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Gary Foster, director of the Center for Obesity Research and Education at Temple University and colleagues have just completed a two year study. Five Philadelphia elementary schools replaced sodas with fruit juice. They scaled back snacks and banished candy. They handed out raffle tickets for wise food choices. They spent hours teaching kids, their parents and teachers about good nutrition.
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Organic and sustainably made swimwear has been fairly difficult to find until now, with most bikinis and swimsuits made from obscure, synthetic materials. But all that is changing, as designers are using more eco friendly and recycled materials in their swimwear collections.
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Organic Valley Cooperative has honored Veterinarian Dr. Paul Detloff with the group's highest honor, the Ray Hass Organic Pioneer Award. Dr. Detloff serves as Organic Valley's resident doctor of veterinary medicine, educating the co-op's farmer members and retail and consumer partners on the importance of organics in herd health through presentations, farm visits and workshops. For the past five years, Organic Valley has recognized a deserving farmer with the award, named for the late Ray Hass, one of its founding farmers. The award was presented during the organization's annual meetin
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Blue Strawberry, the leading society wedding and party caterer, has launched its Organic Weddings Service in the UK. In line with the ever growing consumer demand for organic, locally grown food, Blue Strawberry is recognising a new wedding trend for brides and grooms and party hosts in general, asking for organic, locally grown, sustainable weddings and parties.
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Join us in London, UK for a unique seminar on sustainable fashion in Europe! This seminar, especially organized for brands and retailers, is the perfect opportunity to learn the fundamentals on organic and sustainable fashion, or take your knowledge further. It promises to be a session packed with information and interesting speakers from companies such as Marks&Spencer, adidas, Ecotextile News, Dystar and many others.
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Two brothers are embracing the organic food craze and found the inspiration to start a new food product line from their great grandfather Joe, who immigrated to the U.S. from Italy and grew his own vegetables naturally.
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Hi All,
So what's taking McDonald's so long to implement the change they promised us in the oil it uses to eliminate the trans fat in its french fries? Even today--nearly 6 years later, if you look at McDonald's web site's FAQs, McDonald's claims this is "still a priority for them, but the ability to change the oil is still dependent on the supplies of the oil" they want to use, so they have not yet made the change.
At the time McDonald's got plenty of kudos from the heavy public relations they put out o
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'All beers were organic 100 years ago' says Christopher Mark O'Brien, Silver Spring based author of "Fermenting Revolution: How to Drink Beer and Save the World."
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Organic Style Ltd., the eco luxury internet retailer, announced the acquisition of Coyuchi, Inc., an eco luxury brand for premium organic and Fair Trade cotton bed and bath products.
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As any trip down the produce aisle at the grocery will tell you, the popularity of organic foods has risen dramatically.
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Naturally grown fruits and vegetables are a rare commodity these days as most of the fruits and vegetables are cultivated using chemical fertilisers making them hazardous to the health of consumer. This fear has forced consumers to opt for organic foods which are cultivated using natural fertilisers.
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Brent Lewis as new CEO. Brent has over 20 years of experience in the industry. Many spent with NASDAQ firms.
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THE area of land under organic management in Wales increased by 15 per cent in 2007 and now amounts to 90,000 hectares on 800 holdings, 6.3 per cent of the total Welsh agricultural area.
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While evidence suggests that smelling and admiring conventional flowers does no harm, there are a growing number of consumers who favor sustainable development, and chemical free products. In recent years, the flower industry has answered this demand by adopting various standards, such as VeraFlora, Biodynamic, and Fair Trade Certified. All of the environmental standards have merit, but the Certified Organic standard reaches the most consumers and carries the greatest appeal.
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Stonyfield Farm, the world's leading organic yogurt-maker, is expanding the flavor offerings of its organic, authentically strained Greek yogurt, Oikos Organic. New Blueberry and Honey flavor on the bottom Greek yogurts join the Oikos Organic line of 0% fat favorites, Vanilla and Plain. Oikos Organic is the only nationally distributed organic Greek yogurt on the market today.
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A new chocolate company formed in April 2007, in Lancaster County, which makes 'truffle' type chocolates using nearly all high quality 'organic' ingredients; from the chocolate used, to other ingredients such as organic powdered sugar, organic butter, and organic nuts (including peanuts, cashews and almonds).
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The Duke of Cambridge, a pub owned by an NRI restaurateur Geetie Singh in Islington on the outskirts of London has been chosen as the best organic restaurant in Britain.
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Hi All,
I love Mexican food--not just for Cinco De Mayo, but year-round! And as a flexitarian it is an easy meatless or fish-based choice (for those of you on the East Coast, fish tacos and fish burritos are standard fare in the West). But some of the choices you make will be the difference between healthy fare vs. a diet disaster.
So in honor of Cinco De Mayo, here are some tips on making Mexican food healthier:
--Substitute low-fat, high-fiber whole wheat tortillas free of hydrogenated oil for white flour ones
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Hi All,
There are tons of energy bars out there--some are basically just candy bars trying to masquerade as healthy food, others are nutritious and convenient snacks or meal replacements especially on the go.
I've tried a ton of them, but hand down, Clif Bars and many of the other members of the Clif Bar family are my favorites. Not just because of the taste, but because they range from 70% organic ingredients (and it is usually the key ingredients I like to see organic that are) to fully certified as organic, are free of h
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BOOM could turn to bust for Wales' organic producers, the sector has been warned.
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A new organic farming action plan has been launched by the food minister Trevor Sargent.
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Providence, R.I. convenience store chooses Organic Fair Trade coffee from True Blue Coffee Roasters to complete the upgrade of their coffee program.
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The organic food method has been around for decades now, and the wine industry is starting to get on board.
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Coffee organically grown inside the Mt. Kanlaon Natural Park is now available for those who prefer their every cup to come from chemical free and select coffee cherries.
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Undeterred by a growing list of grocery competitors in the Dallas area, Sunflower Farmers Market, a Colorado based organic and natural supermarket chain, said it's opening a Plano store later this year.
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