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organic produce articlesA Greener Shade of Coffee
Much of today’s coffee is produced using unsustainable social and environmental methods, from felling huge swaths of rainforest to meagrely compensating farmers who grow the beloved brew.
Much of today’s coffee is produced using unsustainable social and environmental methods, from felling huge swaths of rainforest to meagrely compensating farmers who grow the beloved brew.
Alternative Nobel Prize Awarded to the Schmeisers
The Schmeisers have given the world a wake-up call about the dangers to farmers and biodiversity.
The Schmeisers have given the world a wake-up call about the dangers to farmers and biodiversity.
Organic Bounty
How can organic agriculture help feed the world's growing population? This highly debated question was discussed by 350 participants from 80 countries at a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) conference in Rome in May 2007.
How can organic agriculture help feed the world's growing population? This highly debated question was discussed by 350 participants from 80 countries at a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) conference in Rome in May 2007.
Canada's Organic Capital
It's early afternoon and I'm squinting down at carefully cultivated earth, trying to decipher which ones are weeds and which ones are fledgling beet leaves. The mid-June sun promises a hot summer and a sunburn if I'm not careful.
It's early afternoon and I'm squinting down at carefully cultivated earth, trying to decipher which ones are weeds and which ones are fledgling beet leaves. The mid-June sun promises a hot summer and a sunburn if I'm not careful.
Future Famine?
Seeing the abundance on display in our supermarkets-pyramids of multicoloured fruit piled skyward, bright green and yellow veggies crowding large bins, shelves brimming with canned goods-it's tough to contemplate the prospect of global famine.
Seeing the abundance on display in our supermarkets-pyramids of multicoloured fruit piled skyward, bright green and yellow veggies crowding large bins, shelves brimming with canned goods-it's tough to contemplate the prospect of global famine.
The Omnivore's Dilemma
The length of Michael Pollan's latest book makes it daunting to begin. But don't let the number of pages fool you: this is an exceptionally engaging book for anyone who is the least bit interested in food, and as such, makes for rapid reading.
The length of Michael Pollan's latest book makes it daunting to begin. But don't let the number of pages fool you: this is an exceptionally engaging book for anyone who is the least bit interested in food, and as such, makes for rapid reading.
A Better Bouquet of Blooming Organics
Good for you. You've decided to eat organic foods, as locally grown as possible. You have started your own organic backyard or balcony garden. You only drive your car when biking, walking, busing, or carpooling is impossible. You support environmental organizations and vote for the most environmentally dedicated political leaders.
Good for you. You've decided to eat organic foods, as locally grown as possible. You have started your own organic backyard or balcony garden. You only drive your car when biking, walking, busing, or carpooling is impossible. You support environmental organizations and vote for the most environmentally dedicated political leaders.
Modern Fruits and Veggies in a Nutritional Slump
Remember picking green beans on Granny's farm and feeling confident in their homegrown goodness? Well, the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables has dropped in the past 50 years. Some researchers argue this nutritional slump is caused by the current agricultural trend of growing large-yielding crops fast, which doesn't give plants enough time to synthesize or obtain maximum nutrients from the soil.
Remember picking green beans on Granny's farm and feeling confident in their homegrown goodness? Well, the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables has dropped in the past 50 years. Some researchers argue this nutritional slump is caused by the current agricultural trend of growing large-yielding crops fast, which doesn't give plants enough time to synthesize or obtain maximum nutrients from the soil.
Ch-Ch-Changes
New regulations and a new national label for Canadian organic products will give consumers the assurance that the food they are buying meets the minimum national organic standard of Canada. The new regulations have been drafted in a way that allows their scope to be expanded in the future. This includes livestock feed and aquaculture but does not include pet food, landscape certification, fibre products, and cosmetics.
New regulations and a new national label for Canadian organic products will give consumers the assurance that the food they are buying meets the minimum national organic standard of Canada. The new regulations have been drafted in a way that allows their scope to be expanded in the future. This includes livestock feed and aquaculture but does not include pet food, landscape certification, fibre products, and cosmetics.
Organic: For Better or Worse?
There was a time when buying organic food was something of an ordeal except in summer and fall, when one could always find a farmer's market and stock up on fresh fruits and veggies.
There was a time when buying organic food was something of an ordeal except in summer and fall, when one could always find a farmer's market and stock up on fresh fruits and veggies.
Chef Marcus Von Albrecht
Wolfing down ready-made salads from the corner store or speed-spooning a bowl of barley soup might get nutrients into the body, but food is more than fuel. Slowing things down and viewing the kitchen as a sanctuary can put a whole new spin on not only our cooking, but also our health.
Wolfing down ready-made salads from the corner store or speed-spooning a bowl of barley soup might get nutrients into the body, but food is more than fuel. Slowing things down and viewing the kitchen as a sanctuary can put a whole new spin on not only our cooking, but also our health.
Organics: Hype or Hope?
Do you buy organic products because you don't want pesticides in your food? In a world where persistent toxic chemicals pollute the oceans and DDT has been found in Antarctic snow, perhaps you've wondered if it's possible to buy anything that's truly pesticide free.
Do you buy organic products because you don't want pesticides in your food? In a world where persistent toxic chemicals pollute the oceans and DDT has been found in Antarctic snow, perhaps you've wondered if it's possible to buy anything that's truly pesticide free.
Good News for Carnivores
It's pretty hard not to notice the growing number of organic products available to today's consumer. At one time the exclusive preserve of health food stores and farmer's markets, organic produce and, more recently, meat products are now taking up substantial shelf space in your local supermarket.
