Subscribe to Our Blog FeedThis week was interesting for us all as we returned to the normalcy of post-Thanksgiving. Although for me, finding out today that we can get California blueberries and limes for next week doesn’t seem normal and I love it. Additionally, last week was the end of a bountiful and unseasonably long California Kiet mango season…. Read more »
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Golden Gate Organics Community Email July 10th, 2017
While The Family Was Out Of Town Last week Jen and Charlie were in Toledo at Jen’s Father’s house. You might’ve seen the picture she posted to the GGO Facebook page of Charlie eating broccoli in the front yard there. If you missed it but are curious then you can see it here. While Charlie was visiting Pop-Pop and Nana,… Read more »
The Very Real Conspiracy Theory of the “Fake” Organic Food Market
We’re going to regret this, honestly. But we owe it to our potential customers wanting their organic groceries like champs. It’s a fact that the organic food industry is growing substantially to the point that we’re talking about a $40,000,000,000 organic food market. More and more people are simply buying organic food. The question remains, and… Read more »
Why Wal-Mart, Costco — and the USDA — Are Facing Heat for Organic Brand Fraud
Make no mistake, friends — we’re talking about a very serious problem in the organic food industry when well-known brands like Wal-Mart, Costco — and even worse, the USDA — start seeing problems with organic food rule violations starting to crop up. It’s not even intended to smear the reputations of such brands, but here’s the thing:… Read more »
Organic Import Fraud: It’s All About Money and Not Health
Let’s face the facts — organic food, ESPECIALLY organic import food, gets costly. You’re paying a premium for the health benefit of organic produce, and there’s no way around it. The concept of all the painstaking process to ensure organic quality is a bit less cost-efficient than some of the methods necessary to bring quality groceries into… Read more »
Largest Organic Dairy Producer Verifies Imported Grains Raises Questions
The name of the organic dairy producer here in the U.S. making some headlines is Organic Valley. They’re the largest in the game, responsible for selling milk to such brands as Stonyfield Yogurt. You can’t their organic dairy; there’s just one slight problem, though — domestic shortages. There’s Just Not Enough Supply of the Organic Grains… Read more »
Here’s the Best Way to Eat an Arugula Pizza With Pride
Full disclaimer here about pizza — it’s the ultimate palate and canvas for you to experiment with anything you could ever possibly want. Just ask those ninja turtles. Just about anything can go well with a pizza pie, but take caution. Some things don’t. You already see the headline here saying something about “arugula pizza,” and it goes… Read more »
So Many Persimmon Varieties Out There: Assume They’re Not Sweet
You basically need to follow that dogma to a tee minus a few exceptions. Tricky, yes. But that’s the case for persimmons as you can see here. As far as learning more and more about persimmon varieties, though, the one thing you have to keep in mind is this — not all “varieties” are alike!… Read more »
Why Traditional Organic Farmers Think USDA Organic Certification HAS to Be About the Soil
After all, from the beginning of time, crops were planted and harvested where? You guessed it: in the Earth. That’s how it’s always been. That’s how the divine whatevers intended it to work, and it honestly can’t work any other way. Hence why organic farmers are arguing the fact that hydroponics can’t possibly be considered… Read more »
Why Organic Farmers Everywhere Are Complaining About the Word CONTAINER
Organic farming isn’t just about planting and harvesting foot without any additives or preservatives, believe it or not. It’s all about the soil. The Earth. And more importantly — it’s about using anything organic, anything coming from the Earth not only when planting, but harvesting. Why do you always see certain containers made from wood or baskets… Read more »
