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Most of us meet the idea of detoxing with the same dread we'd reserve for a root canal. Cleansing usually involves varying stages of starvation combined with powerful herbs to [...]

With the current economic crisis, no one wants to waste money on frivolous purchases or unappreciated gifts. This holiday season we can vote with each dollar we spend by purchasing [...]

FRESH, LOCAL, ORGANIC, SEASONAL--this is the new mantra for choosing nourishing food, and for no one could these criteria be more important than for infants just beginning to eat solid […]

These days, it seems like everyone is starting to think 'green' Recycling cans and plastic, switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs and driving hybrid cars are some of the steps [...]

In 1977, when Doug Adair purchased his small plot of farmland in Thermal, California--a farming community 30 miles from the resort destination of Palm Springs--organic foods and organic farming were [...]

The organic segment of the food industry continues to expand, and dairy is no exception. Sales of organic-food products in the United States grew 17 percent to $12.7 billion in […]

Franny Stephens, namesake and co-owner of casual-chic Italian spot Franny's in New York City's Brooklyn borough, sums up her policy on organics with a simple declaration: 'We use the highest-quality [...]

I have a confession to make: until recently, my love for all things organic was as much affectation as inclination. Hazy remnants of my hippie days dictated my relentless championing [...]

Consumers increasingly prefer 'natural' ingredients on the back-of-pack. Many would rather have ingredients in their foods that did not sound like they came from a chemistry textbook. Clean labelling aims [...]

The growing trend toward the use of organic foods, reporting $13 billion sales, is discussed.

Every weekend, across the country, vending stands are set up in public parks or parking lots, filled with fresh fruits and vegetables, humanely raised meat and dairy, and grains, breads, [...]

ON THE MENU When The Vogues sang of their idea of Eden-'Please take me to the land of milk and honey/to the land of love and sunshine'-they might well have [...]

A number of companies are extending their Fairtrade products to include spices, cookies, chocolate, muffins and a range of other snacks, as well as tea and coffee 1. Spice it [...]

Whole health consumers may be willing to pay a premium, but that doesn't mean they won't try to save money - especially when times get tough. According to a survey [...]

Morton Williams was prepared for the area's ethnicity, but the degree of its customers' health-consciousness came as a surprise. Organic milk, eggs and yogurt outsell the regular versions of these [...]

The organic category has enjoyed stratospheric growth over the past two decades, shooting from $1 billion in sales in 1990 to more than $20 billion today, according to the Organic [...]

DALLAS - LOHAS consumers, or members of the segment that leads a 'Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability' when it comes to the foods they put in their body, the things [...]

By Kate Leahy, Senior Associate Editor Operators are eager to oblige consumers' call for local food sourcing, but doing so can require adjustments in purchasing strategies. Every week during football [...]

According to Mintel, British shoppers spent #2 billion on ethical foods last year, up by 62 per cent since 2002. A third of shoppers now buy Fairtrade wherever possible and [...]

With the market for fairtrade products reaching increasingly younger consumers, it's time to get in on the act Sarah Purcell If you think Fairtrade and organic products are still the [...]

Byline: Sid Evans/Editor-in-Chief IF YOU REALLY WANT TO GO ORGANIC, GO HUNTING 'A growing number of carnivores are looking for assurances that before it became dinner, their turkey--or the animal [...]

The plant that brought the world tequila has been generating a new kind of buzz in the unlikeliest of places - the organic and all-natural sweetener market. Blue agave nectar [...]

While campuses throughout the nation traditionally offer some organic food, The University of California's Berkeley campus is the first to offer a salad bar that holds an organic certification from [...]

ORGANIC CAMPAIGN DEEMED A SUCCESS MINNEAPOLIS -- Sales and survey results compiled by the Natural Marketing Institute, Harleysville, Pa., indicated that this year's Go Organic! for Earth Day campaign significantly [...]

There is surging interest across the foodservice channel for organic foods, with half of respondents to Restaurants & Institution's 2005 Organic Food Study saying they currently use at lease some [...]

WITH THE DIET industry composing a multi-billion dollar business, it's no surprise that f&b experts are creating menus to meet specific diet demands. And while clients are asking for many [...]

Zucca might mean 'pumpkin' in Italian -- but as a store, Zucca's is hoping to squash the competition in the area of health and wellness. Zucca's, owned and operated by [...]

vidalia onions Grown in the sandy soil around Vidalia, Georgia, and harvested in early springtime, Vidalia onions are juicy and sweet-so sweet, in fact, that they're delicious eaten raw. Look […]

Byline: Rodale, Maria. HOW I CHANGED MY diet By rediscovering a simple truth: Whole foods are best. Even though I was one size away from having to shop at those […]

Tim Green, organics director at Checkmate International Certification, looks at some of the issues raised by putting organic meals on the menu Organic farming is a sustainable farming system which [...]

Being a teacher in a school is rather like being a politician in government. The requirements are much the same. Both have to know their subject, deliver the principles of [...]

ORGANIC, ARTISANAL FOODS ARE NOW UBIQUITOUS, but locally grown skin care is still a niche market. However, complexion-obsessed New Yorkers who seek out all things natural and naturally effective have [...]

Organic To Go Food Corporation is expanding its cafes, grab-and-go kiosks, and delivery services across the U.S. West Coast in an effort to educate people on the benefits of healthy eating.

Increasing organic food consumption in Austria is discussed.