Source Note: Organic Idiocy

Title: Organic Idiocy (May, 2007) Summary: On May 7th 2007,Business Day (South Africa) published and article by Hans Lombard criticizing the credibility and value of organic produce.  Topic: Sustainable Agriculture Category: Mainstream Journalistic What is it? This was newspaper article from Business Day Publication Information: Business Day (South Africa)May 07, 2007 Business Day Edition http://www.businessday.co.za/home Author: Hans Lombard Location: Business Day [...]

Source Note: Is Organic Worth it ?

Title: Organic products win favour. . . . but it’s at a price (April, 2007). Summary: On April 22nd 2007,The Sunday Mail published a story by MIchelle Collins, that took and objective look at the pros and cons of buying organic. Topic: Sustainable Agriculture Category: Mainstream Journalistic What is it? This was a newspaper article in The Sunday [...]

Source Note: Organic Farming Reaps Rewards

Title:  Organic Farming Reaps Rewards  Summary:  On Nov 15th 2007,The Washington Post published and article about Amigo Cantisano, one the United States best farming consultants, who preaches the advantages of organic farming, assuring perspective farmers that they can be productive and natural.  Topic: Sustainable Agriculture Category: Mainstream Journalistic What is it: This is newspaper article from The Washington Post  [...]

Source Note: Fixing Agriculture

Title: Fixing Agriculture (Dec, 2008) Summary: Tom Vilsack, newly appointed head of the Agriculture Department, is being criticized on both ends of the sustainable farming issue, environmentalists say he too lenient on corporate farming and corporate farming has its doubts about his loyalty to the status quo. Topic: Sustainable agriculture Category:  Mainstream Journalistic What is it: News [...]

Source Note: Make Sustainability Mainstream

Summary: The UN reported that our planet is reaching a point of no return in terms of environmental degradation, but environmental leader says there is hope found in sustainable agriculture. Topic: Sustainable agriculture Category: Journalistic What is it: Newspaper article from The Edge Malaysia Title: Net Value: Make Sustainability Mainstream Publication Information: The Edge Malaysia, [...]