Sentences with phrase «about organic farming»

Started by Aubrey Faulk (artist and surfer) and Loren Luyendyk (owner of Santa Barbara Organics), the two are spreading the good word about organic farming and surfing.

UPDATE At the instigation of a commenter, I tracked down the source of the UN quote about organic farming in East Africa.

Would you like to learn more about organic farming and gardening techniques?

Wanting to learn about organic farming from the best, James applied for a position in our Veteran Farming Training Program.

While looking through a military transition magazine, Chuck read about an organic farming education program for veterans at Rodale Institute.

So if you're ready to learn more about organic farming, let's get started...

The leader of the project, J. Joseph Pearl, came up with the idea for the activity to «teach the kids about organic farming.»

Straus sees the brand enhancements as the perfect opportunity to generate more awareness of the brand, educate about organic farming practices and remind consumers that their purchasing decisions make a difference.

Brought to you by the Organic Exporters Association of NZ & the Organic Dairy & Pastoral Group 6 June — 27 June A special opportunity to travel with organic dairy and beef farmers and organic wine growers to learn about organic farming, processing and marketing.

A special opportunity to travel with organic dairy and beef farmers and organic wine growers to learn about organic farming, processing and marketing.

By Alasdair Smithson One of the great things about organic farming is that no two days are the same, which makes it a good profession for those of us who like variety and thinking on our feet.

Wanting to learn about organic farming from the best, James applied for a position in our Veteran Farming Training Program.

While looking through a military transition magazine, Chuck read about an organic farming education program for veterans at Rodale Institute.

As word spread about organic farming, health stores around the country began ordering organic flour from the fledgling Arrowhead Mills.

After completing the eight - month internship, he was invigorated with the passion to learn and experience as much as he could about organic farming.

Hidden Villa offers its campers daily opportunities to learn about the organic farm, animals, and wilderness.

Marin County, in the San Francisco Bay Area, is particularly concerned about its organic farms, which make up nearly 75 percent of its dairy farms.

Not exact matches

Consumer interest in local, organic agriculture boomed, and concerns about factory farming galvanized writers like Michael Pollan, Wayne Roberts and Raj Patel.

The first time I interviewed him, in 2009, he spoke excitedly about a plan for a new organic farm that the Stop hoped to build in the northern part of the city.

Investments in farms — both traditional and organic — yielded returns of about 9 percent in 2010, according to the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries.

A simple «GMO» or «non-GMO» label actually doesn't tell consumers anything important about that food and how it compares to organic or conventionally farmed foods.

I am certainly passionate about good food and animal welfare, and I will always be fully committed to the principles of organic and sustainable farming.

I spent a year working on an organic farm in the United States and after about a week of eating whole, unprocessed foods and physically working my body on a daily basis, I finally understood -LSB-...]

Quinn then planted about 3/4 of an acre in 1986, as well as converting his chemical farm to organic production.

About Rodale Institute: Rodale Institute is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to pioneering organic farming through research and outreach.

For more than sixty years the Institute has been committed to researching the best practices for organic farming and sharing findings with farmers and scientists around the world, advocating for policies that support farmers, and educating consumers about how going organic is the healthiest option for people and the planet.

This flight is relatively short and mid-morning so I'm thinking about making: a toasted PB+J with delicious forest berry jam I picked up last week and chunky, organic peanut butter from Sunridge Farms with a large frosty sparkling seltzer water to keep me lively and hydrated, and a chocolate chip cookie (one for me, and a few to share).

Consumers purchase organic foods for different reasons, including concerns about the effects of conventional farming practices on the environment, human health, and animal welfare.

If you think that organic fruits and vegetables don't also have pesticide residues on them, you know nothing about organic, nor GEO, farming.

Just want to learn more about how certified organic farming works?

For more information on Wholesome Sweeteners» commitment to organic, sustainable farming or to learn about its Fairtrade practices, visit WholesomeSweeteners.com.

Rodale Institute's researchers visited organic farms and learned about their pest management, the increase of organic soil matter, crop rotation and cover crops.

In addition to their abundant organic crops, Hill Top Farms also offers a tour of the 30 acre farm which consists of a trip through the horse barn where participants get a up close, hands on education about equine care including feeding and grooming one or more of the nine resident horses, feeding the chickens and petting the goats and a hayride out to the fields where you get to see and taste organic vegetables in production and learn about how things grow and why organics is important.

About Sustain, the alliance for better food and farming The charity Sustain submitted the bid to the EU on behalf of the organic industry and is now responsible for managing the campaign.

«The more we understand about the Soil Organic Matter system, the better we can monitor, measure and maintain it,» said organic produce grower Helen Atthowe who submitted samples from her and her husband's 26 - acre Woodleaf Farm in northern California.

Learn about this local, organic farm — then be sure to pre-order your organic herb starters for your summer garden!

I had a small chat with Arturo at the McGrath Family Farm stand about the bagrada bug problem threatening local organic farmers.

Lunch: Stag's Lunchette «Stag's is a small sandwich shop that's great about getting things from local farms, using hormone - free, antibiotic - free meats and organic produce whenever possible.

«We're continuing to expand our partnership discriminating about finding partners who share our ideals and are with local producers in terms of the farms we use to committed to organic, not just as pasture our calves after they leave our ranch,» a business, but as a philosophy.»

Six months later, Chuck was notified about the institute's newly funded Veteran Farming Training Program and was elated at the potential opportunity to train at a premier organic research and education farm.

Over the years he probably took about a thousand people to visit organic farms.

CARYN HARTGLASS: We definitely need to rethink the way we think about food on so many levels and we need to give organic farming our 110 % support.

This partnership between General Mills and Organic Valley should help about 20 organic dairy farms, and increase the amount of organic dairy available on the market.

Organic food accounts for about 5 % of all food sales in the US, but organic farming acres total less than 1 % of US farmland.

From organic farming to processed food and drink or cosmetics you can find out more about what organic is here.

If you are concerned about potential impacts on your farm from GM crops in your region, or if you are considering moving into broadacre organic production (particularly canola), please email or call Australian Certified Organic 07 3350 5716 to find out how to manage these risks.

We also offer farm tours and educational programming to learn about local organic agriculture and sustainability on our working farm.

The organic industry needs to review risk management policies and focus more on ensuring end organic products remain non-GM, rather than expecting zero GMO presence in the ambient farming environment — not ideal for those passionate about the anti-GM cause but a practical reality all of us face.

Kids can learn about where their food comes from, organic farming and eating well.

Australian Organic will continue the One logo says it all campaign in 2014 and 2015 with clear messages about what organic farming does not include as well as the positive messages organic farming and food offers for all.