TASMANIA TO HOST WORLD'S BIGGEST ORGANIC ORCHARD
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| Posted: Friday, 17 October
2003 |
11 October, ABC Australia
A tourism development and the world's biggest organic orchard have been announced for Webster's Parramatta Creek site, near Elizabeth Town in northern Tasmania.
The agricultural company has sold the orchard and its fruit processing factory for $3.....
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AUSTRALIA: ORGANICS INDUSTRY 'GET THE PICTURE' WITH FIRST NATIONAL SURVEY
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| Posted: Friday, 19 September
2003 |
21 August, Senator Judith Troeth via OFA Organic Industry Update
The Australian Government is providing more than $60,000 for a study designed to boost the growth of Australia's organic agriculture industry, the Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Judith Troeth announced today.
Senator Troeth said organic produce is a small industry set for expansion in Australia, with 2,000 certified producers-including growers, processors and manufacturers, exporters and retailers.....
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BFA ORGANIC FOOD AND FARMING REPORT 2003
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| Posted: Friday, 12 September
2003 |
Our thanks to the BFA, Australia’s largest organic industry representative group, for an early edition of their report for 2003, of which excerpts are shown below.
Dr Andrew Monk, CEO of the Biological Farmers of Australia
The BFA this year publicized research suggesting the farm gate value of organic was less than had been guesstimated from past years.....
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AUSTRALIA: ORGANIC FARMING ON THE RISE
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| Posted: Friday, 05 September
2003 |
A new report from Australian organic certifying body Biological Farmers Australia says one in 10 primary producers will be farming organically by 2020.
The report says the number of organic producers has grown by 20 to 30 per cent over the last two years but that still represents only 2 per cent of all primary producers.....
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IT'S TIME GOVERNMENT ACTED TO PROTECT NON-GM GROWERS
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| Posted: Friday, 04 July
2003 |
23 June, NPN
The Network of Concerned Farmers have expressed disappointment that Bayer Cropscience has indicated they have no intention to accept costs and liabilities for the control of their product.
Bayer Cropscience refused a request to withdraw their license application for genetically modified Invigor canola until this issue was resolved.....
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IRELAND: GREEN BOX ECO-FRIENDLY TOURISM SCHEME LAUNCHED
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| Posted: Friday, 23 May
2003 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE
Vol 4 Issue 19.
May 22 2003
Weekly International News from Organic Trade Services, www.....
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TANZANIA: 6,000 TO GET TRAINING IN ORGANIC FARMING
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| Posted: Friday, 23 May
2003 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE
Vol 4 Issue 19.
May 22 2003
Weekly International News from Organic Trade Services, www.....
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GM FOODS - TOWARDS AN APOCALYPSE BY DEVINDER SHARMA
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| Posted: Friday, 23 May
2003 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE
Vol 4 Issue 19.
May 22 2003
19 May
The noose is slowly tightening.....
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** The Organic Snack **
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| Posted: Wednesday, 21 May
2003 |
The bite-sized organic newsletter
Brought to you each week by The Organic Super Site
"Bringing People and the Planet Together"
www.
organicsupersite.....
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AUSTRALIA: PESTICIDE FOUND IN TEAS
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| Posted: Friday, 16 May
2003 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE
Vol 4 Issue 18.
May 15 2003
Weekly International News from Organic Trade Services, www.....
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USA: FIRST IMPACTS OF GMOS ON ORGANIC FARMERS ARE NOW DOCUMENTED
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| Posted: Friday, 16 May
2003 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE
Vol 4 Issue 18.
May 15 2003
14 May, OFRF
In a nationwide survey conducted by the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF), certified organic farmers have reported the first direct financial and related operational impacts associated with the threat of contamination by genetically modified organisms (GMOs).....
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** The Organic Snack **
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| Posted: Wednesday, 14 May
2003 |
The bite-sized organic newsletter
Brought to you each week by The Organic Super Site
"Bringing People and the Planet Together"
www.
organicsupersite.....
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AUSTRALIA: SEEKING DISEASE CONTROL PRODUCTS FOR USE IN THE AUSTRALIAN ORGANICS HORTICULTURAL INDUSTRY.
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| Posted: Friday, 09 May
2003 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE
Vol 4 Issue 17 May 8 2003
7 May, NPN News Update
NSW Agriculture is investigating alternatives to copper-based fungicides for use in organic farming systems and is calling for companies and individuals to come forward with information on alternative products that can control plant diseases.
Dr Lukas Van Zwieten (Research Scientist based at Wollongbar Agricultural Institute) heads up the project which aims to conduct a thorough review of literature on existing technologies that may replace or complement copper for disease control.....
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AUSTRALIA: RIRDC REPORT: LEVIES NOT RETURNED TO ORGANICS
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| Posted: Friday, 09 May
2003 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE
Vol 4 Issue 17 May 8 2003
1 May, by Dr Els Wynen on OFA Organic Industry Update
Executive Summary
It is often claimed that the organic industry in Australia receives insufficient funding for research and development.
Behind this claim lies the assumption that funding provided is less than the amount paid by organic farmers in obligatory research and development levies.....
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** The Organic Snack **
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| Posted: Thursday, 08 May
2003 |
The bite-sized organic newsletter
APPETISER: Cooking Tips and Recipes
Autumn is the time for….
Peas.....
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NEW ZEALAND: DODGY ORGANIC PRODUCE - BUT HOW CAN YOU TELL?
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| Posted: Friday, 02 May
2003 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE
Vol 4 Issue 16.
May 1 2003
26 April, By Fran Tyler www.....
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UK: NEW FOOD ADVICE SERVICE LAUNCHED FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
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| Posted: Friday, 02 May
2003 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE
Vol 4 Issue 16.
May 1 2003
28 April, babyorganix
A new, national children's food advice service has been launched to help health professionals feed the children in their care, following research which reveals that 85 per cent of nurseries across the country look after children who need special diets.....
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** The Organic Snack **
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| Posted: Tuesday, 29 April
2003 |
The bite-sized organic newsletter
APPETISER: Cooking Tips and Recipes
Dig out your soup recipes now in preparation for winter.
Lentil and vege soup, with meat or without, is a real winner in flavour, vitamins and minerals! Carrot and cumin, pumpkin and leek, hearty mushroom, chicken and vege - gran had the right idea!
