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Biodynamic Agriculture
Biodynamic Food, Wine, and Products
Community and Agriculture
Food Issues
International News
Sustainable Agriculture

Biodynamic Agriculture

• Using biodynamic methods on Suffolk farm to "save the earth" (The Suffolk Times, Apr. 17, 2008)
• Local food from organic and biodynamic CSAs (C-Ville, Apr. 1, 2008)
• Biodynamic farming in Vermont, "Farming from the ground up" (Burlington Free Press, Mar. 8, 2008)
• Organic Consumers Association introduction to biodynamics (Feb. 2008)
• 'B' is for biodynamic and better for you (Business Intelligence Middle East, Feb. 25, 2008)
• "Think organic, then take a big holistic leap to biodynamics" (The Montreal Gazette, Feb. 23, 2008)
• Green Gardening: Once you've gone bio-intensive ..., Seattle Post-Intelligencer article on John Jeavons' bio-intensive gardening (Jan. 31, 2008)
• Mother Jones magazine highlights biodynamic agriculture in The Yield of Magical Thinking: Better Agriculture Through Cosmic Rituals (Dec. 2007)
• Common Ground magazine hails biodynamic agriculture as "cleaner, greener" technique (Nov. 2007)

Biodynamic Food, Wine, and Products (Note: Products described in these news stories do not necessarily meet the standards of Demeter certified Biodynamic products. "Biodynamic" is a registered certification mark of the Demeter Association, Inc.)

• "Cosmic vineyard" in New Zealand (The New Zealand Herald, Apr. 21, 2008)
• "New Worlds of Wine: The great wine climate change" (Birmingham Weekly, Apr. 18, 2008)
• Difference between organic and biodynamic wines (Plenty Magazine, Apr. 18, 2008)
• "The Biodynamic Story of Beckman Vineyards" (Appellation America, Apr. 14, 2008)
• UK company brewing new biodynamic beer (Easier Lifestyle, Apr. 7, 2008)
• "Organic and biodynamic labels gain ground with wine lovers" (Chicago Sun-Times, Apr. 9, 2008)
• Biodynamic winemaking at Quivira (San Francisco Chronicle, Apr. 4, 2008)
• Large Washington vineyard purchased, eventually to shift to all biodynamic practices (Tri-City Herald, Apr. 1, 2008)
• Organic and biodynamic viticulture trend (Globe and Mail, Mar. 29, 2008)
• First wine competition open only to organic and biodynamic wines (Decanter, Mar. 26, 2008)
• Bonny Doon listing all wine ingredients while Feds ponder regulatory changes (Chicago Tribune, Mar. 26, 2008)
• Biodynamic cashew from India developed for export (Sify, Mar. 26, 2008)
• Bonny Doon only winery to list all ingredients on label (nj.com, Mar. 18, 2008)
• Organic and biodynamic vineyards (RedOrbit, Mar. 17, 2008)
• Purchasing organic, biodynamic, and local (Summit Daily News, Mar. 12, 2008)
• Focus of 2008 London International Wine Fair to be on organic and biodynamic wines (Feb. 14, 2008)
• Editor of The Oxford Companion to Wine discusses biodynamic wine quality in Wine Enthusiast Q & A with Jancis Robinson (Feb. 8, 2008)
• Territorial Seed Company offers organic and a few biodynamic seeds, in Seattle Post-Intelligencer article (Jan. 30, 2008)
• Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun interviewed in Grist about politics and bringing organic and biodynamic foods to market (Jan. 3, 2008)
• Fast Company magazine highlights Dr. Hauschka Skin Care company, which uses biodynamic ingredients (Dec. 2007)

