What’s Organic Milk?
Published by September 13th, 2007 in Action, Regulation, News, Biotech, Consumer, Industry, Labels, Animals, Food and Organic. 0 Comments
Maybe not what it purports to be when it’s from Aurora: the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that from 2003 through 2006 Aurora Organic Dairy willfully violated the federal requirements for organic milk production by illegally failing to provide pasture, and by selling milk from cows that were not fully under organic management. The milk was sold under the Aurora brand: High Meadows. It also packages the majority of all private label organic milk and butter in the country for supermarkets such as Safeway, Costco, WalMart, Target and Wild Oats.
“Don’t let one bad actor ruin your support for organic agriculture! By holding Aurora accountable for its terrible behavior, we put other companies on notice that we will not accept any violations of the organic standards. Together we can support the hard working farmers who are dedicated to the integrity of the organic label.” — Center For Food Safety
They Get It!
Published by August 21st, 2007 in Marketing, Events, Consumer, Farming, Agriculture, Food and Organic. 0 Comments
An article published this Sunday in the Regional section of the New York Times titled “In Pursuit of Farm Fresh Flavor” by Kim Severson did a lot to restore my faith in — well — human cognitive functioning (yes, it’s been that bad). But on a smaller scale, my faith in the mainstream media is also somewhat repaired.
Full text of the New York Times article has been made available online by a number of sites including [this one].
“All over the tristate area, the church of local food is growing at rates that have farmers, serious cooks and even the most casual farm stand shoppers in awe.”
–In Pursuit of Farm Fresh Flavor
