Entries from February 2008

February 22, 2008

live-blogging at upper midwest organic conference 2

I am currently at the MOSES annual meeting, Upper Midwest Organic Farming Conference, in LaCrosse, WI. I’ll update this post with new info as the day goes on. It’s currently -1 degrees here in LaCrosse.

8:30 AM — New this year, the MOSES folks have established the Midwest Organic Research Symposium as part of the program. [...]

February 22, 2008

live-blogging at upper midwest organic conference 1

Got here just in time to put up our poster…

In addition to the poster session (mostly research posters) they are trying some new things at the conference.  For one part of the program — the research symposium — the format will feature a group of researchers (weed scientists, for one) who will give very short [...]

February 20, 2008

live-blogging at upper midwest organic conference

I’ll be traveling tomorrow. Going to LaCrosse, WI to attend the MOSES Upper Midwest Organic Farming Conference. This is one of the largest organic meetings in the country and always a good time. As I did at the Eco-Farm Conference, I’ll be live-blogging the event. So stay tuned!

February 20, 2008

book: core truths

Core Truths is a ground breaking compilation of  the most current research on organic agriculture.  This highly readable and graphically stunning 108-page coffee table book documents the verifiable health and environmental benefits of organic products Core Truths includes fascinating research about why:
* Organic often tastes better
* Organic produce contains, on average, 30 percent higher levels [...]

February 20, 2008

more research showing health benefits of organic

This is old — Sept ‘07 — but I had not seen it until now. I had posted on organic health benefits here, and plan to keep updating as new info is made available.
[source: The Ecologist -- News]
Research showed that infants fed organic dairy products, and whose mothers had also eaten organic dairy during pregnancy, [...]