Community and Agriculture

• Congregation members plant garden plots on church property (The Frederick News-Post, May 7, 2008)
• Community supported market, based on CSA model, relies on customers for funds (Business Week, May 5, 2008)
• "Consumers' investments help farmers produce a return benefiting both" (Morning Sentinel, May 5, 2008)
• CSA helping small farms make a comeback (Times Herald-Record, May 4, 2008)
• CSAs can transform Iowa's farm economy -- and take its sandwiches to the next level" (Grist, May 1, 2008)
• Growth in community-based farming (Nevada County Local News, Apr. 23, 2008)
• CSA farms: "The Stalk Brokers Who Pay Delicious Dividends" (The Huffington Post, Apr. 14, 2008)
• Building on tradition of "community supporting community" (Epicurious, Apr. 14, 2008)
• "Local direct marketing efforts build grower-consumer relationships" (Coshocton Tribune, Apr. 12, 2008)
• "Sharing the wealth with community supported agriculture" (Star Tribune, Apr. 9, 2008)
• "Local farmers and shoppers reaping benefits from CSAs" (Winston-Salem Journal, Mar. 25, 2008)
• CSA offers internet subscriptions (Pop City, Mar. 19, 2008)
• Creating a local grain market in British Columbia (The Tyee, Mar. 14, 2008)
• "How the Fishing Industry Is Trying to Stay Alive By Acting Like Small Farmers" (Christian Science Monitor, Mar. 10, 2008)
• "Transforming community through food" (Rutland Herald, Mar. 9, 2008)
• Minnesota conference to be held on "Home Grown Economy - Connecting Local Foods and Economic Opportunity" (The Fergus Falls Daily Journal, Mar. 8, 2008)
• Canadian National Farmers Union advocates tax deductions for CSA shares (Niagara Falls Review, Mar. 3, 2008)
• Spending $10 a week on local produce can help local economy and farmers (The Bay City Times, Feb. 25, 2008)
• The Boston Globe reports on "upswing" in demand for local foods and CSA agreements (Feb. 21, 2008)
• The Boston Globe reports on a "Community Supported Market" asking community members to support expansion by using CSA model (Feb. 20, 2008)

Food Issues

• "Troubled Niagara Region aims to capitalize on Local Food Initiative" (Better Farming, Apr. 25, 2008)
• San Francisco hospitals serving local foods (UC Davis, Apr. 25, 2008)
• "Think Again on GMC Issues" (New Straits Times, Apr. 23, 2008)
• "Low Carbon Diet" launched by UK company (The Earth Times, Apr. 22, 2008)
• Maryland bill aims to let local farmers sell to schools (Baltimore Sun, Apr. 21, 2008)
• "Land of plenty: Small Maryland farmers are tapping a rising demand for organic, close-to-home produce, meat and dairy" (Trading Markets, Apr. 20, 2008)
• Iowa City parents petition for organic food in schools (Des Moines Register, Apr. 18, 2008)
• Growing food in kitchen gardens (New York Times, Apr. 17, 2008)
• Maine town bans GMOs (Morning Sentinel, Apr. 13, 2008)
• "Buy food... its the new gold" (Every Investor, Apr. 9, 2008)
• Local foods more than just "hedonistic elitism" (Times Union, Apr. 6, 2008)
• Washington legislation creates "comprehensive local foods program" (Kitsap Sun, Mar. 27, 2008)
• Creating a local food system that truly feeds everyone (Rocky Mountain Chronicle, Mar. 20, 2008)
• "Is Sustainable Food Production Possible in the Desert?" (The Daily Dispatch, Mar. 18, 2008)
• "Food Labels That Deserve Your Dollars" (Sun Herald, Mar. 17, 2008)
• Discussion of global food business threat at Michael Fields (Beloit Daily News, Mar. 14, 2008)
• "Benefits of Buying, Eating Local Food Extend Beyond Health" (Madison Magazine, Mar. 13, 2008)
• Ontario organic farmers cooperative struggles with meaning of "local" (Eastern Ontario AgriNews, Mar. 6, 2008)
• A Green Side to Everything: Organic vs. Local? (Glen Falls Post-Star, Mar. 6, 2008)
• "Fallout Expected From Super High Grain Prices" (Organic Business News, Mar. 4, 2008)
• Vermont State Senator Ginny Lyons argues for USDA to support Farm to School programs (Barre Montpelier Times Argus, Mar. 2, 2008)
• "Looking for real nutrition in real food" (East Oregonian, Mar. 2, 2008)
• New York Times column on problems facing local food movement and small farmers (Mar. 1, 2008)
• Organic Trade Association working to counteract state measures to limit milk labeling claims (Feb. 2008)
• Farmers, Consumer Advocates, Conservationists Challenge Federal Approval of Genetically Engineered Beets (Organic Seed Alliance, Jan. 23, 2008)
• CNNMoney.com reports: Organic food industry in a supply crunch (Jan. 29, 2008)
• The BBC reports on study funded by the European Union that found organic foods to be healthier and more nutritious (Oct. 28, 2007)
• Cornell Study Assesses 'Food Print' Related to Consumption, Diets (Associated Content, Oct. 8, 2007)

