Natural Merchants Introduces New Italian Organic Wines to the U.S. Market

Natural Merchants, LLC, with address in Rogue River, Ore. and Cartagena, Spain, introduces for the aboriginal time to the U.S. bazaar a brace of above Italian amoebic wines.

Rogue River, OR -- Natural Merchants, LLC, with address in Rogue River, Ore. and Cartagena, Spain, introduces for the aboriginal time to the U.S. bazaar a brace of above Italian amoebic wines. Giancarlo Ceci's AGRINATURA PUGLIA Rosso and 100% Chardonnay are now accessible through alone distributors above the country.

Agrinatura Puglia Chardonnay

We are captivated to add the Agrinatura PUGLIA characterization to our portfolio of accomplished amoebic wines Through our Selections program, we accept fabricated it simple for consumers above the country to adore above amoebic wines, bringing them to above accustomed aliment outlets and above wine shops through baddest distributors nationwide. Giancarlo Ceci, a able-bodied admired avant-garde in the Italian amoebic association and buyer abettor of Agrinatura, is introducing his accolade acceptable NOP certified organic wines into the U.S. bazaar through an absolute acceptation acceding with Natural Merchants. Neil Blomquist, above President and CEO of Spectrum Organic Products, now operating a consulting company, Sustainable Solutions, will be acting as Mr. Ceci's U.S. sales agent. Mr. Blomquist apparent Agrinatura's aberrant olive oil for the Spectrum casting several years ago, and a accord was complete that now carries over to allowance barrage appropriately aberrant wines for the U.S. consumer.

In the ambience of Andria in the Puglia arena of Italy, abreast Bari in Apulia, at an ambit of 250 meters, lies the acreage GIANCARLO CECI. The acreage is anchored just aloft the acclaimed Italy cossack heel on the Adriatic Sea, an across that is altogether ill-fitted for the assembly of accomplished wines. For eight generations, over 200 years, the Ceci ancestors has able the acreage with the greatest account for attributes and traditions. The Mediterranean climate, the area amidst a mural of low hills, the attendance of oak woods, the non-intensive agronomics assembly accord to attention the biodiversity and the adored antithesis of this ecosystem.

The acreage accomplished a cogent upturn in 1988 if Giancarlo Ceci aloft his acknowledgment from agronomical school, adapted the acreage to organic. He developed the AGRINATURA brand, absorption his efforts on innovation, above and operation of a all-encompassing beginning aftermath growing, packing and shipment facility, alternating with amoebic olive oil, which is grown, apprenticed and arranged on site. Giancarlo Ceci with AGRINATURA was a avant-garde in growing and business amoebic articles and was one of the aboriginal certified amoebic producers in Italy.

In 2000, beginning grape accouterment were buried over an across of 70 hectors, and Giancarlo Ceci invested in the finest advanced wine assembly equipment. The aboriginal amoebic wines were produced in 2004 and the acreage accustomed USDA amoebic acceptance in 2006. Under the advice of Lorenzo Landi, one of Italy's a lot of celebrated winemakers the award-winning wines are awash throughout Europe and baddest varieties are now accessible in the United States beneath the PUGLIA characterization including the admirable non-oaked 100% Italian Chardonnay and Rosso (Red) Montepulciano a alloy of acceptable grape varieties from the Puglia arena of Italy.

"We are captivated to add the Agrinatura PUGLIA characterization to our portfolio of accomplished amoebic wines," said Edward Field of Natural Merchants. "Through our Selections program, we accept fabricated it simple for consumers above the country to adore above amoebic wines, bringing them to above accustomed aliment outlets and above wine shops through baddest distributors nationwide."

Natural Merchants, LLC is one of North America's arch Importers and Distributors of the finest accustomed and organic foods and wines absolute from the European and Mediterranean regions.

The Natural Merchants Selections affairs highlights added than 150 anxiously called wines from Spain, Italy, Germany, France and Portugal, developed in different amoebic terroir, anniversary acreage bearing clean, beginning above wines that are both acceptable for the apple and aperitive for the palate.

Selections from their portfolio of amoebic wines can be begin in accustomed retail food including Whole Foods and Trader Joe's, and accessed through acceptable U.S. wine distributors above the country.

For added advice appointment www.naturalmerchants.com. Distributors can acquaintance Natural Merchants North American appointment at 1.866.324.5333 or rich(at)naturalmerchants.com.

Compost Powers USDA's Organic People's Garden (Despite Chemical Ag's Concerns)

About the time that Chemical Ag spokespeople were accusation Michelle Obama for announcement civil amoebic aliment with her White House garden, admixture from the Rodale Institute acreage was landing on a new amoebic garden appropriate in foreground of U.S. Department of Agriculture headquarters. Compost is a big allotment of what makes amoebic agriculture plan so well We're blessed to accord a truckload of high-quality admixture to biologically jump-start this acceptable change in the USDA's foreground lawn. The Secretary capital the garden to be certified organic, so all the inputs--including compost--need to accommodate to the National Organic Program standards. Our 60 years of analysis appearance that amoebic agriculture is the individual a lot of cogent and actual footfall we can crop to abbreviate the potentially adverse accoutrement of all-around warming Organic agriculture delivers added ecology services, improves animal bloom and builds biodiversity aloft and below the clay band to aftermath added diet per acre. Building clay amoebic amount saves soil, improves baptize above and is the architecture block for greater comestible density.

Washington, D.C. -- About the time that Chemical Ag spokespeople were accusation Michelle Obama for announcement civil amoebic aliment with her White House garden, admixture from the Rodale Institute acreage was landing on a new amoebic garden appropriate in foreground of U.S. Department of Agriculture headquarters.

Photo credit: Joan Shaffer, USDA

Since he jackhammered an city-limits aisle just off the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in foreground the USDA's Whitten architecture on Lincoln's birthday, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has taken a claimed absorption in developing the new People's Garden.

Delivering the admixture was Jeff Moyer, acreage administrator for Rodale Institute, Kutztown, PA. "Compost is a big allotment of what makes amoebic agriculture plan so well," he said. "We're blessed to accord a truckload of high-quality admixture to biologically jump-start this acceptable change in the USDA's foreground lawn. The Secretary capital the garden to be certified organic, so all the inputs--including compost--need to accommodate to the National Organic Program standards." Moyer chairs the USDA's National Organic Standards Board, which provides ascribe from the amoebic area to the department's amoebic program.

Organic farming is an chip systems-approach to acceptable agronomics that Moyer and bags of added farmers accept been convalescent for decades. The Institute is the birthplace of the amoebic movement in America, and its advisers accept accurate that amoebic agriculture techniques action the best band-aid to all-around abating and famine.

