organics

Organic advances protected in bipartisan House bill

Despite the chaos of the U.S. House of Representatives, a bipartisan effort is underway to ensure organic standards continuously evolve and improve. H.R. 5973, the Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act (CIAO) 2023,... more »

Texas organic farm highlights weeding

Shakera and Juan Raygoza went from a small vegetable consumer supported agriculture business model to running a wholesale radish farm in the suburbs of Edinburg, Texas — Terra Preta Farm. The use of a... more »

USDA sets NOSB fall meeting dates

The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) has scheduled its fall 2023 meeting, along with two virtual comment sessions for people unable to attend in person. The meeting is Oct. 24-26 in Providence, Rhode Island, with... more »

2022 organic food sales hit record $61.7 billion

Organic food sales in the U.S. topped $60 billion for the first time in 2022, almost doubling 2021’s growth and now accounting for 6% of total food sales in the nation. The 2023 Organic Industry... more »

Wholesum adds organic seed production

Adding in-house capabilities to produce organic seeds is helping Wholesum transition to a more fully-integrated organic vegetable growing operation. The organic seeds project, which includes breeding seeds specifically for organic production, began in 2022 and... more »