Boulder, Colo., July 23, 2009 — Naturally Boulder Days 2009 — the nation’s only conference designed specifically for natural and organic product entrepreneurs in partnership with a city economic development initiative — returns to Boulder Sept. 2-3. This year’s conference features several enhancements that include an expanded roster of national speakers, an Opening Night Awards Dinner, a Product Fair and new one-on-one mentoring sessions with leaders and legends of the natural and organic products industry. (more…)

If you’ve been following the debate about whether additional “synthetic” substances should be allowed in the USDA’s Certified Organic program, read Samuel Fromartz’s post in the Huffington Post about the issue. Fromartz authored Organic, Inc. a few years ago, so he’s familiar with the ongoing debate about what should and should not be called organic.

Like many of the folks cited in Fromartz’s piece, I worry that consumers who read about this debate will start to believe the USDA Certified Organic label is meaningless. That would be a truly sad outcome, especially for all the pioneers who fought so hard to create a credible, meaningful Certified Organic label.

California Rangeland Trust and Panorama Meats Partner to Protect Threatened Rangelands

Sacramento, Calif., July 6, 2009 –The California Rangeland Trust has partnered with Panorama Meats, Inc. of Vina, Calif. in a joint effort to support the long-term conservation of California’s rangelands. Beginning this week, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of all Panorama Organic Grass-Fed Beef sold in California will be contributed to the California Rangeland Trust to assist ongoing work to place conservation easements on working cattle ranches. (more…)