MAIN COURSE: Organic Farming and Gardening Tip
Plan your garden strategies for next year by noting which crops did well in which position and by observing the soil conditions that either favoured good growth (friable biologically active soil) or was responsible for poor growth (compacted low fertility soil).....
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NEW ZEALAND: GM CROPS CAN COEXIST ALONGSIDE CONVENTIONAL FARMING, THE GOVERNMENT SAYS.
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| Posted: Tuesday, 29 April
2003 |
17 April, Kent Atkinson, New Zealand Herald
Cabinet papers show the Government has not followed the recommendation from the Royal Commission on genetic engineering and developed an industry code of practice for buffer zones between GM and unaltered crops.
Instead, Agriculture Minister Jim Sutton has said that coexistence was possible by considering each use of GM organism on a case-by-case basis, with different approaches for vaccines, animals and plants.....
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NETHERLANDS: ORGANIC FRUIT INDUSTRY COMMITTEE FORMED
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| Posted: Monday, 28 April
2003 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE
Vol 4 Issue 15.
April 24 2003
The Dutch fruit and vegetable industry umbrella organisation Frugi Venta, has created a new "Biohandel" (organic trade) committee according to Groenten en Fruit.....
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ORGANIC DEVELOPMENT IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
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| Posted: Tuesday, 22 April
2003 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE
Vol 4 Issue 14.
April 17 2003
ZMP
Swedish organizations Grolink and ECON in co-operation with SIDA (Swedish International Development Agency) and the Swedish organic control body KRAV are developing a framework for the development of organic farming in Bosnia-Herzegovina.....
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** The Organic Snack **
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| Posted: Thursday, 17 April
2003 |
The bite-sized organic newsletter
APPETISER: Cooking Tips and Recipes
The seasons are changing! Look for pears, apples, oranges, quinces and new season root vegetables for more sustaining dishes as the weather cools (south of the equator that is).
Organics provides varieties of apples and potatoes that you will never find in conventional fruit and vege shops!
MAIN COURSE: Organic Farming and Gardening Tip
Leave weeds and non productive vegetation in your vege garden to reduce nutrients leaching out during winter, but remember to cut off seed heads come spring to reduce weed set.....
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Organic producer fears power line path
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| Posted: Monday, 14 April
2003 |
Reporter: Pip Courtney
First Published: 6/4/2003
When the organic grain producer and processor "Kialla Pure Foods"d its new maize mill last week a big crowd turned up for "Kialla" is one of the Darling Downs' success stories.
The day was enough of a milestone, to entice federal ministers, Warren Truss and Ian MacFarlane, up from Canberra
In 20 years Graham and Sandy McNally have gone from growing and selling their own organic grain to health food stores and locals who called in, to running a multi million dollar business that mills 19 different grains for domestic and overseas buyers.....
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AUSTRALIA: FARMERS SLAM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S BAYER GM CANOLA RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN
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| Posted: Friday, 04 April
2003 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE
Vol 4 Issue 2003
1 April, Network of Concerned Farmers
The Network of Concerned Farmers (NCF) slammed the Risk Assessment and Risk Management Plan (RARMP) for the Bayer CropScience (formerly Aventis) application for the release of Genetically Modified (GM) canola issued today by the Office of Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR).
"This RARMP does not consider the costs to farmers and the potential loss of markets.....
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ARGENTINA: TAKING THE ORGANIC BULL BY THE HORNS
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| Posted: Friday, 04 April
2003 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE
Vol 4 Issue 2003
23 March, Michael Bateman, The Independent
The EU's major organic supplier is Argentina, which supplies £40m worth of imports.
Argentina is one of the world's best producers of quality food.....
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** The Organic Snack **
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| Posted: Wednesday, 02 April
2003 |
The bite-sized organic newsletter
APPETISER: Cooking Tips and Recipes
Have you tried the farmer's markets lately? The growers are there and are happy to give you lots of helpful advice about their tasty and healthy fruit, veges and other products - after all, they're proud to be growing organic! Let's support them!
A list of Australian farmers' markets is now available at the website of the Organic Federation of Australia.
Click here
MAIN COURSE: Organic Farming and Gardening Tip
Now is the time (March-July) to think of sowing a green manure or cover crop such as broad beans for incorporation into the soil to build organic matter and to provide nutrients.....
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UK: GOVERNMENT TO HELP KIDS GO ORGANIC
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| Posted: Tuesday, 01 April
2003 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE
Vol 4 Issue 11.
March 27 2003
21 March, Soil Association
More schools and hospitals should be encouraged to serve organic food, according to the environment minister Michael Meacher.....
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UK: A BREATH OF FRESH AIR?
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| Posted: Tuesday, 01 April
2003 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE
Vol 4 Issue 11.
March 27 2003
21 March, Soil Association on behalf of Georgina Downs
Government assessments for the safety of pesticides sprayed on crops does not assess the risks to health for nearby residents and neighbours living in agricultural areas.....
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AUSTRALIA: PRICEY RICE HARVEST A FIRST FOR TAS
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| Posted: Tuesday, 01 April
2003 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE
Vol 4 Issue 11.
March 27 2003
19 March, ABC, http://www.....
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SLOVENIA: STRONG GROWTH OF ORGANIC FARMING
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| Posted: Friday, 21 March
2003 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE
Vol 4 Issue 10.
March 20 2003
17 March, BioFach Newsletter, http://www.....
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GERMANY: EDEKA SEEKS REGIONALISATION RATHER THAN GLOBALISATION
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| Posted: Friday, 21 March
2003 |
ZMP
German retailer EDEKA Südwest wants to reach an organic food sales proportion of between five and seven per cent of total food sales in the next five years, from 3 % today.
After major growth in organic sales in 2001 EDEKA southwest wants to alter the structure of producer communities to try to increase the variety and availability of regional organic food and in turn further increase the profitability of its range.....
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** The Organic Snack **
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| Posted: Thursday, 20 March
2003 |
The bite-sized organic newsletter
Brought to you each week by The Organic Super Site "Bringing People and the Planet Together" www.
organicsupersite.....
