Home:News:News:Daily Business Daily Business With environmental worries, sales of organic baby food jump Theresa Agovino, AP Business Writer 04/30/2007 Email to a friendPost a CommentPrinter-friendly NEW YORK -- Pauline Amell-Nash worried that the pesticides and additives used to grow and preserve food were bad for her 1-year-old daughter Sophia, not to mention the earth itself. Home:News:News:Daily Business Daily Business With environmental worries, sales of organic baby food jump Theresa...

Department of Agriculture inspects food producers to insure they meet its standards for organic products. Organic food still accounts for a tiny portion of the overall baby food market, but it is definitely growing. Parents like Amell-Nash are propelling a surge in organic baby food sales, and that has prompted more companies to either join or expand their offerings in the sector. That's why the pureed carrots, sweet potatoes and fruits Sophia ate were purchased from makers of organic baby...

The trend has raised concerns about the environmental impact of the "food miles" now becoming involved in organic meat production in Scotland. Some farmers have urged the Soil Association Scotland to slacken the rules so they can breed their stock using a higher level of non-organic feed, according to sources, but that move has been "staunchly resisted" to maintain consumer confidence in organic food. Only a small percentage of feed for organic livestock is allowed to come from non-organic...

Organic baby-food market grows up fast Retailers and manufacturers are moving to respond to increased interest from parents By Theresa Agovino Associated Press Published April 30, 2007 NEW YORK -- Pauline Amell-Nash worried that the pesticides and additives used to grow and preserve food were bad for her 1-year-old daughter, Sophia, not to mention the Earth itself. Organic baby-food market grows up fast Retailers and manufacturers are moving to respond to increased interest from parents By...

There is a growing sense that when Congress passes the farm bill this year, farmers and environmental programs in states such as Pennsylvania and New Jersey could benefit. The act would provide $300 million for farmland and open-space preservation and proposes protecting 10 million acres of grassland and five million acres of wetlands. A notably bipartisan group of congressmen has sent signals that this year they want to create a farm bill that provides more conservation and...