The Scotsman: Organic beer and wine have been around for a number of years, but now there is organic Scotch. Slainte!
Washington Post: Farmers and consumers fight battle against organic milk from feedlots.
In Business (by way of Organic Consumers Alliance): Hey Portlanders! OCA has reprinted an excellent article discussing the business model of Portland’s New Seasons (started by former Nature’s employees) and contrasting that to Whole Foods. From the article: “More than a quarter of the items in each store sit above yellow shelf tags that mark them as locally grown.”
OregonLive.com: How one family of three has managed to eat all-organic for $100-$150 per week. Part of a four-part package; see links at top of the page.
Boston Globe: Ohio small farmers are trying to save certain breeds of cows, pigs, and chickens from extinction.
LA Times: Eric Schlosser educates Berkeley kids about McDonald’s.
LiveScience: Yet another take on why eating local can trump eating organic, depending on where in the country you live.
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June 27th, 2006 at 2:23 pm
Let’s see…
Organic gin? Check.
Organic vodka? Check.
Organic vermouth? Only in San Francisco it seems.
I’ll stick with my Scotch.