http://www.organicguide.com A complete guide for anyone interested in leading an organic lifestyle Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:37:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's a speech delivered by HRH The Prince of Wales at the inaugural “Food for Life” Awards in London recently. It's so insightful that I thought it should be included in full. This is the kind of support the organic movement needs to combat the assault from industrial agricultural concerns. Enjoy. Ladies ... http://www.organicguide.com/blog/news/food-for-life-speech-by-the-prince-of-wales/ With more than 70 years of collective experience in building successful dairy and organic companies, there isn’t too much Mark Retzloff, Chairman, Aurora Organic Dairy, and Mark Peperzak, CEO, Aurora Organic Dairy, don’t know about the organic dairy industry. Five years ago they co-founded Aurora Organic Dairy. Bringing knowledge and ... http://www.organicguide.com/community/people/interview-with-mark-retzloff-from-aurora-organic-dairy/ Me too! The problem is, I haven’t been getting one recently…. Usually I sleep well. I enjoy sleeping. In fact, I love sleeping. Perhaps too much! But in the past week or so I just can’t seem to nod off. These days, whenever I get into bed, I toss and I ... http://www.organicguide.com/blog/at-home/feel-like-a-good-night-sleep/ Being of Italian extraction, pasta is never too far from my thoughts. Whenever I’m not feeling 100%, a good pasta dish always seems to pick me up. That’s why I’ve started wondering if it’s possible that pasta has medicinal qualities? I’m not sure if it does, but for me it ... http://www.organicguide.com/blog/recipes/can-pasta-act-as-a-medicine/ If you’re a farmer, why do you grow organic food? If you’re a consumer, why do you buy organic food? I’m guessing that you do so because you feel confident that it’s a better option. If you’re a farmer, it probably gives you more opportunity, either directly or indirectly, to ... http://www.organicguide.com/blog/reviews/where-does-our-confidence-in-the-organic-industry-come-from/ Local organic producers are receiving some wonderful support from colleges throughout the U.S. What am I talking about? There’s a new blog out there called Organic on the Green. Its purpose is to support the development of organic food programs on colleges nationwide. The initiative, which has been brought to life ... http://www.organicguide.com/blog/just-food/organic-dining-on-campus-receives-a-boost/ Sometimes I get asked if I think organic certification and labeling laws have gone too far. Personally, I don’t think so. As a consumer I’m pretty happy knowing that anything I purchase – believing it to be organic - is in fact organic! I am of the firm belief that ... http://www.organicguide.com/blog/living-well/can-a-cigarette-be-organic/ Hi – my name’s Tony. My good friend Alex has called on me to add some turbo charge to his blog. I hadn’t planned to get involved – it just happened! Truth be told, it’s probably my own fault. Originally, I had planned to concentrate on writing feature articles, such ... http://www.organicguide.com/blog/thinking-green/tony-ms-one-minute-intro/ How many elderly folk in the U.S. depend on Meals on Wheels each day? If you said somewhere between 1.3 and 1.4 million people you wouldn't be far off the mark. That's a lot of people who, without the help of Meals on Wheels, wouldn't be eating a hot ... http://www.organicguide.com/blog/just-food/aurora-organic-help-out-meals-on-wheels/ It's possible that the supermarket concept evolved during the Great Depression. "Pile high, sell low" was the strategy of King Kullen, a famous New York grocer during the 1930s. Since that time, supermarkets have merged within our contemporary economy where they have been been both popularised and demonised. From the ... http://www.organicguide.com/food-drink/food-basics/supermarkets-and-the-organic-sector/ Obesity is already a major problem in much of the Western world. And with levels of morbid obesity predicted to increase ten-fold within the next twenty years, many health professionals are calling for something to be done now to address the problem. One of the culprits fueling high obesity levels ... http://www.organicguide.com/food-drink/food-basics/what-everybody-ought-to-know-about-trans-fat/ Most of us have it. None of us want it. And it’s almost impossible to get rid of. Cellulite. There – I’ve said it! It’s possibly the only word in the English language that has the capacity to send a room full of confident, successful businesswomen into a cowering pack of ... http://www.organicguide.com/health-beauty/body/who-else-is-tired-of-cellulite/ Everyone here knows that China produces lead toys, flame attracting pyjamas and the odd gyoza (savoury dumpling) made from boiled cardboard. But who knew that pesticide tainted ginger would be added to the list??? Now I know a lot about China and I must say, having visited the place many times, ... http://www.organicguide.com/blog/news/two-egg-rolls-one-chow-mein-and-no-pesticide/ You know it kind of makes me a little angry that the candidates can play to the image while doing as little as possible to support the cause. Probably unknown to them, the ‘Organic Food Bar’ is the only consumer brand name product that is available at both the Democrat ... http://www.organicguide.com/blog/news/barack-organic-and-john-mcgreen/ Ecological Internet, the group responsible for ClimateArk.org and Forests.org announced today their intention to publish a new ezine called New Earth Rising. They're currently seeking submissions from established and new environmental writers, scholars and activists. Given the length of time Dr Glen Barry and his team has been involved in ... http://www.organicguide.com/blog/news/new-ezine-to-be-launched-by-ecological-internet/ The Soil Association today announced the appointment of Rob Haward, operations director at Riverford Organic Vegetables, as grower representative on its standards board, following an open recruitment process. This appointment completes the Soil Association’s new, independent standards board. Rob Haward, operations director of Riverford Organic Vegetables, said “I am delighted to ... http://www.organicguide.com/blog/news/soil-association-delivers-independent-standards-board/ According to an article appearing in today’s Otago Daily Times, Stu Burt and Lyn Williamson, owners of Destination Organic - an organic superstore in Queenstown New Zealand - are so confident that organic food is cheaper than conventional food that they’re stumping up their own cash to prove it. Essentially, ... http://www.organicguide.com/blog/just-food/organic-food-is-cheaper-than-conventional-food/ What do you call a vacation where you don’t go anywhere? According to JT from The Environmental Blog you call it a “staycation”. I like that idea – a stay at home vacation. Think about it for a minute - no rushing around in planes, trains or buses, no credit ... http://www.organicguide.com/blog/at-home/staying-put-during-your-vacation/ Climate change has brought with it a raft of terms that, unless you're involved in the field, are unlikely to be common knowledge. To co-incide with the release of The Organic Answer to Climate Change, I thought it might be useful to provide a glossary of commonly used climate change ... http://www.organicguide.com/blog/thinking-green/glossary-of-climate-change-terms/ Agriculture is not only affected by climate change, but also contributes significantly to it. Greenhouse gas emissions from all sectors related to agriculture are estimated to contribute up to 30% of all greenhouse gas emissions. According to Dr. Timothy J. LaSalle, CEO The Rodale Institute, “…agriculture is an undervalued and ... http://www.organicguide.com/community/education/the-organic-answer-to-climate-change/