Organic Food

White Rice vs. Brown Rice: What’s the Difference?

The history of rice cultivation stretches back hella far — even further back than most crops. Some research suggests that it was first domesticated as many as 10,000 years ago. Though white rice boomed as a cash crop in the American South starting in the 1600s, it wasn’t really until the health food movement of the 1960s and
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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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7 Health Benefits of Honey

Written By Jackie Moncada, CNHP The sweet substance of honey is a long-time favorite for so many everyday additions in the kitchen. It is one of the most appreciated natural food products since ancient times and for good reason. Because honey is so high in sugar, containing 80 percent sugar and 20 percent water, many stay
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