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Former Grant Family Farms Owner Launches New CSA

Grace Hood — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:00:00 +0000

After losing one of the country’s largest Community Supported Agriculture programs in bankruptcy, the former owner of Grant Family Farms is getting started again.

A Battle Over Antibiotics In Organic Apple And Pear Farming

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:19:00 +0000

Note: We've updated the headline on this post for the sake of clarity. To be clear, it's the apple and pear tree blossoms that get sprayed with antibiotics, not the fruit itself.

Apples and especially pears are vulnerable to a nasty bacterial infection called fire blight that, left unchecked, can spread quickly, killing fruit trees and sometimes devastating whole orchards.

"It's basically like a gangrene of your limbs.

Smaller But Better? Organic Tomatoes May Pack More Nutritional Punch

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:15:00 +0000

A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE finds that tomatoes grown on organic farms were about 40 percent smaller than conventionally grown tomatoes. The upside? They pack more of a nutritional punch. The researchers found the organic tomatoes had significantly higher levels of vitamin C, sugar and lycopene.

Now, while the extra sugar may improve the taste, it's the lycopene that could amp up organic tomatoes' health profile.

Oh, Baby: Squeezable Snacks Might Be Tough On The Teeth

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:19:00 +0000

Those squeeze pouches full of organic pureed food in clever combos like plum, berry and barley have become a lifesaver for busy parents.

The colorful foil packets with the built-in feeding tips have only been on the market about five years. They cost about twice as much as the average prepared baby food in jars — nearly $2 a pop — but many people say they beat the old-fashioned stuff by a spoon, because they don't require refrigeration or heating or even a utensil. And they appeal to kids who would rather run around than stop and eat.

Bankruptcy—and Questions—Plague Northern Colorado’s Grant Farms

Grace Hood — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 02:15:22 +0000

Colorado’s ongoing drought is just one of the reasons that the country’s largest Community Supported Agriculture farm (CSA) near Fort Collins filed for bankruptcy.