Organic
Charlie’s Produce, Seattle, is introducing Yumi, an organic black seedless watermelon, in mid-June.
Organic products from Taiwan and the U.S. can now be sold as organic in either market through a new agreement that establishes the equivalency of organic standards.
Homegrown Organic Farms has promoted Amanda Vietti and hired Stefaun Avakian as sales account managers.
Washington state peach and nectarine volume from Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers will continue with promotable volume well into September.
Organics Unlimited, San Diego, is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the GROW (Giving Resources and Opportunities to Workers) Month in September.
The Organic Trade Association is in the midst of a two-week “Congressional fly-in” to engage legislators on climate change.
Organic apples out of Washington are a hot commodity and look to gain further ground in the coming years, marketers say.
Organto Foods Inc. has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Fresh Organic Choice, a privately held Dutch corporation.
Leaders from three organic fresh produce companies agree that the outlook for the organic industry is positive heading into the new year, as they explored issues during the Organic Grower Summit Roundtable.
The Organic Trade Association will host its first buyers mission at the annual Organic Produce Summit July 10-11 in Monterey, Calif.
Pacific Organic Produce, San Francisco, has hired Gerry Chua, Manuel Pinon and Tina Barnes to it sales and grower relations teams.
North Shore Herbs and Greens, Thermal, Calif., is showcasing its new organic potted microgreens at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Finding messages that will motivate “light” organic consumers to eat more is the goal of new consumer research by the Organic Trade Association.
Morning Kiss Organics, Chelsea, Mass., expects to see its biggest year for specialty citrus, with sales of cara caras increasing significantly over the past five years.
Organic apple volumes are up year-over-year, and Nielsen data from November 2019 shows that organic apples make up 8% of apple category volume and 10% of category dollars on average in the U.S.
Jan McCaffrey has been hired as vice president of people at Organically Grown Co., Portland, Ore.
Spinach was the second most popular item that consumers bought as organic at least some of the time, of those studied in Organic Fresh Trends 2020.
Younger shoppers are more open to buying organic tomatoes every time they make a purchase, according to Organic Fresh Trends 2020.
El Grupo Crespo, which markets Crespo-brand mangoes, has opened its packing facility in Chiapas, packing and shipping organic mangoes from the facility.
A&A Organic Farms, Watsonville, Calif., is busy with a full line of spring crops.
Good growing weather this winter should result in some exceptional fruit and vegetable crops out of California’s Salinas Valley this season.
Awe Sum Organics, Santa Cruz, Calif., will be starting its Mexican table grape program in mid-May.
Cal-Organic Farms, Bakersfield, Calif., is preparing to ship new crop yellow, red and white onions from the Coachella Valley in mid-May.
Lakeside Organic Gardens, Watsonville, Calif., has a unique new product, organic fioretto.
The produce industry has been working to help feed families during the COVID-19 pandemic in a number of ways.
Long Pond, Pa.-based Pocono Organics has partnered with Pocono Raceway for its 2020 doubleheader weekend on June 27-28.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint alleging B & B Organics Inc. failed to pay for more than $1 million in produce.
Homegrown Organic Farms has received Bee Better certification for Oregon blueberries.
North Bay Produce, Traverse City, Mich., has new packaging that emphasizes its logo and focuses on the fresh product inside.
A proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Agriculture aims to bolster the National Organic Program’s oversight and enforcement of the production, handling and sale of organic products.