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North Tabor Farm Shiitake Mushrooms

North Tabor Farm in Chilmark raises shiitake mushrooms that are truly sustainable.
North Tabor grows their shiitake mushrooms on natural hardwood logs in a forest setting. This type of production is called “forest farming” and it has become a popular way of growing shiitake mushrooms in the United States. Forest farming is not a requirement for [...]

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PLU – meaning behind the numbers

80% of all processed foods in the US are genetically modified.
The FDA does not require genetically modified food to be labeled.
How is one to know while they are shopping how the food is grown? Do you wonder if the tomato you’re eating has been crossbred with frog genes to render the tomato more resistant [...]

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Who Owns Organic?

Dr. Phil Howard, an Assistant Professor at Michigan State, is responsible for the creation and updating of the organic food business chart. He teaches in the University’s Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies program.
The latest update of major corporate ownership and involvement in the organic food sector is now out. The chart graphically focuses on [...]

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Organic Food Industry

The organic industry has grown 20% per year in the last 10 years, hitting $20 billion last year in sales. By and large, the increase of supply is coming from the imported industry. Despite the increase, our food is not any safer or better because of this increase – this according to Mischa Popoff, IOIA [...]

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