Grafton Village Cheese received five awards at the World Cheese Awards, Nov. 23, 2011 in Birmingham, England, including one gold and four bronze medals, all from its new Grafton Cave Aged line. ...More
Incase you missed this week's news, the California Department of Public Health issued a statewide recall and quarantine of raw milk products produced by Organic Pastures. ...More
Grafton Village Cheese took home four awards—two gold, one silver and one bronze medal—at the Northeast “Big E" Cheese Festival, the largest seasonal fair in the Northeast–at the Big E Cheese Competition. ...More
Horizon Organic® announced the family farmer recipients of two annual awards: the HOPE Award, which honors farmers who advocate organic agriculture; and the Quality Award, which recognizes the Horizon farmer who produces the highest quality organic milk in the entire ...More
The California Milk Processor Board was recently under fire for its “offensive" and controversial campaign, claiming milk can remedy premenstrual syndrome (PMS), targeting men, mainly boyfriends and husbands who have to deal with their wives/girlfriends during their monthly ...More
Stonyfield Farm partnered with BreastCancer.org for to create a new global prevention initiative Organic Living. Organic Living educates women about how the environment affects the body and may even increase the risk of breast cancer. It will be updated weekly with ...More
U.S.-based farmer’s markets have grown tremendously in the last two years, according to the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont’s (NOFA-VT) pricing study. According to its cost-comparing research, farmer’s markets are beating retailers when it comes to the cost ...More
Low-fat dairy is a good option for parents who want to reduce their children’s saturated fat intakes, but it won’t help children lose weight or fat, according to a new study from University of South Australia. ...More
As more efforts are made to “clean up" school lunch menus and offerings, there is an on-going debate circling around flavored milk. Does its sugar content outweigh its nutrient content, i.e., calcium? Or is the added sugar necessary to ensure kids are getting adequate ...More