Organic

"The season of the Israeli organic primeur potatoes runs well"Bart Nemegheer of the Aardappelhoeve tells enthusiastically. "This is mainly because of the lovely spring weather. It is really so that when the sun shines people buy more pri...

Vanaf 15 februari 2012 is de biologische frites van McCain de standaard fritessoort van Amsterdam RAI. Daarmee is de RAI het eerste convention centre in Europa die deze 100% duurzame frites serveert aan al haar gasten. Met de overstap naar duurzame fri...

General Mills announced today the acquisition of Food Should Taste Good, a rapidly-growing natural snack foods company based in Needham Heights, Massachusetts. Food Should Taste Good will become part of Small Planet Foods, General Mills’ natural and o...

Aardappelen telen en vermarkten met zorg voor natuur en mens, dat wil Agrico bereiken door de teelt van biologische aardappelen. Met een oppervlakte van ruim 750 hectare en ca. 65 aangesloten biologische telers is Agrico de grootste leverancier van bi...

The European Union and the United States announced today that beginning June 1, 2012, organic products certified in Europe or in the United States may be sold as organic in either region.

The Peruvian farmers cooperative Coopain Cabana recently made a very lucrative deal that benefits the members and the cooperative itself. Their own brand of organic potatoes can now be found on the shelves of the supermarkets of Plaza Vea, one of the...

Fair Trade, organic, sustainable and eco-friendly are making their way on to package labels across all categories, but how do consumers actually view these products?

Op de BioVak, dé biologische vakbeurs voor ondernemers uit de biologische land- en tuinbouw, brachten onder meer de burgemeesters van 26 plattelandsgemeenten en de Ambassadeur van Algerije een bezoek aan de stand van aardappelcoöperatie Agrico.

Biomass is a good Danish resource, and, in contrast to North Sea oil, it never runs out, if we use it sustainably. That does Leif Jensen, owner of Jensen's Organic in Gørløse, Denmark.

The global market for organic food & drink is recovering from the financial crisis. After several years of double-digit growth, the market expanded by just 5 percent in 2009.

Potatoes harvested during the country’s inaugural ‘National Organic Week’ (Oct. 9-16) by scientists at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's (AAFC) Harrington Research Farm in Prince Edward Island are prototypes for the industry.

In New South Wales, Australia, Matt Simmons can barely keep up with demand for the organic potatoes he and wife Sue grow on their 48-hectare farm on the Hawkesbury River.

Biologische producten zijn niet gezonder dan reguliere producten. Ze leveren geen gezondheidswinst, concludeert de Gezondheidsraad.

Iedere bezoeker van een evenement of festival waar La Place dit seizoen catert zal het merken. Er wordt biologische patat geserveerd. La Place bestelde maar liefst 50.000 kilo bio-frites. Qua inkoop duurder, maar door het megavolume kon een lagere pri...

Following results of a study by the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab shows how labeling may stimulate purchase and consumption:   Fifty four college students were randomly assigned to try cookies that were labeled ‘organic’ or cookies that had no...

Organic farms may be seen as wildlife friendly, but the benefits to birds, bees and butterflies don’t compensate for the lower yields produced, according to new research from the University of Leeds. In the most detailed, like-for-like comparisons o...

Conventional potato growers can topdress commercial fertilizer to meet a growing potato crop's need for nitrogen, but certified organic growers don't have that option. Meeting the crop's nitrogen needs during the transition period from conventional to...