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Eva and Chris Worden

Organic Farmers

In this video, organic farmers Eva and Chris Worden share their passion for organic farming and explain why they feel it is worth it--for themselves, their customers, and the planet.

 

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Olympic medalist Bode Miller is an organic farmer



Vegetarian Star

Growing up as a vegetarian, Olympic medalist Bode Miller and his family often took to the garden for their food needs.

“We grew our own produce.,” Bode said. “It was all organic.”

When Bode grew up, he continued the farmer’s tradition and bought an organic farm in New Hampshire.

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How organic farming can heal our planet, feed the world, and keep us safe



Rodale.com

Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan explains access to pasture rule



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Organic Dairyman: Director's Cut



Cooking Up a Story

This is the director’s cut version, a story about Jon Bansen, a 3rd generation Oregon dairy farmer who switched from conventional to organic dairy farming in 2000.

Do toxins cause autism?



New York Times

Autism was first identified in 1943 in an obscure medical journal. Since then it has become a frighteningly common affliction, with the Centers for Disease Control reporting recently that autism disorders now affect almost 1 percent of children.

Over recent decades, other development disorders also appear to have proliferated, along with certain cancers in children and adults. Why? No one knows for certain. And despite their financial and human cost, they presumably won’t be discussed much at Thursday’s White House summit on health care.

Organic Milk? You need grass for that



New Hampshire Public Radio

A decade after such regulations were proposed, the USDA has passed new requirements for organic dairy farmers. New rules specify that cows must be allowed to graze on open pastures for at least 120 days of the year and get a minimum of 30 percent of their nutrition from fresh grass for their product to qualify as organic.

12 Olympic athletes who want to save the planet



Mother Nature Network

Hannah Teter, snowboarding
Teter, who eats an organic vegetarian diet, won the halfpipe gold in Torino and hopes to repeat. Since 2006 she’s been active with causes around the world. The Vermont native sells Vermont-made maple syrup and organic cotton and hemp sweatbands through her charity, Hannah’s Gold. The proceeds help provide clean drinking water and plots of land for homeless AIDS victims in Kenya.




 

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