Read more organic farming stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/40844/organic-farming.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:59:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73188/video-sting-shuts-down-cruel-slaughterhouse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Humane Society released more video yesterday from its hidden camera sting of Bushway Packing, after the USDA shut down the organic veal slaughterhouse on Friday. The footage, shot this summer, isn’t for the queasy; calves too weak to walk are dragged, kicked and shocked repeatedly, among other abuses. “We...http://www.newser.com/story/73188/video-sting-shuts-down-cruel-slaughterhouse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 14:03:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70965/hobby-farms-cropping-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMost evenings, Gary Mithoefer can be found at the end of a long gravel driveway off a busy highway, tending two garden plots filled with white sweet potatoes, squash, cabbages, and a dozen other vegetables still thriving in early fall. The 62-year-old, who gardens after his workday ends at his...http://www.newser.com/story/70965/hobby-farms-cropping-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 12:18:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64115/natural-foods-rile-up-organic-advocates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmericans are buying more so-called "natural" foods and angering advocates of organic, who say the distinction is a scam, the Chicago Tribune reports. The natural food market—that is, any food labeled "natural"—has spiked by 10% to $12.9 billion with cheaper-than-organic prices. But it's mostly unregulated. "Our fear...http://www.newser.com/story/64115/natural-foods-rile-up-organic-advocates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 20:19:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63461/organic-foods-may-not-be-as-pure-as-you-think.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDemand for organic food has boomed into a $23 billion-a-year industry, but consumers who often pay twice as much for food with the coveted label aren't always getting what they expect. The criteria for obtaining a "USDA Organic" certification have been relaxed in recent years, with ostensibly organic products from...http://www.newser.com/story/63461/organic-foods-may-not-be-as-pure-as-you-think.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Jul 2009 8:45:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63021/soured-economy-spoiling-organic-milk-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag"Got Milk?" isn't the question organic dairy farmers want to hear these days. Consumers couldn’t get enough of organic milk three years ago, but the souring economy and glut of new-to-the-market organic farmers have spoiled sales, which are expected to drop nearly 15% this year. “We’re hemorrhaging with an oversupply...http://www.newser.com/story/63021/soured-economy-spoiling-organic-milk-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 28 Jun 2009 10:55:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59966/college-students-dig-farm-internships.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLiberal arts students are ditching traditional summer internships of office coffee-fetching for life on the land, reports the New York Times. As part of a generation well-versed in Michael Pollan's attack on industrial agriculture and interested in social change, these students see organic farm work as a political statement. "Everyone...http://www.newser.com/story/59966/college-students-dig-farm-internships.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 24 May 2009 8:25:01 CDT