#Organic-standards

Lorraine Lewandrowski, a correspondent who keeps me up to date on the dairy industry,  forwarded this bad-news article from the Vermont Digger: Danone, owner of Horizon Organic, to terminate contracts with Vermont farmers The move represents the latest blow to an industry that has been struggling

The Rodale Institute has a new Regenerative Organic certification program with four requirements that include but go beyond those for USDA Certified Organic: Increase soil organic matter over time, and potentially sequester carbon in the soil Improve animal welfare Provide economic stability

It’s been a busy couple of weeks on the organic front. To put the events in context:Organics cost more. Consumers spend about $30 billion on organics each year, and the numbers are rising. Industrial food companies are cashing in on the market by buying up organic companies. Big Organics want