ecuador 100% organic certified chocolate, as well as fairly traded, is set to make its US debut.
Pacari Chocolate (www.pacarichocolate.com) co-founders Carla Barboto and Santiago Peralta studied European chocolate-making techniques before working closely with several small communities in Ecuador to create their company’s current product line. More...
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New initiatives to control GMO products in the United States
April 11 2008, United States - GMOs will soon be off everyone’s table, if Jeffrey Smith has his way. His Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT) is launching a major initiative that will have food companies racing to replace GM ingredients. The Campaign for Healthy Eating in America (CHEA), Smith says, is designed to reach the tipping point of consumer rejection of GMO’s before the end of 2009. More...
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Buckwheat Proves Successful Weed Control
March 31, 2008 - United States. Growing buckwheat as a cover crop may be an effective alternative to herbicides when targeting certain weeds, suggests a study published in a recent issue of the Weed Science journal www.wssa.net More...
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Biofach closes with a 98% satisfaction rate
March 1, 2008 – Nuernberg, Germany. BioFach’s 2008 edition once again brought the organic world together in Nuernberg, with major retailers, buyers and traders well-represented amongst 46,000 visitors (up from 45,000 last year) and 2,700 exhibitors (up from 2,500). More...
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Go Organic, new feature at Salima fair
Jan. 13, 2008 – Brno, Czech Republic SALIMA, a major food industry fair in the Czech Republic will feature Go Organic! A new category at its 2008 edition, to take place in the Czech city of Brno this coming March. More...
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Guelph Conference Results
Dec. 14, 2007 – Guelph, ON Canada
One of North America’s longest-running organics fairs is aiming to convince more Canadian farmers to follow organic methods.
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USA Cornucopia continues defense of integrity of the organic label
Dec. 13, 2007, USA - A major organic milk producer in the United States is facing lawsuits over concerns that it broke organic regulations while selling “organic” milk to such major retailers as Wal-Mart, Costco, Safeway and Wild Oats (a retail chain now owned by Whole Foods). Much of the milk was sold under the stores’ own brand names.
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European Organics Congress Produces Ideas
December, 2007 - Brussels Last week's European Organics Congress, held in Brussels, resulted in several recommendations aimed at strengthening organics on that continent. Organized by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), the Dec. 4-5 congress drew more than 300 participants from across Europe.
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Nation´s Largest Retailers Accused of Organic Fraud
Class Action Suits Seek Damages from Wal-Mart, Target, others
December 2007, USA- In a scandal now ensharing some of the nations leading retailers, a series of lawsuits have been filed accusing Wal-Mart, Costco, Target, Safeway, and Wild Oats of consumer fraud for marketing suspect organic milk. More...
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Join Organic Africa in BioFach Nuremberg - Germany 2008
12 December 2007, Sweden - BioFach is the largest organic trade fair in the world. Exhibitors and buyers come from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and North America to take advantage of this major business boosting opportunity. Over the years, BioFach has established itself as a meeting place for those involved in organics including traders, exporters, researchers, national movements, consultants, NGO’s, policymakers, and development partners. At the BioFach 2008 many organizations will join forces to give Africa a prominent role. More...
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Canadian firm SunOpta Acquires Tradin Organic Agriculture of Amsterdam
December 4th, Toronto – SunOpta Inc. announced on Thursday November 29th, it has reached an agreement to acquire the outstanding shares of The Organic Corporation B.V., operating as Tradin Organic Agriculture B.V. The transaction is not yet final, but the parties expect it to close within 60 days. More...
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Organic looks into its future to develop a new political agenda
December 4th Brussels - The European organic sector came together today at the European Organic Congress in Brussels to discuss future challenges and work out a new political agenda. Organised by the IFOAM EU Group, the congress is a major political event for the organic movement in the EU. More...
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Renewable Energy Investments could hit $50 Billion by 2011
November 2007, New York – Following a 2006 boom that tripled renewable energy investments come encouraging results from Renewable Energy Investment in the U.S., according to a report by market research firm Packaged Facts. The firm projects that the U.S. renewable energy (RE) investment market could skyrocket to nearly $50 billion by 2011. More...
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