"Our 60 years of analysis appearance that amoebic agriculture is the individual a lot of cogent and actual footfall we can crop to abbreviate the potentially adverse accoutrement of global warming," said Institute CEO Dr. Timothy LaSalle. "Organic agriculture delivers added ecology services, improves animal bloom and builds biodiversity aloft and below the clay band to aftermath added diet per acre. Building clay amoebic amount saves soil, improves baptize above and is the architecture block for greater comestible density."

Rodale Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that creates all-around solutions from the arena up. We were 1947 by amoebic avant-garde J.I. Rodale.

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Live Life Organics Celebrates Earth Day

In anniversary of Earth Day, Live Life Organics has created a new band of eco-friendly onesies for babies. As with their eco-fashion for women, men and juniors, these onesies are 100% amoebic affection with different designs application low appulse dyes. All shirts accept positive, adorning letters agnate to the blush of anniversary shirt.

Baltimore, MD -- Why should anyone be anxious about affairs amoebic affection rather than commercially developed cotton? The affidavit are abundant -- certified amoebic affection is developed after baneful pesticides or chemicals, so the air, water, and clay is not abnormally affected. It's aswell convalescent for the farmer, who isn't in acquaintance with poisons. And of course, amoebic affection is convalescent for those cutting the fibers, as there are no acrid chemicals to abrade the skin.

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Do Dream, ... It's Possible In anniversary of Earth Day, Live Life Organics has created a new band of eco-friendly onesies for babies. As with their eco-fashion for women, men and juniors, these onesies are 100% amoebic affection with different designs application low appulse dyes. All shirts accept positive, adorning letters agnate to the blush of anniversary shirt.

For example, the chicken tees and catchbasin acme appearance the bulletin "Do Dream, ... It's Possible", chicken blame hope and optimism. The abject shirts affectation "Be Inspired ...Think Success", abject accepting the blush anecdotic inspiration, confidence, wisdom, and integrity. The red adobe tee and blush shirts accept appropriately agnate designs.

Stephanie Lavner, the architect of Live Life Organics, states "Our articles are different in abounding ways. Besides accepting fabricated from above amoebic cotton, the absolute letters are meant to affect the finest qualities of the animal spirit such as adventuresomeness achievement and compassion. They announce what our aggregation stands for. We are about alteration attitudes in a absolute way to accomplish the apple a bigger abode for us and ancestors to come. Our thoughts can accept a abstruse appulse on our accomplishments and events".

Not accepting annoyed to stop with one amoebic product, the adhere tag is aswell absolutely amoebic and anchored with wildflower seeds, which can be buried in either a pot or the garden and will bloom into adorable wildflowers.

Live Life Organics supports accommodating giving. The a lot of contempo archetype of this is the onesies with the "Giving... hearts" architecture that were distinctively created in abutment of the Dr. Mani's Children Heart Foundation (www.chdinfo.com). Profits from these onesies are traveling to accommodate cardiac surgeries for accouchement too poor to acquiesce their all-important medical care. So in accession to accomplishing something acceptable for the apple and for the wearer, a adolescent can accept the adventitious for a abounding and advantageous life.

Rittenhouse Goes Green

New band of amoebic articles for gardening, backyard affliction and annoyance ascendancy has been added to the Rittenhouse website. To acknowledgment the growing appeal for accustomed solutions by consumers and governments.

St. Catharines, ON -- As the 2008 growing division fast approaches, the appeal for organics solutions is growing just as quickly. Municipalities and consumers akin are ambitious alternatives to constructed chemicals for accommodation and garden maintenance. As a acknowledgment to those demands, Rittenhouse is appreciative to acquaint an Organic Care area at http://www.rittenhouse.ca. Once there, barter and professionals will acquisition garden accoutrement and accessories accurately advised for amoebic practices.

Rittenhouse carries amoebic articles for about every aspect of backyard and garden care, from composting to edger and insect control. Some different articles cover amoebic fertilizers, herbicides and insecticides. There is even a alternative of bird ascendancy articles as able-bodied bang control. Rittenhouse aswell appearance a amount of garden accoutrement that are absolute for the amoebic gardener. Tools for weeding and a committed area for admixture accoutrement and accessories to name a couple. There are abiding to be affluence of items that the amoebic agriculturalist or able will acknowledge and absolutely crave as afar of their eco-friendly program.

To appearance the new area on the Rittenhouse website, with the new amoebic agronomical and agriculture solutions, chase this link: http://www.rittenhouse.ca/asp/menu.asp?MID=391

Of advance Rittenhouse isn't endlessly with just their accepted alternative of amoebic products. The aggregation is consistently on the anchor for new and avant-garde articles that will amuse the growing amount of professionals and consumers who are acceptable environmentally aware. Rittenhouse has even developed its own articles for use with amoebic materials. For instance, the Pestjet Gun, which was advised for professionals and can administer nematodes and agronomical vinegars. No agnosticism this will be a cogent year for organics and Rittenhouse is appetite to accommodate the best and a lot of different articles on the market.

Rittenhouse is a continued accustomed aggregation with a actual accepted website which was launched in January 2000, that ships adjustment to barter in the USA and Canada everyday. Located in the Niagara arena of Southern Ontario.

Luxury Organics for Earth Day 2008

Sama Baby Luxury Organics is ablution its new band of fashion-forward amoebic children's accoutrement just in time for Earth Day on April 22, 2008.

Jacksonville Beach, FL -- Founder Shivani Gupta is committed to bearing the purest apparel accessible for Sama Baby by partnering with agreeing vendors from the apparel manufacturers to the amoebic affection farmers.

Our ally in India are as committed as we are to accepting acceptable throughout the accomplished process The factories we use are powered by solar panels and supplement their ability needs with wind turbines and windmills. This investment in and use of addition activity sources is cogent not alone to India, but to the blow of the apple as well. We aboveboard accept that if we anticipate globally and act locally we can accomplish a aberration in the world. "Our ally in India are as committed as we are to accepting acceptable throughout the accomplished process," said Shivani, aloft afresh abiding from India. "The factories we use are powered by solar panels and supplement their ability needs with wind turbines and windmills. This investment in and use of addition activity sources is cogent not alone to India, but to the blow of the apple as well." Shivani said, "We aboveboard accept that if we anticipate globally and act locally we can accomplish a aberration in the world."

At Sama Baby, our ambition is to chase the accomplished standards for amoebic affection garments; from the affection advance to the apparel development process. We use eco-friendly dyes and dye processes, we do not use softeners or added chemicals in the end stages nor is the apparel albino afore the dying process. And abnormal to the accouterment industry, we use biodegradable accoutrements to abundance the bolt afore it is fabricated into garments.

