The New York Times
By MELANIE WARNER
Many organic foods have been popping up on the shelves of Wal-Mart in recent years, but none have been as popular as organic milk. For many shoppers, particularly mothers with small children, it is the first organic product they try.
Now organic milk is about to become much more widely […]
USDA is awarding more than $4.5 million in research grants to address organic agricultural issues and priorities, including global competitiveness
Wal-Mart’s entry into the organic sector could turn out to be another example of how one decision by this company–however market-driven–might do tremendous good, simply because of its scale.
But while there are potential upsides to Wal-Mart’s move, it also offers plenty of reasons to worry. To advocates of local economies, like Judy Wicks, founder of Philadelphia’s White Dog Cafe and co-chair of the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia, an organic Wal-Mart could do “more harm than good” because of the changes it will bring about in the organic food industry.
Britain’s once fertile soil has been systematically stripped of its crucial minerals by industrial farming, leaving our fruit and vegetables tasteless and a nation in chronic ill health. Graham Harvey calls for a return to nutritious food.