Japan said late on organic farming uptake (The Japan Times) LONDON (Kyodo) Consumer demand for organic food is growing dramatically in Japan and other parts of Asia, according to the Soil Association's recently released global Organic Market Report 2007. Read more ... ...more...WHOLE FOODS MARKET Career Opportunities (Metro Times Detroit) Whole Foods Market is the world?s largest retailer of natural and organic foods....more... Fair Indigo Introduces Fair Trade Organic Denim (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) For the first time, the concepts of organic and fair trade have come together in the mainstream apparel market to satisfy the rapidly-growing group of socially conscious customers looking for more responsible buying choices....more... UK organic sales hit £2bn - up 22% (Fishupdate.com) ORGANIC food and drink sales in the UK nudged the £2 billion mark for the first time in 2006, with a sustained market growth rate of 22 per cent throughout the year....more... Organic food sales approach £2bn (The Scotsman: Business) SALES of organic food in the UK are fast approaching £2 billion a year, according to the Soil Association, which confidently predicts further expansion....more... USDA offers funding for organic certification (Nutraingredients.com) 9/4/2007 - Small organic producers could benefit from proposed US Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding to help them meet organic certification costs....more... China Organic Announces Milestone Agreement with Major Regional Chinese Retail Distribution System (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance) China Organic Agriculture, Inc. (OTCBB:CNOA), a growth-driven agricultural and products company leading China's organic foods revolution, has announced today that the Company has reached a milestone three-year agreement with Songyuan-based Songyuan Grain and Oil Company that is expected to contribute revenues of 60 million Yuan, equivalent to approximately USD $7.9 million in revenues during ......more... Organic farm takes root (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) Wegmans Food Markets Inc. is melding two big consumer trends ? local and organic foods ? with its new organic research farm in Canandaigua. Video from the farm...more... Foodies' ideal: Local and organic (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) In many foodie circles, local has trumped organic as the new ideal. We explain what a food mile tells you about your food. Eat Local blog...more... |