Organic Foods

GMO Bills Passed Connecticut and Maine; Senator Sachs Revising Florida Bill For Next Session

Over the past year, public outrage of the use and lack of labeling of Genetically Modified Organisms -- a.k.a. GMOs -- in the food supply has reached a fever pitch. Since the failure of California's Proposition 37 last November, protestors across the country began pushing for mandatory labeling in ... More >>

Target Launches Clean Food Line, Reduces GMO Products

There's a joke among people who you would think shop only at designer boutiques and organic markets that Target is the exception to the no-big-box rule: "It's pronounced Tar-jay, dahling."

Protestors Preparing for March Against Monsanto This Saturday: Senator Maria Lorts Sachs Speaking

Right now, people pretty skeptical about big ag, specifically Monsanto. As a result of the failure of California's Prop. 37 last November--the state's GMO mandatory labeling initiative -- and the passage of the 'Monsanto Protection Act' -- i.e. the Farmer's Assurance Provision, a part of the Continu ... More >>

Global Food Revolution Day

Composting Is in Our Future, Part Two

Composting is an intimidating and rather off-putting task that must be done if we want to survive and live sustainably. We need to be responsible and understand that soil is one of the most important things on this planet, and recycling food waste to build soil is vital. Our soil down here in Sout ... More >>

March Against Monsanto Benefit Show Tonight

Obviously, people are pretty pissed about the lack of labeling on Genetically Modified Foods--a.k.a GMOs or GE foods. Since California's Proposition 37 failed last fall, anti-GMO groups across the country have rallied together to get labeling initiative put on state legislative agendas. Some hav ... More >>

Activists Preparing to Boycott Kellogg's for Earth Day Weekend

If, by chance, you've been holed up in a dark cellar for the past six months and haven't heard: a large portion of the population is pretty pissed off about the whole genetically modified organism--a.k.a. GMOs--thing. Since the failure of California's mandatory labeling initiative last fall and Co ... More >>

A New Spot to Score Greens

Are GMOs to Blame for Decline in Florida Honeybees?

A lot of people have an intense fear of bees. Whether you were stung as a child or just traumatized from young Macaulay Culkin's death in My Girl, the buzzing little insect has picked up a bad rep. And yet, the prolific pollinators are integral to our food supply. Without bees, most of the plants w ... More >>

Buyer Beware, Organic Is Not Going to Save You

I preclude by mentioning that this commentary is coming from a peaceful and loving place. Don't get me wrong here, organic is our safest choice when it comes to purchasing food. I think if the farm is on the other side of the country this is an important certification because you cannot meet the fa ... More >>

Monsanto Protection Act Makes Its Way Through Senate

It's no secret: The Senate Budget Resolution has been a shit show for the better part of a year now. It's been pushed back over and over again with the Nation's fiscal security on the edge of a cliff. On Wednesday, the Senate finally got it together and passed an agreement. Unfortunately, anti- ... More >>

Pizza Fusion to Open Flagship Corporate Restaurant in Boca Raton

Pizza Fusion, the South Florida-based pizza chain with the slogan, "Saving the Earth, One Pizza at a Time," recently announced plans to open two new locations -- one in Naples and a second in Boca Raton, which will be the brand's first corporate location. Currently the leading green franchise in Nor ... More >>

Ziggy Marley Introduces Organic Hemp Seeds at SoBeWFF

Ziggy Marley comes from musical royalty. His parents are Bob and Rita Marley, who, with the Wailers, brought Jamaican reggae from the Kingston ghettos into the mainstream. Being the eldest son of musical icons has rubbed off on Ziggy. At age 44, he's already had a musical career spanning three decad ... More >>

Poland Bans Frankenfoods: Florida Activists and Representatives Move Forward

The fight to label GMOs in the United States did not work out as activists had hoped in 2012. While anti-Frankenfood groups in the US are attempting to regroup from the failure of California's Proposition 37, across the pond they have managed to successfully do away with some strains--in Poland. Se ... More >>

