Sentences with phrase «other organic farmers»

La Terrasse takes pride in serving organic food that is locally sourced from their own garden or other organic farmers.

Commonly used by farmers to control weeds, and Landcare groups to kill grass and weeds before tree planting, many don't have any qualms about using glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup ® — but not the Storti's and thousands of other organic farmers.

Still other organic farmers produce for their own consumption only.

Not exact matches

The retailer later asked the farmer to invite other U.S. livestock producers to discuss distribution of organic and grass - fed meat, Harris said.

To facilitate more organic products on the market by promoting and protecting the KAMUT ® trademark, Kamut International's other initiative is to help farmers convert to organic agriculture.

With high - hopes to share research, agricultural practices, farming experiences, and more importantly, build new relationships between the two countries, the continuing support organic farmers give each other, can promote organic agriculture on a global level.

When he completes his training, Larry hopes are to be able to educate other farmers about organic agriculture.

As I've been studying photography and applying what I'm learning to my own work, I've been reflecting on the luxury that living in Seattle provides; as I mentioned the other day, the city has a multitude of farmers markets, some of which operate year - round, and it's no problem to find grocery stores stocking quality, whole, organic items.

However, many organic farmers are verified through other means, such as participatory guarantee systems (PGS).

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.

Because of the area's long and harsh winters, many organic farmers use greenhouses to extend their growing seasons, and GreenStar has loaned some of them the money to build them or to make other improvements.

Besides recycling paper, plastic and other trash, the Atlantis Casino also gives its organic waste such as peels and skins to a company that turns it into compost and sells it as fertilizer to local farmers.

About 200 farmers, consumers, church groups, organic advocates and other sectors convened in the city of Cabanatuan to calling the Department of Agriculture to deny the application of open field test of Golden Rice in Munoz, Nueva Ecija and in San Mateo, Isabela.

All content is collaboratively authored and peer - reviewed by eOrganic's community of University researchers and Extension personnel, other agricultural professionals, farmers, and certifiers with experience and expertise in organic agriculture.

To engage farmers, agricultural professionals and other members of the organic agriculture community with timely and relevant science -, experience - and regulation - based information in a variety of media and educational formats

Apart from campaigns, this network also promotes alternative farmer - led agriculture, such as sustainable and organic agriculture, seed conservation among others.

Members of the farmer - scientist group MASIPAG will be holding a wide range of activities from Luzon to Mindanao including mass actions, public forum, media conferences and organic food and products display, among others.

Other activities in four municipalities in Mindanao include forum on golden rice and organic agriculture, organic food and products fair, press conference, concert, cultural presentations (reading of poems on organic agriculture composed by farmers), t - shirts printing, dissemination of campaign materials, sharing of farmers» practices and innovations, boodle fight, and opening of organic trading post.

It has also been teaching farmers to diversify their crops, promote organic agriculture, and to strengthen farmers» network so that they may help each other in times of difficulties and calamities.

Six MASIPAG farmers shared their experiences and practices on organic and sustainable farming, which were widely lauded by the other participants in the congress.

Representatives have also written letters in support of beginning farmer issues, organic agriculture issues, local food issues, and conservation accountability and crop insurance, among others.

In other parts of El Salvador and in Nicaragua, we are struggling to help keep farmers certified organic for precisely this reason.

The early 00's saw a huge push from USAID among other NGO's towards converting farmers to organic.

A number of other co-ops are listed at the Sidama Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union site, which indicates which are organic and Fair Trade.

Pick up some organic Brussels sprouts at your grocery store or farmers market, along with a handful of other ingredients to bring out their naturally sweet and nutty flavor.

Other large food companies, including Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. and the huge Hain Celestial Group, are offering farmers similar long - term contracts to secure organic supply.

Others say that sustainable certification provides farmers a viable middle option between conventional and organic farming.

Thanks ABC's The Checkout for pointing out that almost half (40 %) of conventional beef has hormone growth promotants and that organic farmers don't use synthetic chemicals; however we'd like to expand on some other truths that didn't make it into the selectively and simply presented facts.

Notes: This was originally going to be a raspberry pistachio crumb cake, but when I got 6 pounds of organic strawberries for $ 4 at the farmers market the other day, I decided I had to go the strawberry route.

