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Our Forgotten Sacred Relationship with Food

June 5, 2023  |  by Kaare Melby, Organizing CoordinatorOrganic Consumers Association I don’t think it’s a controversial statement to say that we have lost our relationship with food. But what does that mean? It means that our food has become divorced from the plants, animals, and traditions that it came from. The American diet is
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Organic farming more profitable

Benefit more from organic farming than conventional. Bill Condie Workers harvest organic crops in a New England farm. While yields are lower than on conventional farms, profit margins are higher. Credit: JOHN BURKE/GETTY IMAGESOrganic agriculture is more profitable for farmers than conventional agriculture, despite the lower yields, according to a global survey published this week in
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The End of Organic (as we know it)

Jim Riddle Farmer at Blue Fruit Farm The End of Organic (as we know it) By Jim Riddle, Organic Independents LLP, Blue Fruit Farm October 25, 2022 The fundamental concepts of organic farming have always been, “Feed the Soil, not the Plant,” and “Healthy Soil leads to Healthy Crops, Healthy Animals, Healthy People, and a
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