Sentences with phrase «organic farmers who»

The Hantz farms will not compete with organic farmers who sell their produce at farmers markets, Allen said.
USDA Organic Seal: The USDA Organic Seal indicates that 100 % of the ingredients in this product are produced by certified organic farmers who emphasize the use of renewable resources and the conservation of soil and water to enhance environmental quality for future generations.
Our commitment to clean foods means sourcing ingredients from organic farmers who use only plant - based farming methods.
The organic farmers who produce our ingredients minimize agriculture's impact on the environment, working to conserve the earth's precious resources, and reduce soil, air and water pollution.
The new strains have increased the risks of disease epidemics, in particular for organic farmers who do not have access to pesticides.
At the same time, PGS proponents believe that we must start with a foundation of trust and that organic farmers who make a public declaration to uphold the Principles of Organic Agriculture can, in fact, be trusted, and that intentional fraud accounts for only a minority of non-compliances.
George Siemans, CROPP Cooperative CEO, has stated that if GE alfalfa results in the contamination of certified organic alfalfa stands or seed stock, it will devastate the organic farmers who market their milk as organic.
As one of the 84 organic farmers who own Arla, Dan is proud of the milk his cows produce.
But, two, what I'm hoping is that they can see and learn from an organic farmer who has gone from the farmer's market — that's where I started — and connected with the nutrition industry.
Frustrated by continually escalating threats to the environment and by the deafness shown by political leaders, Josh (Jesse Eisenberg, «Now You See Me») an organic farmer who lives in an agricultural cooperative in Oregon, Dena (Dakota Fanning, «The Last of Robin Hood») a young college dropout with considerable family wealth, and Harmon (Peter Sarsgaard, «Green Lantern»), an ex-Marine with expert knowledge of explosives, decide to blow up a hydroelectric dam as a protest against the desecration of the environment.
I signed myself up, then went to hear James Birch an organic farmer who used to help urban homeowners in LA convert their gardens and landscapes into organic food gardens — from Flora Bella Farms in Three Rivers, Calif..
And, as Jill Wiener, an upstate cut - flower grower, told The Valley Table, «You can buy from an organic farmer who's never going to lease their gas rights, but you don't know what their neighbors are doing.»

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Whether they are proponents of the 100 - mile diet or fans of organic products, many are seeking to buy produce directly from farmers who grow it.
But the whole farm is certified organic and we have some area farmers who do hay and grasses on a portion of the land.
It's perfect for farmers who are ready to make the complete transition to certified organic, and for those interested in simply integrating more sustainable methods into their current farming system.
And anyone who supports their local organic growers at farmers» markets can see first - hand the incredible productivity of... Continued
It's been 2 months of a joy ride with using organic products and creating recipes for 24 Mantra Organic and I'm sure you all must be aware of the goodness of using organic products and how you in turn help the farmers who are striving to enable us to live a healthy way of life.
While certifiers require organic farmers to identify management practices that address this management requirement as part of the Organic System Plan, producers who have completed a HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) assessment or other risk assessment plan may also implement heavy metals testing as a method of control.
Plus organic farms who bring their wares to one of our two farmer's markets.
The broccoli you buy in a grocery store, for instance — even the organic kind — was most likely grown by a central American farmer who is subject to a lot of structural injustice in the system.
Announced in January, the label would have allowed farmers transitioning to organic certification, who must use more expensive and labor - intensive organic methods for three years before being certified, to earn a premium on their crops during this transitional period.
Mr Ramon Marañon, small farmer representative to the National Organic Agriculture Board who is the policy making body of OA in the country, attended the conference and discussed updates and trends in organic agriculture policy.
Mr. Leu stated the importance of mainstreaming PGS, as majority of the world's farmers, over 90 %, are smallholder family farms who can not afford the cost of 3rd party certification to sell organic products on markets.
Organic Transition Course The Rodale Institute's Organic Transition Course is a 15 - hour online program designed for farmers who are ready to make the complete transition to certified organic, and for those interested in simply integrating more sustainable methods into their current farming system.
It is very gratifying to know that I am connecting organic farmers all over the world with health conscious consumers who have made a decision to eat pesticide free.
The existing Riverina Organic Farmers Organisation (ROFO) is coordinated by many who were present at the networking event and offers a great local platform of support for growers who are researching how organic systems of production may integrate into their existing enterprise.
