Posts Tagged ‘organic food’

1 of TIME’s 10 Big Recession Surprises: Growing Organic Food Sales

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

fruits_and_vegetables21Could it be that the unavailability of health care, has consumers buying organic, in order to stay as healthy as possible?  Or is simply that consumers want to good for their planet, even during tough financial times?  Is it a combination.  Whatever the reason may be, the organic food industry is  still growing exponentially.

“This is a corollary to the sliding affection for canned soups. People want to take better care of themselves — not despite the recession but because of it” (Time.com).

The market research firm, Packaged Goods, expected sales of relatively costly foods like (more…)

Burgerville: Proving how a fast-food chain can be fresh, local and sustainable

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

BurgervilleWhether a chain of 39 restaurants or 1,000, incorporating local, sustainable practices in a fast-food business can be accomplished.  This is exactly what Burgerville has done.  This Pacific Northwest chain of 39 fast-food restaurants has set the bar for “green” fast-food, looking for ways to deepen their commitment to fresh, local, sustainable practices through partnerships with local businesses, farms and producers.

It’s right there in their motto: Fresh. Local. Sustainable.  It’s no surprise.  To many people, eating fast-food has lost its appeal.  Films like Super Size Me, Fast Food Nation and the recent release of Food, Inc. have all exposed the negatives of fast-food dining.  For example, where the hell are those 2 (more…)

The Dirty Dozen: The most important foods to buy in organic form

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

A1DFD0We often don’t think about the consequences when we’re biting into a large non-organic Fuji apple, but in reality, we are exposed to about 10 different pesticides.  This is exactly why the Environmental Working Group has developed “The Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides,” which ranks pesticide contamination for 47 popular fruits and vegetables based on an analysis of 87,000 tests for pesticides on these foods, conducted from 2000 to 2007 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration.

The “dirty dozen” are the fruits and vegetables that are most important to buy in organic form, exposing people to about 10 pesticides per day, on average.  Eating the 15 least contaminated will expose a person to less than (more…)

Documentary or Horror Film? Food, Inc. may fall into both categories…

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

The Hangover, Up and Star Trek…it’s another summer of box-office blockbusters.  But one film that has been under the radar is Food, Inc (in theaters now). Now, I wouldn’t even mention this film if it hasn’t gotten any love from the critics.  On Rotten Tomatoes, it’s received a (more…)