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** The Organic Snack **
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| Posted: Wednesday, 12 March
2003 |
Brought to you each week by The Organic Super Site "Bringing People and the Planet Together" www.
organicsupersite.....
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INDIA: ORGANIC FARMING TO GET CASH BOOST
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| Posted: Tuesday, 04 March
2003 |
24 February, indiatimes.
com
Speaking at the inauguration of the two-day national seminar on "Organic farming with special reference to organic inputs" Union agriculture commissioner CR Hazra announced that the Union agriculture ministry has drawn up a national project on organic cultivation during the Tenth Plan period, to be implemented at a cost of Rs 100 crore.....
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CARIBBEAN: ORGANIC PRODUCTION THE HEALTHY WAY TO GO
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| Posted: Tuesday, 04 March
2003 |
20 February, barbadosadvocate.
com
ORGANIC NEWSLINE
Vol 4 Issue 7, 27 February 2003
Speaking at a Press conference at the Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture (IICA) head office, Ena Harvey, IICAs representative in Barbados said the emphasis on agro-tourism linkages and the promotion of Health and Wellness Tourism locally and in the Caribbean, have prompted the hotel sector to invest in Eco-tourism projects based on organic agriculture and to offer naturally grown and organic foods on their menus.....
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** The Organic Snack **
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| Posted: Thursday, 27 February
2003 |
Brought to you each week by The Organic Super Site
"Bringing People and the Planet Together"
www.
organicsupersite.....
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** The Organic Snack **
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| Posted: Friday, 21 February
2003 |
The bite-sized organic newsletter
APPETISER: Cooking Tips and Recipes
Summer is for….
PESTO.....
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APPETISER: Cooking Tips and Recipes
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| Posted: Friday, 21 February
2003 |
** The Organic Snack **
The bite-sized organic newsletter
Give yourself a treat - try a fruit dessert with the things you think of as a 'treat' - cherries, pineapple, peaches for example.
So good for you and so tasty…Extra delicious with fresh ricotta for a healthy creamy addition…
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AUSTRALIA: TAS HOPEFUL OF JAPANESE ORGANIC INTEREST
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| Posted: Tuesday, 18 February
2003 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE
Vol 4 Issue 6.
February 13 2003
10 February, abc
The Tasmanian Government believes the Japanese market is looking closely at Tasmania's expanding organic farming sector.....
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9 out of 10 Italians say "si" to Organic Food
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| Posted: Monday, 10 February
2003 |
31 January, AIAB’s Bioagricultura News Number 5
Fruit, vegetables and meat? Yes, but only if organic.
Organic food is becoming a philosophy shared by 93% of Italians.....
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2-3 October 2003 - Organic Futures For Australians
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| Posted: Monday, 10 February
2003 |
University of Adelaide
The Second National Organic Conference will be followed by farm visits and workshops on Saturday 4 October.
Make a note in your diary!
The theme is ORGANIC FUTURES FOR AUSTRALIA, with sub-themes focusing on sustainability.....
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Media Release
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| Posted: Tuesday, 28 January
2003 |
Canberra-based companies, Oz Organics and Global Organics, donated goods to the value of $18,000 to the Emergency Services Bureau in Curtin yesterday.
Recognising the urgent need for clean drinking water, in particular, company director, John Efkarpidis, says he and his family hoped to assist Canberrans who lost their homes in the bushfire disaster.....
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World Whole Food's Donation to the Canberra Fire Victims
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| Posted: Wednesday, 22 January
2003 |
Canberra-based companies, Oz Organics and Global Organics, donated goods to the value of $18,000 to the Emergency Services Bureau in Curtin yesterday.
Recognising the urgent need for clean drinking water, in particular, company director, John Efkarpidis, says he and his family hoped to assist Canberrans who lost their homes in the bushfire disaster.....
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Nature & Health
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| Posted: Monday, 20 January
2003 |
Editor's Choice
Nature & Health
October/November 2002
Organic cereal
A cute and healthy choice for kids (and
adult chocoholics!), the new range of
Envirokidz Koala Crisp cereal is made
from organic cocoa and puffed rice,
guaranteed to have been grown
without GMOs, chemicals or
preservatives.
Available in health food
and organic stores such as Macro and
Passion.....
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SPAIN: ORGANIC RESEARCH CENTER INAUGURATED IN SANTA FE, GRANADA
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| Posted: Tuesday, 14 January
2003 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE Vol 4 Issue 1 2003
In December Paulino Plata, Councillor for Agriculture and Fisheries presided inaugurated a new Research and Training Centre for Organic Agriculture and Rural Development in Santa Fe, the first such facility in Spain and whose main objective is to encourage more organic farming in Granada and Andalusia.
The centre will work to encourage conversion to organic farming and will provide technical assistance and training to support such conversion including educating farmers on organic techniques through qualified personnel, the application of alternative cultures and good marketing, "because we have to offer [these products] as food of high quality", said the manager of the new center Gloria Guzmán.....
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How GM Soya is Destroying Livelihoods
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| Posted: Tuesday, 19 November
2002 |
The Ecologist, Vol.
32 No.....
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Munch Down Nature's Path
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| Posted: Thursday, 14 November
2002 |
The Organic Gardener, Spring 2002
If breakfast has become boring, not to mention un-organic, the Nature's Path range of organically-certified cereals might be just the thing to stir your appetite.
Nature's Path includes a full line of organic and GE-free cereals, together with EnviroKidz Organic cereals for the youngies.....
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Popular weed killer feminizes native leopard frogs across Midwest
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| Posted: Tuesday, 05 November
2002 |
From: NPN News Update
Contact: Robert Sanders
rls
urel.....
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Genetically Modified Organisms FORUM
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| Posted: Tuesday, 05 November
2002 |
From: NPN News Update
7.
30pm on 26th November 2002 at Latrobe University Wodonga, Lecture Theatre 6101
This forum is designed to INFORM the public on both sides of the debate surrounding Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
Guest speakers include:
Gerald Feeny ? Deputy President of VFF Grains Group
Scott Kinnear ? Spokesperson for the Biological Farmers Association
Graham Strong ? Primary producer from Narrandera N.....