Also, our organic cotton farmers in India use amoebic vegetables as their circling crop in the affection fields, and these vegetables are again served in the canteens and lunchrooms for the employees. Using amoebic vegetables in the crop circling replenishes the soil, feeds the workers and is acceptable for the environment.

Our aggregation has aswell committed assets to advice advance the above of activity for the farmers and workers in India. Our ally focus on educating them on amoebic techniques that can save their farms and accord them a advantageous and acceptable livelihood. The farmers and branch workers have, in turn, started educating their families on the allowances of organic living, such as, auspicious them to eat foods at home which are developed organically.

All of our articles are fair barter certified. We accomplish abiding that workers in the factories, on the farms and throughout the accumulation alternation are paid a book wage. In addition, our ally brainwash comminute workers, so they can move up into administration positions and apprentice admired and bankable accomplishment sets; this is actual advantageous if they are accessible to move on to added careers.

We aswell abutment assorted non-profit organizations in India and the US. Child Relief and You (CRY), is an alignment that works appear abating to underprivileged accouchement their basal rights to -- survival, participation, development and protection. Ekal Vidyala is an alignment that is educating accouchement in rural India one apple at a time. We are continuously in seek of aces causes to support.

Sama Baby is a aggregation with a conscience. Our mission is to accouter babies in soft, advantageous and comfortable fashions while accepting alert of our ample but brittle world. It is not easy, but everyday, from architecture to accomplish to the point of sale, we strive to antithesis what is accessible adjoin what is important.

National Go Organic! Campaign Returns for Fourth Year to Increase Awareness of Organic Products and Benefits

Thousands of arch grocery food and amoebic brands accompany armament for Earth Day Although amoebic sales are on the acceleration - accretion about 20 percent anniversary year - abounding shoppers are still on the fence We developed this attack to animate the acceptance of amoebic articles into people's lives. To accomplish it even easier to try organic, Go Organic! for Earth Day offers coupons, tips and advice on amoebic products. Mom-a-licious: fresh, fast, ancestors aliment for the hot astronomic in you! Chef Catelli's healthy, adjustable aesthetics absolutely captures the spirit and cold of the campaign Since she is a trusted antecedent of advice and afflatus for mothers above the nation, we accept that her creative, simple and adorable creations will animate humans to try amoebic articles and acquire their benefits. We are hopeful that the attack creates the aforementioned aggregate of buzz and absolute acknowledgment that it has accustomed in accomplished years and continues to argue consumers to accept amoebic products

Minneapolis, MN -- In anniversary of Earth Day, added than 3,500 grocery food in 35 states and 20 amoebic manufacturers are advancing calm for Go Organic! for Earth Day, a civic attack to access chump acquaintance of the allowances of amoebic aliment and agriculture. The action is a activity of the Organic Trade Association (OTA), Earth Day Network and MusicMatters.

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Back for its fourth year, the Go Organic! for Earth Day attack includes appropriate Earth Day events, promotions and chargeless money-saving coupons accessible at accommodating retailers throughout April. Recipes, contests and a abundance finder to locate accommodating retailers, can be begin on the campaign's Web website at www.OrganicEarthDay.org.

"Although amoebic sales are on the acceleration - accretion about 20 percent anniversary year - abounding shoppers are still on the fence," said Caren Wilcox, controlling administrator of OTA. "We developed this attack to animate the acceptance of amoebic articles into people's lives. To accomplish it even easier to try organic, Go Organic! for Earth Day offers coupons, tips and advice on amoebic products."

Organic products, such as foods, comestible supplements, claimed affliction products, accouterment and added are fabricated from what is developed on amoebic farms. Organic farms body advantageous clay and crop affliction of the ambiance after application toxic, persistent, constructed pesticides or genetically engineered seeds or advance hormones. Organic aliment and acknowledgment articles have to all accommodated or beat federal regulations for amoebic production.

To add some acidity to 2008, anew appointed agent Chef Domenica Catelli, columnist of the 2007 hit cookbook, "Mom-a-licious: fresh, fast, ancestors aliment for the hot astronomic in you!" will advance the attack by accouterment consumers with amoebic affable demonstrations, recipes and abdomen makeover tips. Consumers can access to win a day with Chef Catelli and accept amoebic groceries, a abounding pantry, refrigerator and freezer makeover and a affable lesson.

"Chef Catelli's healthy, adjustable aesthetics absolutely captures the spirit and cold of the campaign," said Michael Martin, Prez of MusicMatters. "Since she is a trusted antecedent of advice and afflatus for mothers above the nation, we accept that her creative, simple and adorable creations will animate humans to try amoebic articles and acquire their benefits."

In accession to Chef Catelli's makeover contest, the attack aswell offers an all-expenses paid Bed and Breakfast Getaway sponsored by Stonyfield Farm at the Stanford Inn by the Sea overlooking the admirable bank in Mendocino, Calif.

Furthermore, the campaign's advertisement books action added that $18 in accumulation and can fit calmly into a purse or pocket.

"We are hopeful that the attack creates the aforementioned aggregate of buzz and absolute acknowledgment that it has accustomed in accomplished years and continues to argue consumers to accept amoebic products," said Sean Miller, Director of Education at Earth Day Network.

Go Organic! for Earth Day is accurate by arch amoebic manufacturers, including CLIF Bar & Co., Lifeway Foods, R.W. Knudsen Family, Santa Cruz Organic, Stonyfield Farm, Van's International Foods and Horizon Organic.

For added advice on the 2008 Go Organic! for Earth Day campaign, appointment www.OrganicEarthDay.org. To access a account of added accommodating manufacturers and civic grocery stores, see absorbed file.

MusicMatters is an empiric business agency whose mission is to actualize allusive and educational interactions that access alone and association behavior, affect quantified ecology and amusing change and access the acquaintance and sales for our partners. MusicMatters is headquartered in Minneapolis with an agog aggregation of Brand Activists™ in every above market. Visit us at www.musicmatters.net.

The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is the membership-based business affiliation for amoebic agronomics and articles in North America. Its 1,600 associates cover growers, shippers, processors, certifiers, farmers' associations, distributors, importers, exporters, consultants, retailers and others. OTA's mission is to advance and assure the advance of amoebic barter to account the environment, farmers, the accessible and the economy. OTA offers several sources of advice online including www.HowToGoOrganic™.com, which is abnormally for farms and added businesses absorbed in alms amoebic products.

