Patrick, Author at Organic Consumers

How Minnesota’s Food Co-Ops and Farmers Markets Are Rising to the Occasion During the COVID-19 Crisis

Farmers markets in the Twin Cities and across the upper Midwest will open soon, but as the Minnpost reports, they are definitely going to look different this year.

Nearly 30 farmers markets and mini-markets operate in the Twin Cities, featuring foods that traveled an average distance of only 39 miles from farm-to-market, according to a city of Minneapolis study. Overall, roughly 650 Minneapolis farmers market vendors grossed more than $13 million in sales in 2018.

For many local and regional producers, the COVID-19 crisis has posed huge challenges. But the pandemic has also triggered unprecedented consumer demand for local and regional foods.

How Minnesota’s Food Co-Ops and Farmers Markets Are Rising to the Occasion During the COVID-19 CrisisPatrick2020-05-05T21:30:00+00:00

IOWA: Join us for the Stop Factory Farms Lobby Day!

Factory farms are a threat to Iowans. We get the pollution, our farmers get the risk, and our quality of life takes a dive—all while corporate ag rakes in massive profits.

With an average of 500 additional factory farms being built in Iowa each year, we need to act fast to protect our environment, our communities and our climate.

TAKE ACTION: Join the Stop Factory Farms Lobby Day. RSVP here.

IOWA: Join us for the Stop Factory Farms Lobby Day!Patrick2020-01-15T16:58:00+00:00

Consumers Score Two Wins—Right in Monsanto’s Backyard

New GMO technologies such as cloning, nanotechnology, synthetic biology—technologies sometimes referred to as GMO 2.0 won’t be allowed in organics, thanks to a recent decision by the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB).

The NOSB, which held its fall (November 16 – 18) meeting in St. Louis, Mo., home to Monsanto headquarters, also voted to get the controversial food additive carrageenan out of organics.

Consumers Score Two Wins—Right in Monsanto’s BackyardPatrick2016-11-29T20:21:00+00:00

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How Minnesota’s Food Co-Ops and Farmers Markets Are Rising to the Occasion During the COVID-19 Crisis

IOWA: Join us for the Stop Factory Farms Lobby Day!

Consumers Score Two Wins—Right in Monsanto’s Backyard