News Items for July 2009

Follow Your Gut Feeling

Posted by Dag on July 30th, 2009 under Organic.

We’ve seen lots of discussion about the UK study claiming organic foods are not nutritionally superior.

I’ve run across some good articles giving perspectives that are more based on knowledge of organic systems rather than coming from people (scientists?) who already seem to have a bias against organic:

No No GMO's!

Posted by kylie on July 27th, 2009 under GMO's, Jeffrey Smith.

As mentioned in my last blog post, last week Jeffrey Smith visited Nature’s Path head office to present to our employees on the health risks of GMO’s. The presentation was fascinating and at times stomach turning as he delved into the studies that illuminated the health risks of GMO’s for people and animals.

While I won’t disturb you with the same information he shared with us (it took about two hours), I will tell you how you can avoid these “freaky” foods. As promised, here’s a short list of tips Jeffrey suggested to avoid GMO’s:

A Million Dollar Rain

Posted by Anonymous on July 20th, 2009 under Farm.

A MILLION DOLLAR RAIN

A common impression of farmers is that they are always complaining about the weather! This may be the case, because as the weather plays such a huge part of the success or failure of the growing season, it is understandable that so much attention is focused on it. An untimely frost; a hail storm; not enough rain, or conversely too much rain at the wrong time can devastate an entire season’s potential.

Organic: Mountains or Mole Hills?

Posted by Dag on July 14th, 2009 under Organic.

It seems like organic food is on a winning streak with the recent signing of a full organic equivalency agreement between the USDA/NOP and the Canada/CFIA. This is the first ever such full equivalency agreement between any two nations to date. When I say “full equivalency agreement” I’m referring to the fact that the agreement is reciprocal. Double certification for products going between the countries is not necessary, as each certification is recognized by the other.

Jeffrey Smith Comes to Nature’s Path

Posted by kylie on July 13th, 2009 under Jeffrey Smith, Nature's Path, Non-GMO, Whole Food's.

“The pen may be mightier than the sword, but the fork is mightiest of all.”
-Source unknown

Exciting news! This week, Jeffrey Smith, author and expert on genetically modified foods (GMO’s) is coming to give Nature’s Path’s employees a special presentation on the health risks of these products. I’m excited to learn more about this controversial topic and what can be done to ensure stricter labelling on GMO products.

Composting

Posted by Anonymous on July 10th, 2009 under Composting.

While I was doing some research into the compostability of our packaging, current and future, I let it be known that I love using Nature’s Path cereal boxes in my worm bin to keep them happy in the dark. Jyoti, our Sustainability and Stewardship Manager, asked me to tell everyone more about my passion for composting through vermiculture, so here it is!