Earth Day Network, www.earthday.net, seeks to abound and alter the ecology movement worldwide, and to activate it as the a lot of able car for announcement a healthy, acceptable planet. It pursues these goals through education, politics, cultural events, and chump activism. Earth Day Network has a all-around ability with a arrangement of added than 17,000 ally and organizations in 174 countries. More than 1 billion humans participate in Earth Day activities, authoritative it the better civil borough accident in the world.

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Popular Luxury Organic Baby Blanket Designer Robbie Adrian Expands Line

A-List celebrities and parents accept to accouter baby (and themselves) with amoebic style. Successful blooming artist Robbie Adrian affluence organics has broadcast its accepted band of flush amoebic baby blankets to cover two new styles for baby and a new, comfortable amoebic bandy for parents! "We accept been captivated with the acknowledgment to our blankets", says Robbie Mahlman, President. "We acquainted acerb as designers and moms, that added boilerplate parents would buy amoebic if we added added blush and style" says Robbie. We accept been captivated with the acknowledgment to our blankets We acquainted acerb as designers and moms, that added boilerplate parents would buy amoebic if we added added blush and style We accept been captivated with the acknowledgment to our blankets We acquainted acerb as designers and moms, that added boilerplate parents would buy amoebic if we added added blush and style Our ambition with Robbie Adrian was to action parents a stylish, eco- affable addition to the archetypal baby blankets on the market With the apropos about chemicals in the news, parents are captivated to accept a accustomed absolute to bundle their baby in, that is aswell beautiful There was such a abundant acknowledgment to our antecedent line, we capital to aggrandize that by alms a absolute to amuse parents allurement for their own Robbie Adrian blanket Our developed amoebic bleed bandy is allotment of our piped cottony band and is warm, comfortable and affected - a abundant Mother's Day gift. Parents are blessed to accept a stylish, bright addition to beneath eco-friendly fabrics We are aflame about the new curve we are introducing Now we action an flush amoebic absolute for everyone!

El Dorado Hills, CA -- Successful blooming artist Robbie Adrian affluence organics has broadcast its accepted band of flush amoebic baby blankets to cover two new styles for baby and a new, comfortable amoebic bandy for parents!

Robbie Adrian's newest appearance Raspberry Polka Dot Silk Ruffle. "We accept been captivated with the acknowledgment to our blankets", says Robbie Mahlman, President. "We acquainted acerb as designers and moms, that added boilerplate parents would buy amoebic if we added added blush and style" says Robbie. The admiration to accept healthier, added eco affable fibers captivated about their baby, has buyers including abounding celebrities, lining up for beautiful Robbie Adrian amoebic blankets. Halle Berry, Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Eva Longoria, Katie Holmes, Nicole Richie and even Kevin Federline, all own Robbie Adrian affluence amoebic blankets.

The latest additions to the baby band are a Natural Velour bolt with Raspberry and Ivory Polka Dot cottony trim, and a simpler piped cottony band that is affected and classic. Shown actuality is the new adventurer size, Raspberry Polka Dot. Both styles are a absolute allowance or emblem for that admired child.

The thriving, Mom endemic aggregation launched its band of colorful, 100% amoebic affection and accustomed cottony akin baby blankets endure summer and parents and celebrities are snapping them up. "Our ambition with Robbie Adrian was to action parents a stylish, eco- affable addition to the archetypal baby blankets on the market," says Susan Doris, Vice President. These fashionable amoebic blankets are sewn in the USA, with 100% US developed amoebic cotton, and appear in seven ambrosial colors, with analogous cottony trim, and are apparatus washable.    "With the apropos about chemicals in the news, parents are captivated to accept a accustomed absolute to bundle their baby in, that is aswell beautiful," says Robbie
   
"There was such a abundant acknowledgment to our antecedent line, we capital to aggrandize that by alms a absolute to amuse parents allurement for their own Robbie Adrian blanket," says Susan. "Our developed amoebic bleed bandy is allotment of our piped cottony band and is warm, comfortable and affected - a abundant Mother's Day gift."

"Parents are blessed to accept a stylish, bright addition to beneath eco-friendly fabrics," says Susan. "We are aflame about the new curve we are introducing," says Robbie. "Now we action an flush amoebic absolute for everyone!" The new band of Robbie Adrian affluence amoebic piped blankets sells for $66 and the developed admeasurement amoebic throws for $130.00. The new Raspberry Polka Dot retails for $46.00 - $118.00, depending on the size.

Robbie Adrian affluence amoebic blankets are accessible for acquirement on-line at robbieadrian.com or through baddest food and boutiques.

For added information, amuse acquaintance Susan Doris, VP Marketing (916) 798-2248 or at sdoris @ robbieadrian.com.

2007 Organic Coffee Market Hits $1 Billion in North America, New Data Shows

The North American amoebic coffee bazaar accomplished one billion dollars in 2007, according to new abstracts appear today during a sampling accident featuring new amoebic coffees. The accident was hosted by the Organic Coffee Collaboration, a activity of the Organic Trade Association.

New York City -- The North American amoebic coffee bazaar accomplished one billion dollars in 2007, according to new abstracts appear today during a sampling accident featuring new amoebic coffees. The accident was hosted by the Organic Coffee Collaboration, a activity of the Organic Trade Association (OTA), at New York City's accepted Union Square Cafe.

By purchasing any of the adorable and top above amoebic coffees accessible today, consumers are allowance assure the ambiance about the world Participants in the Collaboration are: Dallis Coffee (New York City, NY), Elan Organic Coffees (San Diego, CA), Equal Exchange (West Bridgewater, MA), Fresh Harvest Products (New York City, NY), Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (Waterbury, VT), and Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Company (Vancouver, Canada).

The aggregate of amoebic coffee alien into the U.S. and Canada added 29 percent from 2006-2007 from about 65 actor pounds to about 84 actor pounds, according to Philadephia, PA - Daniele Giovannucci, columnist of the accessible North American Organic Coffee Industry Survey, who presented the abstracts at the event. Most of the coffee was awash in the United States. The analysis will anon be accessible from the Organic Trade Association.

"By purchasing any of the adorable and top above amoebic coffees accessible today, consumers are allowance assure the ambiance about the world," said Caren Wilcox, OTA controlling director.

Giovannucci estimates the amoebic coffee area now represents 3 percent of the absolute U.S. blooming coffee imports in 2007, growing an boilerplate of 32 percent annually amid 2000 and 2007. This advance dwarfs the estimated 2 percent anniversary advance amount of the accepted coffee industry. Organic coffee is developed in 40 countries worldwide, including the United States (Hawaii).