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UK: FAIR TRADE FLOODING THE MAINSTREAM
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| Posted: Thursday, 31 October
2002 |
October 18, Datamonitor
Organic Newsline, Vol 3 Issue 39, October 24 2002
Sales of fair trade goods in the UK have risen by 40% in the past year.
Fair Trade goods, which guarantee producers and growers in developing countries fair wages and working conditions, have enjoyed a huge increase in popularity.....
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EU NOW LEGALLYBUT STILL EFFECTIVELY CLOSED TO GM
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| Posted: Thursday, 31 October
2002 |
18 October
Organic Newsline, Vol 3 Issue 39, October 24 2002
The moratorium on the introduction of new GM products to the EU is still in place despite a rencent meeting of EU environment ministers that approved the introduction of such products under stict rules.
Officially a new EU GM Directive came into effect on Thursday 17 October, under which new products require a full environmental risk assessment before any GM release, require full consultation with all interested parties and compulsory monitoring during the trials and post-release stages.....
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AUSTRALIA: 26 - 27 OCT. NASAA ORGANIC CONFERENCE & DINNER
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| Posted: Thursday, 31 October
2002 |
Leongatha, VIC
Organic Newsline, Vol 3 Issue 39, October 24 2002
Speaker topics include IPM technologies, Organic and quality livestock products, Architectural models of organic production, Market development for organic red meat, pork and dairy products and Rethinking industry imperatives.
Followed by FARM TOURS on Sunday 27th October
Contact NASAA enquiries
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USA: WHOLE FOODS SURVEY REVEALS MORE THAN HALF OF AMERICANS HAVE SAMPLED ORGANIC FOODS AND THAT FOOD LABELS MATTER
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| Posted: Thursday, 31 October
2002 |
18 October
Organic Newsline, Vol 3 Issue 39, October 24 2002
More than half (55 percent) of Americans have tried organic foods, and 87 percent of consumers who regularly choose organic products rate them as higher quality than conventional products, according to a just-released nationwide survey* commissioned by Whole Foods Market.
The survey reveals that two-thirds of organic shoppers (68 percent) are relying primarily on product labels and food manufacturers as their information sources.....
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SWITZERLAND: GM-FREE FOOD
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| Posted: Thursday, 31 October
2002 |
15 October, Swiss Info
Organic Newsline, Vol 3 Issue 39, October 24 2002
Farmers and retailers in Switzerland (home of Syngenta) say they have agreed not to produce and sell genetically-modified food.
The decision comes after parliament earlier this month decided in principle to legalise, under strict conditions, the commercial use of GM crops.....
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THE CONSEQUENCES OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS FOR ORGANIC FARMING IN DENMARK
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| Posted: Thursday, 31 October
2002 |
12 October, DARCOF
Organic Newsline, Vol 3 Issue 39, October 24 2002
A report from DARCOF (at http://www.
darcof.....
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New report shatters GE crop myths
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| Posted: Thursday, 17 October
2002 |
A comprehensive report launched today, reveals that most genetically engineered (GE) crops in North America have not delivered the benefits that were promised to farmers using the technology.
Greenpeace, Wednesday, 18 September 2002
From: http://www.....
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PASSION FOR ORGANIC PRODUCTS SPARKS NEARLY 6,000 ESSAYS
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| Posted: Friday, 11 October
2002 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE, Vol 3 Issue 37.
October 10 2002
1 October
A passion for organic agriculture and products prompted nearly 6,000 consumers throughout the United States and the world to submit entries in the Organic Trade Association's first "Organic Way to Grow" essay contest.....
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USA: MONSANTO TO BUST OREGON CAMPAIGN-SPENDING RECORD IN ATTEMPT TO WIN VOTE
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| Posted: Friday, 11 October
2002 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE, Vol 3 Issue 37.
October 10 2002
It seems likely that biotech giant Monsanto, backed by a bevy of biotech firms, could set a new campaign spending high trying to ensure that Oregon voters don?t vote in legislation to label products with more than 1% GM material in them.....
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NATURE'S PATH PRESIDENT RECEIVES AWAWRD
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| Posted: Friday, 11 October
2002 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE, Vol 3 Issue 37.
October 10 2002
2 October
Arran Stephens, president of Nature's Path Foods, Inc.....
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AUSTRALIA: 26 - 27 OCT. NASAA ORGANIC CONFERENCE & DINNER
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| Posted: Friday, 11 October
2002 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE, Vol 3 Issue 37.
October 10 2002
Leongatha, VIC
Speaker topics include IPM technologies, Organic and quality livestock products, Architectural models of organic production, Market development for organic red meat, pork and dairy products and Rethinking industry imperatives.....
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CANADA: QUEBEC PLANS TO FIND OUT ABOUT GM
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| Posted: Friday, 11 October
2002 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE, Vol 3 Issue 37.
October 10 2002
5 October
Dominique Michaud, one of Quebec's leading authorities on GM agriculture and a professor of phytology at the Université Laval, is leading Canada's first in-depth study of genetically engineered farming.....
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USA: BUSH USING FAMINE IN AFRICA AS GM MARKETING TOOL
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| Posted: Friday, 11 October
2002 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE, Vol 3 Issue 37.
October 10 2002
7 October, Greenpeace
Research published by Greenpeace exposes the Bush Administration's use of the famine in southern Africa as a marketing tool to push GM food in the continent.....
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INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH (ISOFAR)
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| Posted: Friday, 11 October
2002 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE, Vol 3 Issue 37.
October 10 2002
2 October
At the IFOAM World Congress in Victoria, Canada, the Paper "Why founding an International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR)?" was presented by Ulrich Köpke of the Institute of Organic Agriculture at the University of Bonn (to see the paper see http://www.....
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MPA Contaminates Feed Throughout Northern Europe - The Organic Newsline
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| Posted: Thursday, 25 July
2002 |
Vol.
3, Issue 27
18 July
Thousands of farms across the EU have been banned from selling their meat an milk in the wake of the contamination of animal feed with the hormone MPA.....
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UK: Ritz is Capital's First Organic Hotel - The Organic Newsline
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| Posted: Thursday, 25 July
2002 |
Vol.
3, Issue 27
15 July, Soil Association
The Ritz, London has become the capital's first hotel to offer diners certified organic meals following its successful move to be licensed by the Soil Association, the UK's largest organic certification body.....
