Organic food

Organic food

• Organic apples, pears to be antibiotic-free

  The organic apples you buy in the grocery store will soon be free of a widely used antibiotic. The National Organic Standards Board late Thursday ... 

• Whole Foods: Products will carry GMO labeling

  Whole Foods says all products in its North American stores that contain genetically modified ingredients will be labeled as such by 2018. The company ... 

• USDA offers loans to farmers who grow for locals

  With interest in locally grown food soaring, the federal government said Tuesday it has created a small loan program to help community farmers who ... 

• Program trains farmworkers to be organic farmers

  Bending over beds of shriveled strawberry plants, former farmworker Domitila Martinez pulls pieces of black plastic row covers in preparation for next ...