According to Giovannucci, factors active the access in amoebic coffee assembly and burning include: advance in values-based purchasing (including the admiration to abutment amoebic assembly practices) and claimed bloom or aliment assurance concerns.

The abiding Zagat-favorite Union Square Cafe is one of the abounding restaurants and added aliment establishments above the United States alms amoebic coffees to their acute clientele.

Background:
Organic coffee is developed application methods and abstracts that accept a low appulse on the environment. Organic assembly systems furnish and advance clay fertility, abstain the use of baneful and assiduous pesticides and fertilizers, and body biologically assorted agriculture. Third-party acceptance organizations verify that amoebic farmers use alone methods and abstracts accustomed in amoebic production.

The Organic Coffee Collaboration - a activity of the Organic Trade Association, the business affiliation for the North American amoebic industry, includes:

Dallis Coffee (New York, NY) - A arch provider of amoebic and Fair Trade Certified™ coffees, affairs to Whole Foods, universities and top cafés and restaurants above the country.

Elan Organic Coffees (San Diego, CA) - Elan Organic Coffees is a coffee developer and importer alms a band of certified amoebic socially amenable coffees it has developed through partnerships with apple co-ops in coffee bearing countries. Elan has pioneered the accumulation of the world's finest certified amoebic coffees, while acknowledging farmers and attention the environment.

Equal Exchange (West Bridgewater, MA) - Worker-owned, Fair Trade Certified™ accommodating and one of the better U.S. amoebic coffee roasters.

Fresh Harvest Products, Inc. (New York, NY) - Its Wings of Nature® casting coffees are small-batch broiled to a temperature that peaks the acidity and analgesic of anniversary bean, and again custom attenuated afterwards baking to accommodate different and aged varieties.

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (Waterbury, VT) - Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is accustomed as a baton in the specialty coffee industry for its award-winning coffees and socially amenable business practices. The aggregation offers a ample alternative of double-certified amoebic and Fair Trade coffees beneath the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters® and Newman's Own® Organics brands.

Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Company (Vancouver, BC, Canada) - A wholesome action for decaffeinating coffee - authentic water, 100% chemical-free - ensures the best of the bean remains, while alone caffeine is removed. Swiss Water decaffeinates amoebic coffees for exceptional companies including Elan Organic Coffees and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. Look for the SWISS WATER® logo on backpack or in abundance to agreement abundant tasting, 99.9% caffeine-free coffee.

Note: Daniele Giovannucci, a above aliment aggregation controlling and chief adviser to the World Bank Group, is the world's a lot of broadly appear columnist on coffee and sustainability issues. His books cover "State of Sustainable Coffee" and he teaches post-graduate courses focused on sustainability.

Huddler.com Launches New Contest for Eco-Consumers to Open Up About What's Really Green

GreenHome.Huddler.com has launched a challenge to animate individuals to allotment their opinions of acceptable technologies and products. $2,500 account of "green goodies," including amoebic claimed care, recycled agent bags, and carriageable solar chargers, will be accustomed abroad as prizes.

Redwood City, CA -- "Switch to Compact Fluorescent Bulbs," "Drive an able vehicle," "Buy Energy Star!" These are all accepted calls to consumers in the new greener economy, but how can anyone apperceive which ones to buy? Huddler's Green Home (http://greenhome.huddler.com/) thinks the acknowledgment is to about-face to your aeon and acquisition out what they're in actuality using. Huddler, an online association committed to blooming articles alignment from electric cars to amoebic toothpaste, is aflame to advertise their additional challenge with added than $2,500 account of "green goodies" at pale as prizes.

GreenHome.Huddler.com appearance a awful organized database of blooming articles alignment from electric cars to bunched beaming ablaze bulbs to solar panels and aggregate in between. The website integrates user-generated artefact reviews, custom altercation forums, wikis, photo hosting, and abundant added to advance the chat about blooming articles and to accommodate a abode for eco-minded consumers to accept allusive discussions.

Switch to Compact Fluorescent Bulbs There are so abounding facets to active green; it starts with conservation, but our users accept been bright that in demography affliction of their homes and their families it is of the absolute accent to use the healthiest accessible options Now our users can not alone allocution about their admired activity able appliances, cars, or residential wind turbines; they can aswell altercate aggregate down to their amoebic toothpaste and admixture bins. Until June 20, 2008, registered users of Huddler's Green Home can attempt to win one of ten cost bales in the Green Goodies Contest. To enter, users can accord two artefact reviews, one aboriginal wiki article, or get 5 accompany to annals on the site.

The ten best all-embracing contributions to the association will win cost bales consisting of at atomic 14 blooming articles such as Dr. Bronner's amoebic duke soap, Freedom barren car wash, and Nurture My Body amoebic lotion. Two admirable cost winners will win either a Solio Classic Universal Hybrid Solar Charger or a Soldius 1 Solar Charger in accession to the added prizes.

The challenge coincides with the addition of abounding appearance on the website including an avant-garde Facebook appliance alleged Green My Ride (http://apps.facebook.com/greenmyride/), a new interface for users to add articles not currently on the site, and the amplification of Huddler's artefact categories to cover amoebic claimed and baby affliction products, blooming backyard equipment, and more.

"There are so abounding facets to active green; it starts with conservation, but our users accept been bright that in demography affliction of their homes and their families it is of the absolute accent to use the healthiest accessible options," says Dan Gill, CEO of Huddler. "Now our users can not alone allocution about their admired activity able appliances, cars, or residential wind turbines; they can aswell altercate aggregate down to their amoebic toothpaste and admixture bins."

For added advice on the Green Goodies Contest, acquaintance Cristina Foung or appointment http://greenhome.huddler.com/contest.

About Huddler: Launched in March of 2008, Huddler is a arrangement of alcove artefact analysis communities. By absorption anniversary "Huddle" on specific areas of interest, Huddler provides a home for knowledgeable, amorous consumers to accommodated and allotment what they apperceive in an interface that even amateur internet users can calmly enjoy.

Missouri Family Wins National Organic Makeover Contest

Campaign awards ancestors with amoebic grocery bacchanalia and kitchen time with celebrity chef The capital cold of the Go Organic! attack is to accomplish acquaintance and animate the acceptance of amoebic products We are admiring to account the Boaz ancestors with chargeless amoebic advantage and kitchen time with Chef Catelli. This will absolutely accomplish a absolute change that will account the bread-and-butter and claimed bloom of the ancestors while abbreviation the ecology appulse on our planet. Mom-a-licious: Fresh fast, ancestors aliment for the hot astronomic in you! I am consistently cogent families to accomplish incremental changes to their abdomen if they are afflicted with the anticipation of an absolute makeover. But with this contest, the Boaz ancestors will accomplish a rare, affecting and acclaimed change to go absolutely amoebic and apprentice simple recipes that will become allotment of their ancestors tradition Because abounding capacity in our cabinets can be harmful, I acquisition that humans are afraid and bent to change if they become aware. This accident is adorning and will absolutely appulse not alone the Boaz family, but their friends, neighbors and added families above the nation.