Pasture - raised eggs from farmer's markets or look for Vital Farms and Frenz's in the health food store Raw whole milk, or organic whole milk from grass - fed cows and not homogenized Organic whole milk plain yogurt (from grass - fed cows) Raw cream or organic cream, preferably from grass - fed cows, and not ultra-pasteurized Raw butter or organic butter from grass - fed cows Clarified butter or ghee Grass - fed raw cheese Flax seed oil Sesame seed oil Bubbie's pickles Homemade sauerkraut, or Bubbie's in markets (other brands are pasteurized).

Each year OSA educates thousands of farmers and other agricultural community members, conducts professional organic plant breeding and seed production research, and advocates for national policies to strengthen organic seed systems.

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.

International experts in other disciplines joined them including novelist Laura Esquivel, author of the hugely popular novel Like Water for Chocolate; Kirmen Uribe, one of the most widely read and translated Basque language authors; Cristina Franchini, an expert on International Law; Matthew Goldfarb, organic farmer, rural sociologist and expert in sustainable production; and María Fernanda di Giacobbe, winner of the 2016 Basque Culinary World Prize.

In other words, you don't have to stick to organic or pesticide - free from your local farmer.

Organic Farmers & Growers CIC (OF&G) promotes the well - being of the UK organic food sector, by protecting the integrity of organic standards for the benefit of producers and consumers of organic food, by assisting the activities of other stakeholders in the sector and by acting as an advocate for the sector's development, and by supporting the development of sustainable agriculture.

Fields Farm was one of the first to become certified organic and persuaded other farmers not only to switch fields from soy and corn to fruits and vegetables but to also try organic practices.

There are many organic labels on the market within South Africa, as apart from those of the three international certification bodies, many farmers have their own brand names or they trade under the names of their farm or company such as: Wensleydale (fruit and vegetables), Sunmark (fruit and vegetables), Pecans (nuts), Down to Earth Herbs (herbs), Spier (fruit and vegetables), Nature's Best (grains, herbs and vegetables), Organic World (grains, dried fruits and seeds) plus many others.

More such farms would serve to encourage farmers to adopt organic agriculture, and indeed other low - cost technologies.

Farmers will need to prove their land has been free of prohibited substances (synthetic pesticides and fertilizers) for a minimum of 12 months and must follow all other organic production standards to achieve transitional certification, including crop rotation, the fostering and conserving of biodiversity, and the avoidance of the use of genetic engineering.

Beyond fruits and vegetables, the key is findings something marked as «certified organic», which requires that the farmer follows strict protocols to avoid antibiotics, growth enhancers, hormones, colouring or artificial additives and a long list of other not so great things.

Other shifts include the USDA issuing a directive saying that farmers could use pesticides on organic crops if «after a reasonable effort» they determined it didn't contain any chemicals restricted by the organic labeling rule.

Farmers of certified organic cotton are subject to the same standards as other crop growers in the US.

The farm's organic farmer's market sells bread baked on - site (Wednesday — Sunday), plus produce, naturally raised meat and other local organic products.

There are other preferred methods for organic farmers, though.

All the hard work that he and other farmers had done to build up the reputation of local organic rice and vegetables, purifying the soil of chemicals, was ruined, he thought.

Those approaches should include modern conventional plant - breeding methods, sustainable and organic farming, and other sophisticated farming practices that do not require farmers to pay significant up - front costs.

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld Monsanto Co's biotech seed patents on Monday, dealing a blow to a group of organic farmers and other activists trying to stop the biotech company from suing farmers if their fields contain a few plants containing the company's genetically modified traits.

Depending on where I am, I'll grab free - form lettuce from the farmers market, a box of triple - washed spinach or baby kale from Whole Foods, or a bag of organic romaine lettuce from any other market.

This is well known in many other countries, including parts of Europe, and many organic farmers will not refrigerate their eggs.

In 2008, like all other conventional prices, the price for organic feed for dairy cows and other livestock shot up so quickly — without milk processors and marketers paying farmers more to make up the gap — that for the first time in history, conventional dairy farmers were making more than organic (conventional milk prices were at unprecedented highs)!