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Organic Foods

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Dairyface: Do I Eat It or Put It on My Face?

    Ever since we watched our mother slather raw eggs and mayonnaise on her hair and smashed avocado on her face, the idea of using food as beauty treatment has held a certain appeal. So we were kind of excited to try Dairyface, a new line of skincare products that looks like cartons of yogurt (because ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Farmers Market Fairy Brings Market Food to You (Pixie Dust Invisible)

    Does it sound like a dream you've had for a while? As in "I really wish someone would go to the market for me this week." Well, that's why Linda Mark calls herself the Farmers Market Fairy. Her chariot rides on a wave of fairy dust as she flits from one daily market to another, all in service of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    Monsanto Wins Legal Case, Twirls Mustache, Cackles, and Dashes Off

    When we hear the name "Monsanto," we often imagine a mustache-twirling villain with a velvet tongue and a heart as black as oven-burnt molasses.  Perhaps it's fitting then that, in January, Natural News readers voted Monsanto -- not a man but an agribusiness giant -- the world's most evil corporati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2012

    Organic Food Deal Between U.S. and EU Signed

    Officials from the United States and the European Union signed a deal today in Nuremburg, Germany, that will allow organic food products to be sold as such in both regions. As it stands now, food labeled as organic has to conform to different standards according to place of origin. The new regulatio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    5 Local Farmers Who are Doing it Right

    Felicia FriesemaThe Hollywood market earlier this year.​After reading Beth Barrett's piece about farmers markets this week, it might be tempting to hang up the locavore hat and head out for an angsty and cathartic mouthful at the local McDonald's. We're envisioning an army of market goers as ... More >>

  • News

    November 10, 2011

    L.A. Farmers Markets Exposed

    Often, produce sold at stalls isn't organic, grown by small farms — or even spray-free

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Hungary Destroys Genetically Modified Corn Crops

    Flickr/stevendepolo​ Hungary has destroyed almost 1,000 acres of corn found to have been grown with genetically modified seeds, which are illegal in the country, International Business Times reports. The corn was plowed under so that pollen would not contaminate other crops. The action came ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Organic Water? Straight Outta West Wales

    ​Wales, that wee country that perches on England's lap, is known for its harpists and sheep. But if llanllyr SOURCE has its way, it will be adding organic water to its portfolio of admirable assets. For the past eleven years, the company has been sucking water from under its swath of certifi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    E. Coli Outbreak Update: Eat Your Salad, Nobody Knows Yet

    Flickr/petitshooyou can still eat this stuff​ According to the AP, German officials have retracted statements linking a lethal E. coli outbreak to sprouts from an organic farm in northern Germany. In what is now the second retraction in a week, officials said that there is no evidence that spr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Swiftboat Veterans for Fruit: An Event in Support of Archi's Acres

    ​ The evils of Monsanto and its big produce brethren are well documented (just type "the evils of" into a google search bar), but the good things that small, organic farms are doing often fly under the radar. In the spirit of righting that wrong, the art gallery Chalk Los Angeles will host Ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    Chipotle Debuts "Horrors of Processed Foods" Halloween Program

    ChipotleHappy Halloween From Chipotle's Chairman & Jamie Oliver​ Still undecided on a Halloween costume? With only a few days to go until every man, woman, child and family pet transforms themselves into some version of a super hero, sexy nurse, pirate, and four-legged bratwurst, we've got an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2010

    The Cornucopia Institute's Organic Egg Scorecard

    The Cornucopia Institute​ Ever lost your mind standing in front of a chilly, carton-stuffed refrigerator case, trying to decide which organic eggs belong in your Sunday morning omelets? If your standards for sustainability, safety, and humane rearing conditions are silo-high, you might want t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2010

    Your New Local Indie Health Food Store: Silver Lake Natural Food Market

    J. Ritz​ Who says the indie health food store is a thing of the past? True, Whole Foods has brought that heady "heath food store smell" -- which we suppose comes from commingling aromas of natural soaps, vitamins, freshly juiced wheatgrass and such -- into the mainstream, but the longevity of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2010

    October Unprocessed: Q & A With Food Blogger Andrew Wilder, Unprocessed Food Man

    Want to eat healthier, feel better and live longer? A million suggestions are out there on how to do just that, but a good place to start might be processed foods. As in, not eating them. Doritos, M&M's, Oscar Mayer wieners, McDonald's french fries -- could you do away with them all? Okay, how about ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    South Central Farmers: New Life with a Ceremony, a Festival Water

    Brooke BurtonTribal Elders and South Central Farmers at Buttonwillow Farm's Blessing​ The sun rose over Buttonwillow Farm in Bakersfield early last Saturday morning, as Native American elders and members of the South Central Farmers collective gathered to bless the land for future harvest. In ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    U.S. Dumps Organic Food Inspector In China

    ​When's the last time we heard some good news about the products we're importing from China? We don't remember either, but it's going to be another day at least. The New York Times reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is getting rid of one of their organic food inspection organizati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2010

    Forks Up! Outstanding in the Field Tix Still Available

    Outstanding in the Field​ Seats at chef-artist Jim Denevan's wildly popular communal table concept, the idiosyncratic, touring farmer-foodie collaboration known as Outstanding in the Field, have been selling out all over the country months in advance and despite their steep, if cost-appropriat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    Calling All Green Thumbs: Sustainable Sundays and Master Gardening at the Natural History Museum

    ​ The Natural History Museum isn't just about flora, fauna, and fossils. In an effort to make sense of today's gold mine of environmental information, the museum is bringing back its Sustainable Sundays series, and introducing a brand-new gardening workshop for experts and newbies alike.

  • Calendar

    February 26, 2010

    INCREDIBLE EDIBLES

    ​ The Natural History Museum isn't just about flora, fauna, and fossils. In an effort to make sense of today's gold mine of environmental information, the museum is bringing back its Sustainable Sundays series, and introducing a brand-new gardening workshop for experts and newbies alike.

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2009

    Meyer Lemons: What to Buy Now At the Farmers Market

    Amy ScattergoodMeyer lemons at Garcia Farm's stall​A Meyer lemon is something that you might take for granted living in Southern California, the way you can overlook the ocean's permanent composition of place and the (usually) stunning weather. You should not. Leticia Garcia, of Garcia Organic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2009

    Collectible Nite Owl Coffee: Who Watches the Watchmen's Caffeine Intake?

    It's subversively good!Beyond the obvious - which is to say the countless cast members gracing magazine covers, ubiquitous billboards at every major crossroads from the East L.A. intersection to the beach - the Watchmen blitz is clearly on. The wait for the long-awaited film adaptation of the Citiz ... More >>

  • Eat+Drink

    August 7, 2008

    Rush Street: A Man's World

    A guy-food safe haven where even the salads are topped with carnitas

  • Eat+Drink

    June 22, 2006

    Certifiable

    Big organic versus the little guys

  • Eat+Drink

    August 21, 2003

    In the Raw

    Big organic versus the little guys

  • News

    July 19, 2001

    Seeds of Wrath

    Silencing debate on biotech foods

  • News

    May 31, 2001

    Joe Cool

    A guide to cold

  • News

    July 13, 2000

    Frankenfoods

    Should genetically modified produce frighten you?

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