Minneapolis, MN -- Go Organic! for Earth Day™, a civic attack that educates and increases chump acquaintance of the allowances of organic food and agriculture, today appear the champ of its civic amoebic grocery makeover contest. Jennifer Boaz and ancestors of Lee’s Summit, Mo., will accept a abounding pantry, refrigerator and freezer makeover and affable assignment with “Mom-a-licious” chef Domenica Catelli on June 30.

Go Organic! for Earth Day kicked off this year’s attack by giving families civic an befalling to win an organic grocery makeover. Contestants submitted photos of their family, pantry, refrigerator and freezer, and provided a abrupt account of why they bare a beginning new start. Entries were advised on the family’s admiration to accept amoebic and the befalling to accomplish a cogent change in the aliment they eat.

Boaz submitted a composition that accent the allowances of amoebic agriculture to bodies and the planet, but her admiration to augment her ancestors amoebic aliment goes above the ecology impact. This includes accepting the aplomb that amoebic aliment is chargeless of accidental additives or capacity she cannot pronounce. Additionally, she wants to attend her ancestors with a array of advantageous aliment options as against to clutter aliment that abounding accouchement are aloft on.

“The capital cold of the Go Organic! attack is to accomplish acquaintance and animate the acceptance of amoebic products,” said Michael Martin, Prez of MusicMatters. “We are admiring to account the Boaz ancestors with chargeless amoebic advantage and kitchen time with Chef Catelli. This will absolutely accomplish a absolute change that will account the bread-and-butter and claimed bloom of the ancestors while abbreviation the ecology appulse on our planet.”

Credited with auspicious accouchement to eat vegetables after ambuscade the ingredients, Catelli’s aboriginal cookbook, “Mom-a-licious: Fresh fast, ancestors aliment for the hot astronomic in you!” was an burning hit above the nation and provides families with tasty, simple and advantageous recipes. Catelli will accompany the ancestors at the grocery abundance and accommodate amoebic affable demonstrations, recipes and abdomen makeover tips.

“I am consistently cogent families to accomplish incremental changes to their abdomen if they are afflicted with the anticipation of an absolute makeover. But with this contest, the Boaz ancestors will accomplish a rare, affecting and acclaimed change to go absolutely amoebic and apprentice simple recipes that will become allotment of their ancestors tradition,” said Catelli. “Because abounding capacity in our cabinets can be harmful, I acquisition that humans are afraid and bent to change if they become aware. This accident is adorning and will absolutely appulse not alone the Boaz family, but their friends, neighbors and added families above the nation.”

Five added winners will accept a $200 allowance certificate, a active archetype of the “Mom-a-licious” cookbook and a Nubius Organics Earth Day stainless animate baptize bottle.

In accession to the grocery makeover contest, the Go Organic! attack is alms the adventitious to win an all-expenses paid bed and breakfast break sponsored by Stonyfield Farm at the Stanford Inn by the Sea. One advantageous champ and a bedfellow will accept a five-night break at the resort overlooking the Mendocino Coast of Calif. To enter, appointment www.OrganicEarthDay.org. All entries have to be accustomed by Aug. 31, 2008.

Go Organic! for Earth Day is accurate by arch amoebic manufacturers, including CLIF Bar & Co., Lifeway Foods, R.W. Knudsen Family, Santa Cruz Organic, Stonyfield Farm, Van’s International Foods and Horizon Organic.

For added advice on the 2008 attack and to appearance the Boaz family’s acceptable entry, appointment www.OrganicEarthDay.org.

MusicMatters is a client- focused empiric business close with address in Minneapolis and a aggregation of Brand Activists™ in every above market. MusicMatters’ mission is to actualize a bigger apple by partnering with values-led businesses to aftermath targeted, socially responsible, and entertainment-based casting experiences, business initiatives, and products.

The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is the membership-based business affiliation for amoebic agronomics and articles in North America. Its 1,600 associates cover growers, shippers, processors, certifiers, farmers' associations, distributors, importers, exporters, consultants, retailers and others. OTA's mission is to advance and assure the advance of amoebic barter to account the environment, farmers, the accessible and the economy. OTA offers several sources of advice online including www.HowToGoOrganic™.com, which is abnormally for farms and added businesses absorbed in alms amoebic products.

Earth Day Network, www.earthday.net, seeks to abound and alter the ecology movement worldwide, and to activate it as the a lot of able car for announcement a healthy, acceptable planet. It pursues these goals through education, politics, cultural events, and chump activism. Earth Day Network has a all-around ability with a arrangement of added than 17,000 ally and organizations in 174 countries. More than 1 billion humans participate in Earth Day activities, authoritative it the better civil borough accident in the world.

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Katie Lloyd
(612) 573-3111
katie.lloyd @ fleishman.com

Organic Racing Team’s Ethanol-Fueled Racecar Wins Third Overall in One Lap of America

Zero carbon brand and fast? You bet! Organic Racing Team’s biomass- (ethanol-) fueled racecar placed third in Tire Rack’s 25th celebration One Lap of America, besting a accumulation consisting of BMWs, Corvettes and added accelerated models. Organic Racing’s Lotus 7 replica was complete in three months for beneath than $30,000. Organic Racing is captivated with the aggressive animosity of teams such as the Corcorans, DaVia/Wikstrom, Blaha, Babcock, Swan and abounding others, authoritative antagonism and overextension the amoebic bulletin a joy The 25th Anniversary of One Lap of America larboard abounding surprises, but the better one of all was seeing our aggregation move through the ranks with our little blooming behemothic slayer. Organic Racing enjoys overextension its bulletin above America -- aliment is ammunition and amoebic aliment is top octane fuel!

Douglasville, GA -- Kevin Boulton and Doc Harmony, co-drivers for Organic Racing Team, delivered a arch achievement after sacrificing attempt at Tire Rack’s One Lap of America. Organic Racing’s third-place accomplishment proves that a chase aggregation can leave a aught carbon brand and still be fast.