Our company has always been 100 % Natural, harvested from local farmers on the East Coast of Bali, who have each been given an induction on organic farming and participate in regular seminars on the...
This year, two outstanding projects shared the OWA Grand Prix and the 30,000 Euro prize money: State Prime Minister Shri Pawan Chamling from India who managed to convert the Indian federal state, Sikkim, together with 65,000 farmers, to organic agriculture in only twelve years; and the United World Colleges (UWC) from Freiburg / Germany and Pune / India with their social and sustainable educational programs that correspond remarkably well with the OWA goals.
(First published in 2012 by Australian Organic in Australian Organic Producer) Legal proceedings have started in Western Australia by a farmer who had achieved organic certification in 2004 but subsequently lost it in late 2010 when genetically modified canola was discovered on his property.
Kialla's tracker makes use of the organic audit process to enable consumers to track their grains back to the actual farmers who grew them.
From farmers who have converted their properties into organic enterprises to export buyers, there will be plenty of people available at the stand to discuss ideas and provide tips relevant to your business.
Similarly, the court case highlights the need for the organic industry to review and tighten its own protocols and certification management, to deliver uniformity and certainty for those on the front line of this issue: the farmers who feed us and risk their own investments.
Originally named From The Field Trading Company, our company is committed to providing customers with the highest quality vanilla products directly from farmers who only use organic and sustainable agricultural practices.
Visit farmers in the US who produce organic milk for Organic Valley and organic beef for Organic Prairie.
So by buying certified organic meat you're saying you care about how animals are raised and you're rewarding farmers who treat animals humanely.
Produced by a cooperative of small farmers who practice an ancient method of removing impurities from organic whole cane juice by using wild - crafted herbs and then sun drying.
The Dean Organic Fund will benefit small scale organic farmers and food producers who want to expand their businesses.
Highlights Visit farmers in the US who produce organic milk...
ACEC is an association of 392 organic coffee farmers who promote and develop technologies that increase the production and yields of excellent organic coffees.
Legal proceedings have started in Western Australia by a farmer who had achieved organic certification in 2004 but subsequently lost it in late 2010 when genetically modified canola was discovered on his property.
I agree with this comment, as well as with the others on industrial agriculture, though I do want to mention that there are small town, local and organic farmers out there who treat animals and the environment well — while I do not support the dairy or egg industry, I love to see our friend Bob's hens running around wild, pecking at bugs, etc. and we will eat those eggs, which are seasonal because hens naturally lay more during certain times of the year.
These oats, raisins and nuts are then combined with pistachios, quinoa and barley to create a dish that celebrates both the organic farmers of today and the fearless founders who began our journey.
And to produce the best organic pasta from grains supplied by organic farmers from all over Italy, who belong to the cooperative Astra Bio.
There are plenty of organic food lovers out there who would, given the opportunity, stop everything and become a farmer tomorrow.
As one of the first companies to introduce an organic and fair trade vanilla from Madagascar, we are committed to programs that promote sustainable environmental practices and which enable farmers to earn a successful livelihood in countries where poverty is common.As part of this sustainability commitment, Nielsen - Massey has taken a leadership role in improving the overall health of the vanilla industry, with a particular emphasis on improving economic prospects for the farmers who make the industry possible.
Chatting during the boat cruise (from left), Brandon Barnholt of KeHE, a leading distributor of natural & organic, specialty and fresh products; Kim Jung, a co-founder of Rumi Spice, which produces saffron products and provides Afghan farmers with an alternative to growing opium poppies; Bill Weiland, CEO of Presence Marketing, who since the early 1990s has been a pioneering marketer and investor in the Good Food sector (that is a Chicago Cubs hat he is wearing); and Chef Paul Virant.
To ensure that all Straus Family Creamery milk and dairy products remained 100 % organic, Albert implemented a non-GMO testing and verification system of all animal feed purchased by the certified organic family farmers who supply milk.
Choosing to support certified organic means supporting organic farmers, producers and processors who are doing the right thing for our environment as well as building a sustainable future for all Australians.
Initially formed to progress the interests of farmers and processors who wanted to promote and protect the message of organic, including the setting of organic standards, the BFA moved on to develop an organic certification program to independently verify that farmers and processors were producing in accord with those standards.
«The only way farmers in northern New Mexico can survive is if they are willing to live below the poverty level or diversify their income,» says Margaret Campos, who owns the Algo Nativo organic chile farm in Embudo, New Mexico.
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