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Sustainable Foods Summit Heads to San Francisco

Later this month, industry leaders will gather to discuss the future direction of regenerative agriculture and sustainability schemes.

January 7, 2025

Richard Ortega, Associate Editor, WholeFoods Magazine

Members from SPINS, the Organic Trade Associations, and others will convene for the executive summit and look to cover major developments in sustainability and eco-labels in the food industry.

Natural Products Industry News Briefs: Natural Grocers, Sabinsa, & More

What's new in the natural products industry? Catch up on expansions, awards, and other industry happenings.

June 10, 2024

Richard Ortega, Associate Editor, WholeFoods Magazine

Read up on all the latest news in the natural products industry.

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2024 Trends

Ingenuity and Excellence for a Health-Conscious World: Highlights from Expo West 2024

May 13, 2024

Nancy Trent

This annual extravaganza, renowned as the world's largest natural, organic, and healthy products event, showcased the latest advancements, trends, and breakthroughs shaping the future of conscious consumerism.

Sustainable Food Summit 2024 to Focus on Move to Circularity

The summit will be broken up into four key topics: regenerative agriculture, upcycling, biodiversity, and marketing.

December 15, 2023

Rebecca Viscomi

The summit, being held in January, will focus on the move to circularity in the food industry.

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Rodale Institute to Host 2023 Organic Field Day

The annual event, which is open to farmers, policymakers and members of the public, will focus on regenerative agriculture topics.

July 14, 2023

Rebecca Viscomi

Rodale's annual event will focus on regenerative agriculture topics with discussions on protective measures against extreme weather events, soil health, composting, and more.

The Trials of 2020...and How Regen Ag Can Save Us

August 27, 2021

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] COVID-19 has raised awareness about the importance of regenerative agriculture. Please discuss the most pressing issues. Tom Newmark, Chairman, The Carbon Underground: “We have known for some time, to borrow the title of epidemiologist Dr. Rob Wallace’s recent book, that ‘Big Farms Make Big Flu.’ We have known enough...

Rodale, Kutztown University Sign Agreement of Academic Cooperation

August 25, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Kutztown, PA—Kutztown University (KU) and Rodale Institute have signed a five-year agreement of academic cooperation, according to a press release, establishing a research affiliation benefitting both institutions. Rodale’s headquarters—a 333-acre farm with research facilities—are located fewer than six miles away from Kutztown University. The agreement provides KU students and faculty...

Move Over GMOs...Hello, Regenerative Organic Ag!

March 19, 2021

Zen Honeycutt

There is more than one way to feed the world. For two decades, Big Ag wanted the food industry to believe that the only way was their way, with GMO seeds and agrochemicals. This concept was highly profitable, as their proprietary GMOs were patented life forms with technology fees 40%...

Dr. Bronner's and Sun+Earth Campaign for Regenerative Organic Cannabis Farmers

November 20, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Vista, CA—In support of Sun+Earth Certified Campaign, Dr. Bronner’s has released a limited edition cannabis-scented fragrance of its classic bar soap. The campaign, running November 20 to December 20, 2020, reinforces new consumer education and crowdfunding to promote the regenerative organic cannabis standard, as well as support small-scale regenerative organic...

U.S. Food System Is Killing Us; Regen Ag Is the Solution, Find Rodale, Plantrician Project

May 28, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Kutztown, PA—A new white paper released by Rodale Institute and The Plantrician Project outlines the ways in which the American food system has contributed to epidemic levels of chronic disease and lowered immune systems, according to a press release. The solution put forth in the white paper: regenerative organic agriculture.