Kevin Boulton and Harmony Finish the Race as 3rd Place Winners in their Alternatively Fueled Race Car

Believing in its amoebic message, Organic Racing set out to prove that its eco-friendly racecar is one of the fastest street-legal cars in the nation. Organic Racing competed adjoin an arrangement of fast cars, alignment from BMWs, Corvettes and Mongooses to awful adapted Cadillacs and Porsches. The aggregation catholic seven days, accommodating in all 18 clue contest and in a array of courses, from annoyance antagonism to alley antagonism to auto crossing. Only DaVia’s race-prepped Porsche 996 and Smith’s ARC Hennessy Viper calm added credibility than the accessible cockpit eco-racer.

“Organic Racing is captivated with the aggressive animosity of teams such as the Corcorans, DaVia/Wikstrom, Blaha, Babcock, Swan and abounding others, authoritative antagonism and overextension the amoebic bulletin a joy,” Boulton says. “The 25th Anniversary of One Lap of America larboard abounding surprises, but the better one of all was seeing our aggregation move through the ranks with our little blooming behemothic slayer.”

Boulton and Loren Edwards, Organic Racing Team’s co-creator, crafted the World Class Motorsports Ultralite, a Lotus 7 replica, in three months. The ethanol-fueled vehicle was fabricated for beneath than $30,000, application recycled locations if it would not attempt the team’s safety.

Driving hundreds of added afar so the aggregation could run 100 percent on Ethanol (E85), Boulton and Harmony accustomed at the accomplishment band at the end of their 4,060-mile expedition acutely admiring with their third abode finish.

“Organic Racing enjoys overextension its bulletin above America -- aliment is ammunition and amoebic aliment is top octane fuel!” Harmony says.

Braving the elements of freezing, algid weather, torrential downpours and baking sun, like their car, Boulton and Harmony pulled off the 4,000-plus mile chase fueling their bodies with amoebic ammunition -- amoebic foods. Team sponsors provided the accoutrement they needed: Steaz amoebic activity drinks, Betty Lou’s amoebic snacks, Sovereign Silver to alleviate their cuts and burns, Organix South’s Neem articles to accumulate them basic and clean, Dr’s Relief Cream for achy backs and Orange TKO to accumulate the car clean.

For added advice on the Organic Racing Team and the third-place accomplishment its ethanol-fueled car becoming at One Lap America, appointment www.organicracing.com.

Contact
Kevin Boulton
3318 Highway 5, #410, Douglasville, GA 30135
770-315-5724 or 678-314-3906
kevin@organicracing.com or harmony@harmonycone.net

Frontier Natural Products Co-Op First To Offer Fair Trade Certified Spices

Direct Partnerships with Organic Farmers Yield Quality and Sustainability

Norway, Iowa (Vocus/PRWEB ) June 12, 2009 -- Frontier Natural Products Co-op has become the aboriginal aggregation in the U.S. to action Fair Trade Certified™ amoebic spices to consumers. The eight new amoebic spices all appear from Sri Lanka, area acceptable account warrants notice.

Currently accessible in aggregate one-pound bags, the agency of amoebic Fair Trade Certified spices includes several grinds of atramentous pepper and accomplished atramentous peppercorns, white pepper (ground and accomplished peppercorns), Ceylon biscuit (ground and sticks), cloves (ground and whole), billy (ground and whole), absurd (ground and whole), arena amber and arena turmeric.

We're responding to the accretion appeal for all Fair Trade products, but what makes our Fair Trade amoebic spices absolutely altered is the claimed relationships we accept with the aroma farmers The baby aroma farmers and producers in Sri Lanka absolutely accept above and sustainability From composting to abrasion control, rain-harvesting techniques to small-scale bio-gas production, the farmers Frontier works with in Sri Lanka aftermath some of the highest-quality spices in the apple application the best acceptable practices anywhere. Offering these first-ever organic Fair Trade Certified spices in aggregate allowances consumers who, in ablaze of accepted bread-and-butter conditions, are analytic to save money on groceries. For example, the appropriate retail amount per ounce for amoebic atramentous peppercorns is $1.05 and amoebic arena amber is $1.73. These prices are beneath than bisected the per-ounce amount of bottled spices.

Fair Trade products aswell account the growers, their families, and their communities by allowance accommodate a bigger accepted of living. "We're responding to the accretion appeal for all Fair Trade products, but what makes our Fair Trade amoebic spices absolutely altered is the claimed relationships we accept with the aroma farmers," says Kai Stark, amoebic aroma applicant at Frontier Natural Products Co-op. Stark spends time with the growers in their homes, their communities and on their farms.

"The baby aroma farmers and producers in Sri Lanka absolutely accept above and sustainability," he explains. "From composting to abrasion control, rain-harvesting techniques to small-scale bio-gas production, the farmers Frontier works with in Sri Lanka aftermath some of the highest-quality spices in the apple application the best acceptable practices anywhere."

The new Frontier Fair Trade Certified amoebic spices are accessible now at www.frontiercoop.com and will anon be in aggregate aroma sections at accustomed foods retailers nationwide. For added advice on all of the Fair Trade articles Frontier offers, appointment www.frontiercoop.com/ftspices.

Note to Editors: Photo images of Mr. Stark affair with the acreage accommodating in Sri Lanka are accessible by appeal or at www.frontiercoop.com/ftspices.

Frontier Natural Products Co-op™
Founded in 1976 and based in Norway, Iowa, Frontier Natural Products Co-op™ offers a abounding band of accustomed and amoebic articles beneath the Frontier, Simply Organic®, Aura Cacia® and Aura Cacia Organics® brands. Products cover comestible herbs, spices and baking flavors; aggregate herbs and spices; and accustomed and amoebic aromatherapy products. Frontier's ambition is to accommodate consumers with the highest-quality amoebic and accustomed articles while acknowledging and announcement amusing and ecology responsibility. For added information, appointment Frontier's website at www.frontiercoop.com.

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Swanson Vitamins Adds Two Varieties of Certified Organic Coffee

As the appeal for amoebic aliment and beverages increases, Swanson Vitamins continues to add a array of amoebic articles from amoebic aisle mix to amoebic spices and now certified amoebic coffee.

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Freecycle Is The New Recycle: Green Nest LLC's Freecycle Contest Awards Over $2,000 of Organic Mattress Foundations to Two Lucky Winners

Can't sleep? Is the anticipation of creating chump decay with your next appliance acquirement befitting you up at night? Green Nest LLC makes blooming active simple with their e-commerce site, www.GreenNest.com, alms eco-friendly articles and furniture. Through their acceptable entries in Green Nest's Freecycle Contest, both Shannon B. of Windsor, CT and Holly A. of Topanga, CA can blow simple on their new certified amoebic mattress foundations.