Anti-Frankenfood Documentary: Free Abridged Screening of Genetic Roulette Online (Trailer)

Whatever you want to call them, GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) or GE (Genetically Engineered) foods were kind of a big deal in 2012. It was the first year to see a ballot initiative requiring mandatory labeling on a state ballot for the Presidential election--in California, of course. Even tho ... More >>

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Anti-Frankenfood Group Lobbies State Senator Sobel on Genetically-Modified Food; Holds "GE-Free Cook-Off" This Sunday

Depending on your point of view, last week's election was either a massive victory or an epic failure. For anti-GMO groups, it was the latter. California's Proposition 37--the bill that pushed for the mandatory labeling of Genetically Modified Organisms in food--failed to pass the state legislature. ... More >>

Meet your Meat: Free-Range Thanksgiving Turkeys Raised at Scooby's Organic Farm in Davie

Many people dream of one day owning a farm, but few take the plunge into the pastoral lifestyle. Husband and wife Motty Katzir and Enat Halperin-Katzir were two such people dreaming of starting a farm in retirement. Motty, who grew up farming in Israel, then later on worked as a manager of Hudson Va ... More >>

"Rally for the Right to Know": Activists Gather at Yellow Green Market

In honor of last week's World Food Day, a group of local activists gathered Saturday at Hollywood's Yellow Green Market. The group gathered together to show support for an initiative, Propostion 37, that will appear on the November ballot in California. Food activists nationwide are pushing an effor ... More >>

World Food Day Today (October 16): GMO Protest at Yellow Green Market

Today is world food day. Originally started in 1981 to honor to United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, it is now used to promote advocacy campaigns for nonprofits. This year, World Food's focus is on ending hunger through Agricultural Cooperatives; however some groups are using the day to ... More >>

Tomorrow: Day of Action Against Genetically-Modified Foods; Event in Young Circle

The debate about mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods, otherwise known as GMOs, is raging on. With California's Proposition 37 -- a bill that would require labeling of GMO foods -- on the November ballot, many of these groups are stepping up their game in an attempt to add similar initia ... More >>

Keep Your Frankenfood Outta My Publix (Or at Least Label It, Please): Protestors Rally Against Genetically Modified Foods

Despite stormy weather Friday afternoon, as part of Occupy Monsanto's Global Week of Action, a group of individuals turned out for the national endeavor to require mandatory labeling of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in foods. The protestors are hoping to garner suppo ... More >>

Supermarket Eggs: Organic, Cage Free, Free Range, and Whatever All That Means

Walk into any egg section of any supermarket, you are bound to be bombarded with dozens of varieties, with multiple labels and certification seals. Do you merely walk over, pick up a dozen, and just get on with your shopping? Or do stand in front of the coolers studiously reading the labels wonderin ... More >>

PETA Coffee: A Cruelty-Free Wake-Up Call

​People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals is now in the coffee trade, selling organic coffee from Central America that's pesticide and beast of burden free.  The animal rights organization has even set up its own website for the politically-correct java. PetaCoffee.com sells three differen ... More >>

Say No to GMO's With The Rally For the Right To Know Sunday

​Do you ever find it a little odd that the leftover ears of corn you bought for the Labor Day cookout still sit in the back of the fridge with little to no signs of aging? Sure, this may sound awesome at first but it has got to make you wonder about the long-term effects of eating genetically modi ... More >>

BurgerFi Opens in Delray Beach

Candace WestBurgerFi opens a second location in Delray Beach.​BurgerFi, restaurateur David Manero's fast-casual burger and concrete concept, opened its second location in Delray Beach. The restaurant, located directly on Ocean Boulevard, has the same concept as the first BurgerFi restaurant in Lau ... More >>