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Don't Panic, She's Organic - The Age
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| Posted: Sunday, 21 July
2002 |
- Karl Quinn reports -
Forget wrinkly carrots and spotty apples: the organics industry is now big business.
Suddenly, you can get an organic version of everything from steak to yoghurt to pasta - and you don't even have to leave the supermarket.....
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Everything About These Cereals is Environmentally Friendly - Canberra Times, July 2002
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| Posted: Wednesday, 17 July
2002 |
Nature's Path cereals are environmentally friendly, right down to the recycled packaging.
The range includes a full line of certified organic cereals.....
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UK: Luscious Couple Launch Global Organic Investment Club
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| Posted: Thursday, 04 July
2002 |
The Organic Newsline, Volume 3, Issue 25.
The UK based Australian couple who run Luscious Organic have launched a global organic investors club aimed at helping small and big time investors in London and the UK who want to put money into organic companies.....
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Ireland : National OrganicDay
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| Posted: Thursday, 04 July
2002 |
The Organic Newsline, Vol.
3, Issue 25.....
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Australia : "GM Seeds of Doubt Tour"
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| Posted: Thursday, 04 July
2002 |
The Organic Newsline, Vol.
3, Issue 25.....
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Canada : The 7th International Congress on Organic Viticulture and Wine
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| Posted: Thursday, 04 July
2002 |
The Organic Newsline, Vol.
3, Issue 25.....
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Australia : 3 - 4th Oct. Organic Industry Conference
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| Posted: Thursday, 04 July
2002 |
The Organic Newsline, Vol.
3, Issue 25.....
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Organic Koala Crisp
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| Posted: Wednesday, 26 June
2002 |
Sydney Morning Herald, Weekend Edition, June .
Tasty - Sydney's most irresistible edibles by John Newton.....
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American Koala
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| Posted: Wednesday, 26 June
2002 |
Daily Telegraph, 5 June 2002.
Food & Wine.....
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Ireland: Supermarkets Move to Dominate Organic Market - Organic Newsline, Vol 3 Issue 23
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| Posted: Thursday, 20 June
2002 |
Supermarkets are fast replacing the traditional small outlet and market stall as the chief distribution method for organic produce.
With demand for organic products up by more than a third every year for the past five years, Superquinn, Tesco Ireland and Dunnes Stores have all extended their organic ranges.....
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Canada: Scientists Warn GM Crops Are Costing Organic Farmers Dear
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| Posted: Friday, 14 June
2002 |
Organic Newsline, Vol 3 Issue 22.
June 13 2002
7 June
As part of a special report on GM plants and trees in the journal Nature Biotechnology Professor Peter Phillips, an agricultural economist, and his colleagues at the University of Saskatchewan say in a paper wayward GM pollen and seed have cost Canadian honey producers and organic farmers millions of dollars.....
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USA: Organic Valley & Waterkeeper Alliance Launch
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| Posted: Friday, 14 June
2002 |
Organic Newsline, Vol 3 Issue 22.
June 13 2002
8 June
Organic Valley and Waterkeeper Alliance have announced a pioneering partnership to gain consumer awareness and support for the survival of organic farming and clean water.....
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UK: Prince Charles Warns Of GM Crop 'Threat'
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| Posted: Friday, 14 June
2002 |
Organic Newsline, Vol 3 Issue 22.
June 13 2002
11 June
Speaking on his current tour of organic farms in Germany The Prince of Wales threw down the gauntlet to Tony Blair over the UK Government's GM crop policy .....
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UK: Melchett refutes lever's comments
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| Posted: Tuesday, 04 June
2002 |
Organic Newsline, Vol 3, Issue 20, 30 May 2002
28 May.
Norfolk Genetic Information Network (ngin), http://www.....
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UK: Blair Wrong On Science Stance
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| Posted: Tuesday, 04 June
2002 |
Organic Newsline, Vol 3, Issue 20, 30 May 2002
22 May, Soil Association
In response to Tony Blair's proposed speech in support of science to be given last Thursday, Peter Melchett Policy Director of the Soil Association said:
"Tony Blair is wrong to imply that people are against GM food because they are anti-science, and is regurgitating chemical industry propaganda.
"The vast majority of the British public, environmentalists, organic farmers and businesses are pro-science - but this does not mean that we have to agree that Monsanto, Tony Blair and pro-GM scientists should run our lives and decide what we eat.....
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UK: Biotech Minister Made £20m From GM Food
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| Posted: Tuesday, 04 June
2002 |
Organic Newsline, Vol 3, Issue 20, 30 May 2002
26 May, by Jason Lewis, Mail on Sunday
The Mail on Sunday this week reported that Lord Sainsbury's shares in a leading biotech company have risen from £26.
9 million in 1998 when he became Minister for Science and Innovation to £42.....
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Australia: GE-Free Food Guide Out Now!!
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| Posted: Tuesday, 04 June
2002 |
Organic Newsline, Vol 3, Issue 20, 30 May 2002
22 May
The joint GeneEthics/Greenpeace GE-free Food Guide will be available for distribution from May 29, 2002.
There are 500,000 copies so please help to get them out there and read.....
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UK: Government Orders an Inquiry Into Pesticide Links to Parkinson's Disease
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| Posted: Tuesday, 28 May
2002 |
Organic Newsline, Vol 3, Issue 19, 23 May 2002
17 May
A study into links between pesticides and Parkinson's disease is to be commissioned to examine fears that chemicals used by gardeners and farmers can bring on the degenerative neurological illness.
The Government's advisers on pesticides are so concerned about a possible link that they plan to pay experts to review the evidence on whether herbicides and fertilisers can lead to the condition.....
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USA: Organic foods are the fastest growing items in America's grocery carts
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| Posted: Tuesday, 28 May
2002 |
Organic Newsline, Vol 3, Issue 19, 23 May 2002
18 May, Charlotte (NC) Observer via OCA http://www.
organicconsumers.....
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EU Suppresses Study Showing Genetically Engineered Crops Add High Costs For All Farmers and Threaten Organic
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| Posted: Friday, 17 May
2002 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE, Vol 3 Issue 18, May 16 2002
16 May, Greenpeace
A secret EU study leaked to Greenpeace states that all farmers would face high additional, in some cases unsustainable, costs of production if genetically engineered (GE) crops were commercially grown in a large scale in Europe.
