Northeast
Trade Secrets: A Q&A with Organic Trade Association CEO Laura Batcha
The Organic Trade Association works for the whole organic sector, not just growers, so a few words with its leadership is a gateway to seeing the bigg... more »
Grower Column: Farming on the Wild Side
We’ve been organic farmers since we started farming back in the early 1990s. We bought an old dairy farm in northern Vermont that had gone out of... more »
Organic farms shift business approaches during COVID-19
Farm and food-production activities have been listed as essential by most state and local governments, but the industry has still been disrupted by CO... more »
Organic potato market slowly growing
Organic produce accounted for 15% of all produce sales in the U.S. in 2018. While the market share for organic potatoes is much lower than that, stati... more »
For Pennsylvania, ag is ‘essential business’ during COVID-19
While some industries are limited or shut down amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Pennsylvania is treating agricultural operations as “essent... more »
Maine Farm Bureau President: Why I chose organic farming
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="192"] Jim Buckle and his wife Hannah appeared on the cover of the Maine Farm Bureau's winter magazine. Photo:... more »
NOSB spring meeting set
The National Organic Program (NOP) recently made public meeting materials for the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) Spring Meeting. The mee... more »
Chef Onwuachi creating all-organic menu for OTA awards dinner
The Organic Trade Association is delighted to announce that James Beard Award-winning chef Kwame Onwuachi will be creating the all-organic menu for th... more »