Irvine, CA -- Can't sleep? Is the anticipation of creating chump decay with your next appliance acquirement befitting you up at night? Green Nest LLC makes blooming active simple with their e-commerce site, www.GreenNest.com alms eco-friendly articles and furniture.
The Green Nest Freecycle Contest
Through their acceptable entries in Green Nest's Freecycle Contest, both Shannon B. of Windsor, CT and Holly A. of Topanga, CA can blow simple on their new certified amoebic mattress foundations. The Green Nest amoebic mattress foundations were donated by a bounded Southern California family, The Garmon's, who said, "The choices were not harder to make. The ones which affected our hearts the a lot of were the ones who were putting others in foreground of themselves. Servant Hearts!"

The Green Nest Organic bulk Foundation has a able amoebic affection awning that is affiliated with extra-firm abutment from advanced copse slats placed every two inches for best coverage.

The choices were not harder to make. The ones which affected our hearts the a lot of were the ones who were putting others in foreground of themselves. Servant Hearts! The Organic Slat Foundations are advised to be acclimated with the Green Nest Organic Inner Spring or accustomed acrylic mattresses while accouterment absolute abutment and incomparable comfort. Solid copse slats are adapted afterward a acceptable European architecture in able amoebic affection fabric. They affection a 2 inch gap amid slats which allows for abounding air apportionment as able-bodied as a able amoebic affection awning and kiln-dried Spruce copse frame. These foundations action both the allowances of amoebic abstracts and environmentally affable practices.

According to Green Nest LLC, amoebic abstracts such as absolute and affection are bigger for bodies and the environment. Using absolute helps adapt temperature, and keeps acid chemicals or pesticides abroad from sleepers. Because these articles advance amoebic absolute they accumulate pesticides, antibiotics, and chemicals abroad from animals and groundwater.

"Traditional appliance generally contains finishes and plastics that can absolve adverse chemicals into your home, putting your family's bloom at risk. But our environmentally affable bedding options - like amoebic organic mattresses, linens, barrier covers, copse appliance and fabrics - are fabricated after the use of pesticides, actinic finishes and blended substances that can off-gas actinic vapors" says Lisa Beres, co-founder of Green Nest. In addition, their attractive new bed frames are just the alpha of their accustomed articles appliance band that will accommodate families with amoebic alternatives to bloom endangering furniture.

For added information, appointment www.greennest.com or contact:
Lisa or Ron Beres
Green Nest LLC
Tel: 888-GRENHOME (888-473-6466)
Fax: 949-387-3806
http://www.greennest.com

Is GMO Food and Organic Food an Either/Or Proposition?

Benefits of GMO Foods Versus Organic Food featured in Conversations about Plant Biotechnology Video Available Online

St. Louis, MO -- Today, the Conversations about Plant Biotechnology Web website broadcast its video alms to cover biotech videos produced by added organizations. The aboriginal accession -- "What's for Lunch?" -- addresses chump apropos about aliment choices and was produced by the International Food Information Council Foundation (IFIC).

Is there one that is bigger than the others if it comes to award acceptable and alimental food? Let's acquisition out the man on the street There is no affirmation that it's added nutritious. There's no affirmation that it's added safe. It's not sustainable. It's not any healthier For us, organic, biotech and accepted are all administration systems, and you use them in agreement of antithesis in how it fits into your operation I'm adequate with alive that farmers are acceptable admiral of what they're doing. And therefore, that the aliment that is aloft commonly or through biotech is safe. For abounding people, amoebic agronomics and aliment biotechnology is an either or proposition. And in actuality, all of these aliment processes aftermath foods that are advantageous and of benefit This video about the benefits of GMO foods against amoebic food is a amusing and absorbing attending at how aliment is developed and produced. It is aimed at those who are ambiguous about the differences amid organic, genetically adapted (GMO) and accepted aliment assembly methods.

"Is there one that is bigger than the others if it comes to award acceptable and alimental food? Let's acquisition out," says an ad-lib banana who narrates the video and interviews "the man on the street" to abduction the assorted opinions and perceptions of consumers.

Dr. Bruce Chassy from the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Illinois is one of three diet and aliment assurance experts featured in the video. Chassy addresses the misperception that the allowances of amoebic foods cover accepting bigger or added alimental than accepted or GMO foods. "There is no affirmation that it's added nutritious. There's no affirmation that it's added safe. It's not sustainable. It's not any healthier," says Dr. Chassy.

Informed decisions about aliment added crave consumers to accept a acceptable compassionate of nutrition, aliment science and, sometimes, even agronomical assembly systems. For example, articles that are organic, accepted and genetically adapted all allotment the aforementioned appreciable concrete characteristics, and alter alone in the action through which they accept been produced or grown.

To accomplish accustomed amoebic labels, farmers have to accommodate to a austere agronomical arrangement that minimizes the use of constructed fertilizers, pesticides, advance regulators and livestock augment additives. In addition, aliment that is labeled amoebic places banned on genetically adapted ingredients.

While accepted agriculture systems alter from acreage to acreage and from country to country, a farmer's options are about bound alone by regulations set by administering agencies such as the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) or Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). A biotech agriculturalist is artlessly a accepted agriculturalist that chooses to bulb a crop array developed or bred through biotechnology methods.

"For us, organic, biotech and accepted are all administration systems, and you use them in agreement of antithesis in how it fits into your operation," says Jennie Schmidt, a registered dietitian and agriculturalist who grows both amoebic and biotech crops. "I'm adequate with alive that farmers are acceptable admiral of what they're doing. And therefore, that the aliment that is aloft commonly or through biotech is safe."

The video concludes that the alone best that affairs is the healthful, alimental one. "For abounding people, amoebic agronomics and aliment biotechnology is an either or proposition. And in actuality, all of these aliment processes aftermath foods that are advantageous and of benefit," says dietitian Mary Lee Chin, M.S., R.D., who is a bloom and diet communications consultant.

"What's for Lunch" - the benefits of GMO foods against amoebic aliment video - can be viewed, downloaded or anchored into addition Web website from the Conversations about Plant Biotechnology Web site. In addition, visitors to the Web website can appearance videos capturing the opinions of added experts about the safety of genetically adapted foods.

The Conversations about Plant Biotechnology is advised to accord a articulation and a face to the farmers and families who abound GM crops and the experts who analysis and abstraction the benefits of biotechnology in agriculture. The Web website contains added than 70 two- to three-minute, candid, aboveboard and acute video segments with the humans who apperceive the technology best. The Web website is hosted by Monsanto Company -- a arch all-around provider of technology-based solutions and agronomical articles that advance acreage abundance and aliment quality.

Contact:
Ranjana Smetacek
Phone: (314) 694-2642
Fax: (314) 694-4228
ranjana.smetacek @ monsanto.com