The study predicts that the situation would become particularly critical for organic farming of oilseed rape as well as for intensive production of conventional maize.....
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Australia: GM ood Labels Could Be Scrapped Under Pressure From The US
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| Posted: Friday, 17 May
2002 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE, Vol 3 Issue 18, May 16 2002
May 9
Australia's new labelling laws for genetically modified (GM) foods could be scrapped because of pressure from the United States, the Australian Consumers' Association said last week.
Association food policy officer Rebecca Smith said Australian officials had voted against the labelling laws that required GM components to be identified and are instead backing a US proposal which would effectively leave GM food labelling up to the producer.....
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EU Study Uncovers Myths About Public Attitudes to Biotechnology
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| Posted: Friday, 17 May
2002 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE, Vol 3 Issue 18, May 16 2002
15 May
An EU-funded study has concluded that popular perceptions of public attitudes to biotechnology are mere myths.
The report on 'Public perceptions of agricultural biotechnologies in Europe,' (PABE), funded under the 'Agriculture and fisheries' priority of the Fourth Framework programme for research, discovered that many popular prejudices about the public's perception of new agricultural technologies are unfounded.....
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USA: "Buy Organic" is the "Buckle Up" of the New Millennium
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| Posted: Friday, 17 May
2002 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE, Vol 3 Issue 18, May 16 2002
8 May, Organic Trade Association
Preventative measures designed to protect the public health, such as fastening seat belts before driving or putting on helmets before bicycle riding, will soon be joined by a new watchword urging consumers to buy food that is "certified organic", according to the Organic Trade Association, the group at the forefront of efforts leading to passage of the new US organic standards.
The most stringent in the world, the organic standards are being implemented throughout the country on October 21.....
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USA: OMRI, Consumers Union Landmark Study Confirms Organic Foods Have Fewer Pesticides
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| Posted: Friday, 17 May
2002 |
ORGANIC NEWSLINE, Vol 3 Issue 18.
May 16 2002
May 7, OMRI News
http://www.....
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USA: VALUE, HEALTHY FOODS TOP CONSUMER TRENDS
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| Posted: Friday, 10 May
2002 |
5 May
According to a survey released last week by the Food Marketing Institute entitled "Trends in the United States: Consumer Attitudes and the Supermarket, 2002," a strong desire for value and healthier meals are the leading consumer trends.
The random-telephone survey queried 2,002 people by phone in January found that consumers are generally happy with their supermarkets, with 77 percent giving their favorite store a rating of 8 on a scale of 10.....
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USA: ORGANIC TRADE ASSOCIATION SETS FACTS STRAIGHT: ORGANIC AGRICULTURE YIELDS ARE HIGH & SUSTAINABLE
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| Posted: Friday, 10 May
2002 |
1 May
The Organic Trade Association (OTA), the business association which successfully brought about the U.
S.....
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EU/USA: BUSH ADMINISTRATION THREATENS TRADE WAR WITH EUROPE OVER GM FOOD.
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| Posted: Friday, 10 May
2002 |
7 May, Greenpeace
As the United States prepares to launch a trade war over European plans to label all GM food, a new MORI poll reveals that British consumers want European leaders like Tony Blair to stand up to George Bush and defend their right to know what they?re eating.
The Bush Administration is angry about a proposal to amend an EU Directive, which would make it compulsory to label all food containing GM ingredients or derivatives.....
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CANADA: LOBLAW'S PLANS TO DOUBLE ORGANIC OFFER
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| Posted: Friday, 10 May
2002 |
2 May
Canada's largest grocery retailer had another record financial quarter and says plans that include doubling its organic product offer will help it stay ahead of the pack.
Loblaw Cos.....
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Brekky Blitz! - Herald Sun, April 2002
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| Posted: Tuesday, 30 April
2002 |
IS BREKKY becoming a drag at your house? Is getting the kids to eat something good for them a lot of hard work? Envirokidz organic cereals could be the answer.
Try Koala Crisp, Amazon Frosted Flakes or Gorilla Munch to add variety to your morning cereal.....
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Organic Oil and Vinegar - Nature & Health April/May 2002
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| Posted: Friday, 26 April
2002 |
We love this superb combination from Iliada, of sweet and fruity organic Greek extra virgin olive oil blended with genuine organic balsamic vinegar.
Just wonderful with salads, appetisers and vegetables.....
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Liquid Mineral Salt - Nature & Health April/May 2002
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| Posted: Friday, 26 April
2002 |
We just love this brilliant new product from Byron Bay, Australia.
Specially prepared concentrated ocean water, Cea Salt contains over 80 naturally balanced micro and macro minerals including calcium, iodine and iron, plus the unique ionic elements of seawter beleived to activate the electrical energy in out bodies.....
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Iliada Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil - New Vegetarian and Natural Health, Autumn 2002
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| Posted: Friday, 26 April
2002 |
Iliada Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Organic Balsamic Vinegar comprises sweet and fruity organic Greek extra-virgin olive oil blended with genuine balsamic vinegar.
Rich, green extra virgin olive oil floats directly on top of rustic balsamic vinegar.....
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UK: ORGANIC FOOD MAY FIGHT CANCER AND HEART PROBLEMS
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| Posted: Tuesday, 12 March
2002 |
UK: ORGANIC FOOD MAY FIGHT CANCER AND HEART PROBLEMS,
12 March, New Scientist.
John Paterson and a team from the infirmary and the University of Strathclyde have found that organic vegetable soups contain almost six times as much salicylic acid as non-organic vegetable soups.....
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Organic Herbs - Nature & Health
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| Posted: Friday, 01 March
2002 |
A wonderful new range of herbs from the certified organic Cooma-based herb farm, Herb of Grace, is now available in health food and organic stores.
Lemongrass, parsley, oregano, rosemary, thyme and coriander are presently in the range with.....
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Chocoholics Rejoice!
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| Posted: Wednesday, 06 February
2002 |
Nature and Health, December 2001/January 2002
It's about time that somebody produced an Organic Chocolate!
These products would be marketed by our distributors and wholesalers into the Supermarkets, Health Food Stores and Organic Stores.
