Weekly Top 5: Organic News To Help You Grow #78

Aldi Announces Push Toward Fresh, Organic Food

Discount grocer Aldi has announced that it’s adding new products to its aisles, with an emphasis on natural foods. Existing Aldi stores -- which are typically about 12,000 square feet -- will also be expanded to allow for bigger aisles, less-cluttered shelves, and more refrigeration space. The changes are part of a $1.9 billion effort to give the stores “a modern market feel and a little more space.”

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Homegrown Organic Farms Announces New Senior Account Manager

Homegrown Organic Farms, one of the premier organic fresh produce marketers in the United States, is excited to announce Mark Sandell as a new member of the Homegrown team. He was recently hired and is now operating as a Senior Account Manager for the company’s sales team.

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Respect Going Both Ways: Film Brings Large-, Small-Scale Farmers Together

The Minnesota farmers growing organic produce on a few acres of land don't often cross paths with those who seed and harvest hundreds, sometimes thousands, of acres of corn and soybeans. One farmer is set on being part of a growing local food movement, selling to restaurants and farmers markets. The other has an eye on markets way beyond Minnesota.

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Scientists Discover Natural Plant-based Food Preservative

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) scientists have discovered a plant-based food preservative that is more effective than artificial preservatives. The organic preservative comprises naturally occurring flavonoids, a diverse group of phytonutrients found in almost all fruits and vegetables. 
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New Faces New Places: Providing Organic Products For The Best Home Brew

Brewing beer at home has been a longtime hobby for Jordan Trask, but when he wanted to take the quality of his homebrew to the next level by switching over to organic ingredients, he ran into more trouble than anticipated.

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