Use in emergency: Remaking the case for organic in a climate crisis
Time is running out to avert a climate catastrophe and the role of food and farming is coming into sharp focus. Organic offers multiple climate mitigation change benefits. Now it…
Seven double-checked benefits of organic food
Sweden’s brand new Eko-september (Organic September) campaign has at its core seven ‘super-screened’ claims that all organic operators can use with confidence. Here, Johan Cejie of Moreganic Sourcing explains the…
How worried should the organic industry be about the ‘natural pretenders’?
New research suggests that European consumers often regard ‘natural’ as more trustworthy than organic. So, how worried should the organic industry be about the “natural pretenders”? asks Jim Manson
Don’t keep calm: Why we need to rediscover our rebellious past
At a time when millions of young people are engaging with the issues that our ideas address so effectively, our own messaging lacks urgency and purpose. We need to rediscover…
Vegan versus vegetables
Why do so many new vegan lines mimic the worst aspects of mainstream processed food rather than bring a plant-based vitality to the chiller, asks Simon Wright.
The Big Interview: Eduardo Cuoco, director, IFOAM EU
In this wide-ranging interview for Natural Products Global, Eduardo Cucoco, director of IFOAM EU – Europe’s lead organic advocacy group – talks about the organisation’s big priorities in the coming…
Can capitalism be responsible? If you’ve got three minutes, I’ll tell you what I think
Last month, Riverford Organic founder Guy Singh-Watson was presented with the Responsible Capitalism 2019 award . It was the perfect oppportunity to launch an angry attack on the failures of…
A clash of ideologies just waiting to happen
The owners of an alternative supermarket occupied by animal rights activists said the protest “highlighted an interesting clash of ideologies”. It was a clash of ideologies just waiting to happen,…
8 smart ways to get the most out of your Expo West experience
Heading for Expo West next month? If so, Jeff Hilton – CMO and co-founder leading healthy lifestyle branding agency BrandHive – has eight smart tips on how to get the…
Time to dial down the ‘nutritional cacophony’?
The French Canadian nutritionist Bernard Lavallée warns that a "nutritional cacophony" is drowning out informed discussion about the food choices we make.