Samuel Fromartz gives us a uniquely American story—the emergence of Big Organics from humble origins in small, counterculture farms. He follows organic food back to its anti-industrial origins that began more than a century ago and then follows it forward.

This is a book about the growth of a cultural movement which began in an ideal vision of farming, food, and good health.

But can success be reconciled with the organic movement's original intent which was to bring people closer to their food?

You'll have to read it yourself and draw your own conclusions.

 

This comprehensive, all-organic encyclopedia provides clear, easy-to-follow instructions and a wealth of information on gardening techniques for both ornamental and food gardeners--advanced and beginner alike. It is jam-packed with practical "how-to" information and step-by-step instructions. The essential reference for all gardeners.
 

The Organic Gourmet features healthy and delicious soups, stock concentrates, bouillon cubes, oat miso pastes, tartar sauce and dip.

It includes educational information on natural gourmet cooking, food preparation, and the work of Asheville chef Bravo Schmid.

Spreckles, California - where Cranford Inc is based - is in the heart of the Salinas Valley, which is recognized as the Salad Bowl of the World. Cranford makes three compost products. Cranford Compost, designed for organic farms and gardens, is the premium product. Cranford's Commercial Compost is designed for conventional farms that utilize chemical fertilizers. Micronized compost, developed in the late 1990s, is Cranford Compost ground to finer than 500 mesh. All three compost products are registered with the Organic Materials Research Institute as acceptable inputs for organic production. Cranford also went through a learning process with compost tea. Tea application has proven successful with control of white fly and aphids on lettuce, tomatoes and other crops. Cranford is also working with some golf courses to determine the effects of a regular tea program.

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Vineyards in four northern California counties are using compost made from commercial and residential food residuals to grow healthier vines and grapes. The food scraps are collected, composted and sold by subsidiaries of Norcal Waste Systems Inc, a solid waste company headquartered in San Francisco. Norcal began target marketing its Four Course compost to vineyards in 2002; since then, more than 30 vineyards have applied Four Course Compost. Some vineyards have reported needing less fertilizer after using the compost. Kathleen Inman, owner and winemaker at Inman Family Vineyards in Sonoma County, says she uses Four Course compost as a topdressing to maintain moisture and as a soil conditioner. This had three benefits. First, it worked as a weed deterrent. Second, the compost helped retain moisture in the soil. And third, when irrigated in the summer, the water percolated though the compost to gently feed the plants. Four Course compost was approved for use on organic soils by the Organic Material Review Institute (OMRI) in June 2001.

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Organic Resource Management Inc (ORMI) has operated the Fort Bellefontaine Compost Center in north St. Louis County for ten years. The facility is located on a closed landfill owned by St Louis County Parks, making it a public/private partnership. The closed landfill was donated to the parks department, and not being certain of the best use for the site, an RFP was issued, recalls Kim Wolterman. While ORMI started with yard trimmings because its initial focus was on composting, the company has expanded into mulch production as well. As ORMI's marketing strategy has evolved, the need for mulches became apparent, and the company started producing them as well, she noted. In recent years, Peerless Resource Recovery has become a significant C&D recycler in Missouri, on a mission to steadily increase the percentage of waste material it can reclaim. The C&D waste tonnage brought to Peerless each year includes approximately 25,500 tons of masonry. Large pieces of concrete are stockpiled and hauled from the landfill to an adjacent site, an abandoned sand and gravel operation.

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