Table to Farm: DIG in Delray Beach Serving Sustainable, Organic Foods

Gyorgy PappTuna "Filey Mignon" from DIGWhen it comes to clean eating, forget farm to table. How about table to farm?DIG in Delray Beach isn't just "doing it green," like its name symbolizes. With a truly forward-thinking concept, owners Chef Joey Giannuzzi and Robert Greenfield are do ... More >>

Chef Joey Giannuzzi Talks About DIG and Being Clean and Green, Part 1

Chef Joey Giannuzzi is all set to open DIG on Friday.​Chef Joey Giannuzzi, chef/owner of the Green Gourmet in Delray Beach, is all set to open his second restaurant, DIG (Doing It Green), with partner Robert Greenfield. The 5,000-square-foot restaurant, which takes over the Greenfield's on ... More >>

Farmers' Markets vs. Grocery Stores: Which is More Expensive?

flickr/kthreadRecent studies about produce price may surprise you...​Potatoes, puhtahtoes, tomatoes, tomahtoes. What's the difference, right? For most of us, what we buy comes down to price. Most people assume that farmers' markets in the U.S., while lovely to look at, are not as affordable to reg ... More >>

Chef to Chef: Q&A With Raoul Valle, Owner of Green Wave Cafe

Photo provided by Green Wave Cafe Over the past few years, there has been a heightened focus on food and where it comes from. Books like Fast Food Nation and Kitchen Confidential have been huge popular hits. If you're having nightmares about where your food comes from and how it's been proce ... More >>

Restaurant News: Amici's Market Opens, Organic Produce at Deerfield GreenMarket, $10 Steak Dinner in Palm Beach

​•    The long-shuttered Market Salamader in Palm Beach is now Amici Market (155 N. County Rd., 561-832-0201) the latest project of Maurizio Ciminella, owner of the late Amici's Ristorante. Foods to go, organic produce, all-natural beef, seafood and assorted "gourmet" items are al ... More >>

Interview: Darrin Swank of Swank Specialty Produce in Loxahatchee

courtesy Swank Farms ​Based in Loxahatchee Groves, Swank Specialty Produce is a large-scale hydroponic farm that has become regionally famous for the impeccable quality of the veggies grown there. Swank is a family affair: Darrin and Jodi had been married for years when they decided a soilless far ... More >>

Today Only: $1 Smoothies at Jamba Juice

Casey Serin ​This just in: Jamba Juice is offering $1 smoothies on the following coffee- and tea- flavors of smoothie -- today only, August 19. A warning to the office runners: only one per customer. Coffee Craze--a delightful blend of organic coffee base, nonfat frozen yogurt, soymilk and ic ... More >>

New Publix Debuts Saturday

​Move over Whole Foods. There's a new organic market in town.The Publix, featuring a number of amenities unique to Greenwise Markets, will open this Saturday, May 1. The store, located at 1181 S. University Drive in Plantation, is moving into the former Alberton's Supermarket. It will compete dire ... More >>

Green Wave Cafe in Plantation Is a Vegan's Delight

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L'Hermitage Pairs Organic Veggies and Wine

If you're not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter for Broward and Palm Beach counties, here's a taste of what you missed this week. Click here to subscribe.Photo by Flickr user Mia Elliott​Organic. It's not just for vegetables any more. It's for wine too, and put both of them ... More >>

The Water Club To Dock In Intracoastal Mall

Chef Chris Sepe The Water Club (no relation to Tony Chan's Water Club) is slated to open late May in the Intracoastal Mall at 3969 N.E. 163 St., North Miami Beach (the former locale of Shooters Waterfront Bar and Restaurant, which closed in 2001). The new indoor-outdoor venue will encompass 27,500-s ... More >>

Margie Pikarsky of Bee Heaven Farms knows Organic Farming

Margie Pikarsky is the organic farming guru behind Bee Heaven Farms located deep in the Redland in South Dade County Florida. She has hit the New Times radar before: Click here to read what we've written about her in the past.

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