For Further Information
For more information please contact Johnathan Efkarpidis.....
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Herbs Help Cooma Pair - The Canberra Times
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| Posted: Wednesday, 05 December
2001 |
Margaret Reynolds began selling pot plants and herbs from her property in Cooma in 1993, little realising that it would one day become a flourishing business.
Herb of Grace is now well recognised.....
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Fair Shows Growth of Organic Choices - The Canberra Times
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| Posted: Wednesday, 05 December
2001 |
The choices for those seeking out organic products have increased enormously in recent years.
At this years Fine Food Trade Fair, in Sydney, organic products made up a substantial proportion of exhibits.....
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Choc Therapy - Elle Magazine
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| Posted: Thursday, 01 November
2001 |
Swiss, Global Organics chocolate conatins 100% organic ingredients, making it healthy and irresistible.
Treat yourself to praline, hazelnut, milk, white and dark almond in 100g blocks, $4.....
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Healthy Indulgence - The Australian Gourmet Traveller
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| Posted: Monday, 01 October
2001 |
It had to happen .
World Whole Foods is now tempting us with organic chocolates, produced exclusively under the Global Organics label.....
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Family's Organic Approach to Diversifying - Canberra Times
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| Posted: Sunday, 23 September
2001 |
The Efkarpidis family name, which has been associated with property development in Canberra for 30 years, is now behind one of Australia's biggest organic food suppliers.
World Whole Foods is just two years old.....
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Raising a Glass to What Comes Naturally - ACT Organic Beer
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| Posted: Tuesday, 18 September
2001 |
The hundreds of delegates at an International Greens Conference in Canberra this weekend will be drinking organic beer and wine supplied by a Fyshwick company.
But the firm's owners said that they could have provided.....
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Pure Pasta - Nature & Health
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| Posted: Saturday, 01 September
2001 |
Elios - the Greek name for 'sun' - is one of the few companies involved in the entire organic food production chain, from farming right through to sales.
Their chemical-free wheat-based pasta and lush tomato pomodoro sauces, prove that healthy food doesn't mean compromised flavour.....
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Organic Herbs and Spices - Nature & Health
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| Posted: Saturday, 01 September
2001 |
New to Australia, thanks to World Whole Foods, Essential Organic Herbs and Spices are certified organic and contain no colourings, flavourings, preservatives or additives of any kind.
There are 30 products in the range including basil, coriander, mustard seeds, peppercorns and poppy seeds.....
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Going Organic - Good Taste
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| Posted: Saturday, 01 September
2001 |
Organic fruit and vegies have all the flavour of their non-organic relatives (and sometimes even more, with none of the pesticides.
Now, as consumer demand for organic produce grows, our favourite supermarkets and retail outlets are getting in on the act.....
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Organic Chocolate - The Daily Telegraph
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| Posted: Wednesday, 29 August
2001 |
World Whole Foods has imported organic chocolate from Switzerland in a range of flavours including praline, hazelnut, milk, white and dark almond.
At 'Food and Wine', the praline was very well received, with the dark almond a favourite for those who like chocolate less milky and with more cocoa.....
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Road Test : Global Organics Chocolate - The Australian
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| Posted: Friday, 10 August
2001 |
Road test : not only is chocolate now considered good for you, you can go one better by eating organic, Global Organics Chocolate ($4.
99 per 100g block), from Canberra based 'Back to Basics'is Swiss-made with a cocoa content of 38% in the milk bar.....
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Web Address For Local Distributor - The Canberra Times
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| Posted: Thursday, 09 August
2001 |
World Whole Foods, a Canberra distributor of organically grown foods, has launched a web site to promote its products and provide retailers with a more efficient distribution service.
The company whichd in Mitchell late last year, is owned by The Efkarpidis Group.....
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Reap the Benefits of Going Organic - The Canberra Times
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| Posted: Thursday, 09 August
2001 |
More and more people are realising the benefits associated with organic food.
Over the last decade, organic food outlets have mushroomed around Australia and here in Canberra.....
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Great Choice in a High Quality Range - The Canberra Times
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| Posted: Thursday, 09 August
2001 |
Look for these high quality, organic products which are now available in Canberra.
Alara Organic Rich Muesli is a delicious cereal that brings together fruits, nuts and grains.....
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It's Enough to Make You Choke! - The Australian
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| Posted: Friday, 03 August
2001 |
It's enough to make you choke on your cuppa.
It's well known that many people - including young children - in the Third World endure appalling working conditions and low wages to produce chocolate and coffee.....
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Organic Food Focus - Hospitality
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| Posted: Wednesday, 01 August
2001 |
The first National Organic Conference will be held this month in Sydney August 27-28 as a forum for issues regarding this rapidly expanding sector.
Worldwide, the organics industry is estimated to be worth $40 billion, with growth rates of 20-50% in recent years.....
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Organic Olive Oil - The Canberra Times
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| Posted: Thursday, 26 July
2001 |
Iliada Organic Kalamata Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Olives, have been introduced by World Whole Foods through health food, whole food and organic stores.
The oil comes from the first cold-pressing of the Koroneiki olives, grwon on the slopes of the Taygetus mountains and harvested by hand.....
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Organically Speaking - Vogue
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| Posted: Sunday, 22 July
2001 |
What's the point of hunting down that organic chicken if the herbs and spices are laced with chemicals? Essential Organic Herbs and Spices are certified organic and contain no colourings, preservatives or flavourings.
Round off your meal with a cup of Clipper Organic Tea or Coffee.....
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Cream of the Crop - Gourmet Vegetarian
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| Posted: Thursday, 19 July
2001 |
We've made a magic discovery : www.
worldwholefoods.....
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Organic Goods in Your Shopping Basket - Gourmet Vegetarian
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| Posted: Thursday, 19 July
2001 |
If you'd like more organic goods in your shopping basket but don't know where or what to look for, Click here for inspiration.
World Whole Foods is a new e-commerce based wholesaler that aims to unite and support the growing Australian organics industry by distributing and marketing.....
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Organic Muesli - Nature & Health
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| Posted: Wednesday, 18 July
2001 |
| Exceptionally yummy and also the only muesli to contain 100% organically grown ingredients : oat flakes, malted wheat, sultanas, chopped dates and apricots, raisins, sunflower seeds, hazelnuts, almonds and pumpkin seeds.