It's pretty hard not to notice the growing number of organic products available to today's consumer. At one time the exclusive preserve of health food stores and farmer's markets, organic produce and, more recently, meat products are now taking up substantial shelf space in your local supermarket.
You've Heard It Through the Grapevine
After hundreds of studies, what do we really know about wine's health benefits? You've read the data, but how much of it is true? Over 100 scientific reports since 1991 provide strong evidence that wine consumption prevents heart disease.
After hundreds of studies, what do we really know about wine's health benefits? You've read the data, but how much of it is true? Over 100 scientific reports since 1991 provide strong evidence that wine consumption prevents heart disease.
Slip Into Something More Organic
Many of us have made the shift towards an ecologically aware lifestyle. Perhaps you have chosen to eat organic foods, to buy more locally made products, or to switch to public transport.
Many of us have made the shift towards an ecologically aware lifestyle. Perhaps you have chosen to eat organic foods, to buy more locally made products, or to switch to public transport.
On Board for Organics
Organic foods are the fastest-growing segment of the Canadian agricultural sector. In each of the past 10 years, sales have increased 20 percent in Canada, and worldwide annual sales of organic products are now estimated at $20 billion..
Organic foods are the fastest-growing segment of the Canadian agricultural sector. In each of the past 10 years, sales have increased 20 percent in Canada, and worldwide annual sales of organic products are now estimated at $20 billion..
Certified Delicious
Pasta is comfort food, generally high in carbohydrates that stimulate production of serotonin - our brain's feel-goodneurotransmitter.
Pasta is comfort food, generally high in carbohydrates that stimulate production of serotonin - our brain's feel-good
Where You Bin?
To many health- and eco-conscious consumers, organic foods and bulk bins seem made for each other. Shopping in bulk gives us the option of buying two kilos of rice flour or 10 grams of dried organic blueberries without excessive packaging.
To many health- and eco-conscious consumers, organic foods and bulk bins seem made for each other. Shopping in bulk gives us the option of buying two kilos of rice flour or 10 grams of dried organic blueberries without excessive packaging.
Cut to the Mustard
Picture a solitary burger patty (veggie or otherwise) sitting naked on a bun. Somehow, it doesn't seem complete. Where's the pizzazz? Where's the zip? Condiments add excitement to many of our favourite foods.
Picture a solitary burger patty (veggie or otherwise) sitting naked on a bun. Somehow, it doesn't seem complete. Where's the pizzazz? Where's the zip? Condiments add excitement to many of our favourite foods.
Reading Labels
Quality is never more important than when it comes to baby food. Ideally, we would prepare all of baby's meals from scratch with organic ingredients. When schedules get too crowded, however, we are grateful for the wide selection of puréed baby food available on store shelves.
Quality is never more important than when it comes to baby food. Ideally, we would prepare all of baby's meals from scratch with organic ingredients. When schedules get too crowded, however, we are grateful for the wide selection of puréed baby food available on store shelves.
The Truth About Coffee
Growing wild in Ethiopia, carried along ancient trade routes to Yemen and through Venice to Europe, coffee finally arrived on our shores in the 1700s.
Growing wild in Ethiopia, carried along ancient trade routes to Yemen and through Venice to Europe, coffee finally arrived on our shores in the 1700s.
Certified Organic: A Sustainable Initiative
The media recently jumped on the report that the federal government spent $914,000 to establish an organic research and education centre at Nova Scotia Agricultural College last July.
The media recently jumped on the report that the federal government spent $914,000 to establish an organic research and education centre at Nova Scotia Agricultural College last July.
Nutritious Organics No Surprise
It's common sense that organic foods are more nutritious than conventionally farmed produce, but now there's science to back that claim. Dr Virginia Worthington at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University reviewed 41 studies comparing 35 vitamin and mineral levels of organic and conventional produce.
It's common sense that organic foods are more nutritious than conventionally farmed produce, but now there's science to back that claim. Dr Virginia Worthington at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University reviewed 41 studies comparing 35 vitamin and mineral levels of organic and conventional produce.
The Potato-Major Polluter or Eco-Spud?
Canada's favorite vegetable--the potato--can be an environmental hazard. But it needn't be s.
Canada's favorite vegetable--the potato--can be an environmental hazard. But it needn't be s.
A Pioneer Apple Farmer
The severe Ontario winters in the mid-1930s killed our family orchard, so for years I went to school with no apples. What a hardship! Even at a young age, I knew that apples were very important to our family's survival..
The severe Ontario winters in the mid-1930s killed our family orchard, so for years I went to school with no apples. What a hardship! Even at a young age, I knew that apples were very important to our family's survival..
Make Apples Your Super Snack
It doesn't much matter, from a nutritional point of view, which kind of apple you eat. All apples are beneficial to health. But sadly, we currently consume only 20 pounds of fresh apples a year--less than an apple a week.
It doesn't much matter, from a nutritional point of view, which kind of apple you eat. All apples are beneficial to health. But sadly, we currently consume only 20 pounds of fresh apples a year--less than an apple a week.
Detoxing Your Outer Body
Going organic is a sure way of decreasing your consumption of pesticide.
Going organic is a sure way of decreasing your consumption of pesticide.
Take the Guessing out of Organic
So you've made the decision to buy organic. Now, how do you find it? Here are some basic guidelines on what to look for and some suggestions for reducing your exposure to toxic chemicals when organic food is not readily available. If you buy organic from a store, a label offers important guarantees.
So you've made the decision to buy organic. Now, how do you find it? Here are some basic guidelines on what to look for and some suggestions for reducing your exposure to toxic chemicals when organic food is not readily available. If you buy organic from a store, a label offers important guarantees.
