Organic Food 101


© Tim King

Lessons

Lesson 1: Organics: Some Background
I'm an organic farmer. Actually, my family operates what we call a small market garden that uses organic principles but isn't certified organic. ...
History
Organic Standards: Where Do They Come From?
Who's Watching? Who Cares?
Bibliography

Lesson 2: Getting to Know Your Organic Farmer
Greg Reynolds used to be an engineer with a suburban St. Paul, Minnesota Corporation. In that role he was able to travel around the world to serve...
A visit to Riverbend: Growing Certified Organic vegetables
Doe's Leap: Organic Goat Cheese
Organic Cotton
Bibliography.

Lesson 3: Getting to Know Your Organic Processor
M.O.M's is a small family operated creamery that only sells to a few thousand, largely local, customers. General Mills is a major international...
M.O.M's: Minnesota Organic Milk
Certified Organic: The Big Players
Bibliography

Lesson 4: Why should you eat it?
Our market and subsistence garden includes about two acres of vegetables, small fruits such as strawberries and raspberries, and a small orchard...
Eight Myths of Industrial Agriculture
Organic Foods: More Nutritious
Your Health and the Environment
Bibliography

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