Top 5 - Organic News to Help You Grow #330

1. Driscoll’s Secures Spot as One of America’s Top 10 Retail Grocery Brands 

Driscoll’s continues to have a hold on consumers’ shopping lists as it has once again secured a spot among the top 10 retail grocery brands.  Read More

2. Rock Star Turned Soil Scientist Channels Activism Through Organic Farming

James Cassidy has worn many hats as a rock star, farmer and soil scientist. On a recent Tuesday in July, he wore a lime green fedora with a single avocado earring and dirt-stained jeans.  Read More

3. WSU Seeks Organic Fruit Growers for Study on Spotted Wing Drosophila

Washington State University is seeking organic blueberry and cherry growers to participate in a study on controlling spotted wing drosophila (SWD).  Read More

4. Nature Fresh Farms Introduces Organic Greenhouse Strawberries 

Nature Fresh Farms has launched its organic, greenhouse-grown strawberries in North America, filling demand for premium, organically grown strawberries that offer increased flavor and freshness with Nature Fresh Farms Organic Greenhouse Berries.  Read More

5. The Star Group Partners with Harker’s Organics

The Star Group, via its Consolidated Fruit Packers division, announced today it will partner with Harker’s Organics, a fifth-generation, family-owned farm and organics wholesaler, to market and distribute high-quality certified organic Okanagan and Similkameen tree fruit across Canada and to international export markets.  Read More