International News

• India: "Farmers protest against genetically modified food" (NDTV, May 7, 2008)
• "UN sets up food crisis task force" (BBC News, Apr. 29, 2008)
• "Intl health group calls for banning GM crops, agri liberalization" (Trading Markets, Apr. 26, 2008)
• What it means around the world to be a "farmer" (Grist, Apr. 23, 2008)
• Indian farmers to protest GM crops and foods (Sify, Apr. 7, 2008)
• India: "For food security, farmer, not the scientist, should be our focus" (Organiser, Apr. 3, 2008)
• Rejection of DDT spraying in Uganda (New Vision, Mar. 30, 2008)
• "Ethiopia: Farmers' Best Friend in the End Could Be Agricultural Sustainability" (AllAfrica.com, Mar. 26, 2008)
• Australian coalition opposes GM foods (The Age, Mar. 15, 2008)
• EU environmentalists pushing to replace farm subsidies with sustainable food production scheme (ic Wales, Mar. 11, 2008)
• Sustainable, ecosystem-specific agricultural methods of the Apatani tribe in India (The Assam Tribune, Mar. 9, 2008)
• Community supported agriculture in Israel (Haaretz, Mar. 6, 2008)
• United Kingdom funds sustainable agriculture research in developing countries (SciDev.Net Feb. 22, 2008)

Sustainable Agriculture

• "Sustainable education" necessary for sustainable agriculture (Red Orbit, May 2, 2008)
• "Groups Demand EPA Stop Sale Of 200+ Potentially Dangerous Nano-Silver Products" (Organic Consumers Association, May 1, 2008)
• "Saving the Honeybee Through Organic Farming: Synergistic effects of pesticides and parasitic fungi and worsening decline of honeybees" (Institute of Science in Society, Apr. 25, 2008)
• "Exposed: the great GM crops myth" (The Independent, Apr. 20, 2008)
• "Ancient Method, 'Black Gold Agriculture' May Revolutionize Farming, Curb Global Warming" (Science Daily, Apr. 15, 2008)
• "New Soil Association report shows GM crops do not yield more - sometimes less" (Soil Association, Apr. 14, 2008)
• "Crunch time for the farm bill" (Grist, Apr. 14, 2008)
• Environmental problems in Farm Bill (Los Angeles Times, Apr. 10, 2008)
• Adding coffee grounds to compost piles (The Register-Guard, Apr. 8, 2008)
• "Let Them Eat Grass: Northeast ‘Grasstravaganza’ Inspires Livestock Farmers" (Lancaster Farming, Apr. 4, 2008)
• Challenges and potentials of agricultural economy in Ontario (The Chronicle Journal, Apr. 4, 2008)
• "America's Greenest Wine Region Celebrates Earth Day" (Business Wire, Apr. 3, 2008)
• "Organic industry continues growth across country, Minnesota" (Agri News, Apr. 1, 2008)
• High crop prices threaten Farmland Conservation Reserve Program (U.S. News & World Report, Mar. 31, 2008)
• "Fueling organic soils with forages" (Farm Focus of Atlantic Canada, Mar. 27, 2008)
• "Thousands of U.S. Bats Dying and No One Knows Why" (Organic Consumers Association, Mar. 26, 2008)
• "Farming the city: Can S.F.'s vacant lots become garden plots?" (San Francisco Chronicle, Mar. 22, 2008)
• Michael Ableman speaks about importance of local farming (The Daily Times, Mar. 18, 2008)
• 2008 SARE winners announced (SARE, Mar. 2008)
• "Agriculture and Biodiversity: Challenges and Opportunities for Agribusiness" (GreenBiz News, Mar. 16, 2008)
• Young farmers as an emerging movement (New York Times, Mar. 16, 2008)
• Sustainable farming is tough market in Canada, according to professor (The Montreal Gazette, Mar. 15, 2008)
• Industry creation of OASIS organic standard for personal care products (Organic Consumers Association, Mar. 14, 2008)
• Industrial food system's role in climate change (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Mar. 12, 2008)
• Gardens in NYC's empty lots (NY Daily News, Mar. 11, 2008)
• "Consumers willing to spend more green to go organic" (York Daily Record, Mar. 7, 2008)
• Farmers concerned about rising oil prices (Santa Monica Daily Press, Mar. 6, 2008)
• Coalition of growers creating index to quantify "sustainable agriculture" (Nebraska Farmer, Feb. 29, 2008)
• Fred Kirschenmann speaks about problems facing beginning farmers (Farm & Ranch Guide, Mar. 2, 2008)
• Grist opines that Farm Bill will not change industrial agriculture structure (Feb. 27, 2008)
• Publishers see young gardeners as growing market demographic (Publishers Weekly, Feb. 25, 2008)
• Organic Consumers Association reports on EPA proposal to eliminate clean air reporting standards for factory farms (Feb. 2008)
• Author Michael Pollan speaks to Lancaster Farming about sustainable agriculture and CSAs (Feb. 22, 2008)
• EPA announces formation of first-ever Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Advisory Committee (Feb. 20, 2008)
• New York Times feature on loss of heritage cattle breeds (Jan. 27, 2008)
• Scientific American reports on Future Farming: A Return to Roots, explaining how plants must develop deep root systems (Aug. 2007)