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Organic Inside and Out - Nature & Health
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| Posted: Wednesday, 18 July
2001 |
| Organic Prunes! Lush tasting and sweet, perfect for healthy snacking, Oz Organics have launched premium quality certified organic prunes, along with nuts and dried fruits, all Australian grown.
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Sweet As - Live This
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| Posted: Wednesday, 18 July
2001 |
Honey tastes even better when it's organic.
Oz Organics honey is produced in Victoria and meets the stringent requirements of the national standard for organic food.....
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Clean Greens - The Australian Gourmet Traveller
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| Posted: Sunday, 01 July
2001 |
The organic food lobby has entered the Australian-owned food production debate, saying our food should not just be true blue but clean green.
It also reports that with worldwide concern about genetically modified foods and an increasingly degraded global environment, Australian consumer interest in - and preference for - organic produce is growing rapidly.....
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Organic Tea Range - The Food & Liquor Retailer
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| Posted: Sunday, 01 July
2001 |
The Clipper Tea Range, distributed by World Whole Foods, includes specialty organic teas from Assam to herbal teas.
Clipper Teas only source from producers who implement comprehensive welfare and environmental policies.....
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Organic Prunes! - The Canberra Times
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| Posted: Thursday, 14 June
2001 |
| Further to our article on prunes ('Kitchen Garden', June 7), Oz Organics have advised that their prunes, distributed exclusively by World Whole Foods, are available in 250g packets around Canberra in stores including, Mountain Creek Wholefoods in Griffith, Organics Harvest at Belconnen Fresh Food Markets, Monaro Health Foods at City Markets and McKellar Spar supermarket.
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People . . . Organic Focus - Food Week
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| Posted: Tuesday, 05 June
2001 |
The ACT-based Efkarpidis Group, the Efkarpidis family company which sold its chain of 14 Cannons supermarkets and Australian Independent Wholesalers to Woolworths in 1996, is now focused on organic foods.
The company owns Australia's newest and most dynamic organics business, World Whole Foods.....
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First Organics e-B2B to Accelerate Soaring Sector - Food Week
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| Posted: Tuesday, 05 June
2001 |
Canberra based World Whole Foods, which is operating an organics business, is expecting demand for certified non-genetically modified foods to soar.
The company has gained first mover advantage by launching Australia's first business-to-business e-commerce site for certified organic food.....
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Organic Web Site! - Canberra Times, May 2001
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| Posted: Thursday, 31 May
2001 |
The launch of web site www.
worldwholefoods.....
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The Healing Power of Honey - The Chronicle
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| Posted: Tuesday, 08 May
2001 |
Although I'm not a television addict, I do occasionally enjoy the current affairs programs, particularly those stories that are relevant to the environment or our health.
One of the popular weekly evening programs, recently ran a piece exalting the benefits of honey, particularly its ability to act as a healing agent.....
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Clipper Teas - Daily Telegraph 2001
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| Posted: Tuesday, 01 May
2001 |
When you sit down to a Clipper cuppa, you're not only enjoying a cup of tea or coffee but also caring for people and the environment.
Clipper Teas is a specialist company that sources tea and coffee from estates in the developing world which implement comprehensive welfare and environmental policies.....
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Kitchen Essentials - Gourmet Traveller
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| Posted: Tuesday, 01 May
2001 |
It tastes good, it smells good and it doesn't cost the Earth.
It's the new range of premium quality, certified organic herbs and spices from Essential Organic Herbs and Spices.....
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Shopwatch - Essential Organic Herbs - Canberra Times, April 2001
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| Posted: Wednesday, 18 April
2001 |
The use of herbs and spices is a very old business indeed.
According to Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat, in 'The History of Food', "the first recorded evidence of aromatic plants and products is found in Egyptian papyri of 2800BC and Sumerian tablets.....
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Essential Organic Herbs & Spices - Daily Telegraph April 2001
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| Posted: Wednesday, 11 April
2001 |
Australian-owned company, World Whole Foods, has released a range of healthy and delicious products.
Thirty herbs and spices .....
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Italian Shoppers Turn to Organic Food Offer - Retail World
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| Posted: Wednesday, 11 April
2001 |
Italian shoppers are increasingly turning to organic foods due to a number of food scares.
However, their understanding of such a produce is still a bit sketchy, according to a poll of supermarkets and hypermarkets organised by farm research body.....
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Spice it up - The Retailer
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| Posted: Sunday, 01 April
2001 |
New to Australia, thanks to World Whole Foods, Essential organic herbs and spices are certified organic and contain no colourings, flavourings, preservatives or additives of any kind.
the Essential range contains 30 organic herbs and spices - seed, bark, leaves, granules and whole and ground.....
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Australian Organic Raw Food wanted for packing and manufacturing
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| Posted: Thursday, 29 March
2001 |
The Oz Organics group is interested in any high quality organic raw foods that can be packed or manufactured into a great retail product.
These products would be marketed by our distributors and wholesalers into the Supermarkets, Health Food Stores and Organic Stores.....
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Pinkus Organic German Beer - The Adelaide Advertiser
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| Posted: Wednesday, 31 January
2001 |
Pinkus, established in 1816 in Munster, is the world's first fully organic brewery.
Made from water, barley, wheat and hops grown and brewed without pesticides, chemicals or genetic modification, this stunning beer is the original fountain of youth! It's vivacity, cleanliness and disarming freshness mark it as one of the world's great drinks.....
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Luscious Elios Products - Canberra Times, Jan 2001
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| Posted: Wednesday, 03 January
2001 |
Michelle Jones of Gilmore writes, that they love to eat tomatoes on fresh home-made bread.
Her grandmother introduced them to "this wonderful meal and we still treaure it today", she says.....
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Cereal Breakfast Choices - Vogue
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| Posted: Monday, 01 January
2001 |
Cereal number breakfast choices have just increased with the launch of Realgoodfood's organic natural cereal, toasted cereal topping, toasted seed mix and shoyu.
Blue Mountains based Whisk & Pin have a range of cereals as well as trail mix, muesli cookies.....
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