From whteagle@indirect.comSun Jan 29 14:32:34 1995 Date: Sat, 28 Jan 1995 21:35:12 -0700 (MST) From: "G. Michael Horton" To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products. I recently ran across the following information. The Farmer's Information Network Organic Market News was recently awarded a grant from the USDA/Federal State Market Improvement Program to improve their Organic Market Information Delivery System. They currently publish the Organic Market News, a comprehensive wholesale price report of organically grown gresh fruit, herbs and vegetables 21 times a year. Subscriptions are available in hard copy by US Mail for $65.00 per year, fax with the USA for $75. The internet address is: FarmerNet@AOL.com Snail mail is: Farmer's Information Network Organic Market News PO Box 2067 Santa Clara, Ca. 95055-2067 (408) 247-6778 ext 3 Fax (408) 247-5823 Hope this helps. I have also been able to obtain prices--somewhat sporadically--on PenPages. Keep up the good work Mike Horton On Sat, 28 Jan 1995, Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote: > > Could anyone point me to any source(s) (Internet, BBS, phone, US-mail) > of U.S. and overseas market price information for organically-grown > products (certified, clean-raised, pesticide-free, chemical-free or > transitional)? > > Many thanks, > > Lawrence > ________________________________________________ > Lawrence F. London, Jr. - london@sunSITE.unc.edu > ------------------------------------------------ > > From apforz@pfood.win.netMon Jan 30 13:24:29 1995 Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 11:31:06 From: Carl A Pforzheimer To: london@calypso-2.oit.unc.edu Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products. You might want to call Keith at Northeast Co-ops in Boston, at 617 389 9032 and ask him this. They are organic-only market wholesalers. Andy Pforzheimer > >Could anyone point me to any source(s) (Internet, BBS, phone, US-mail) >of U.S. and overseas market price information for organically-grown >products (certified, clean-raised, pesticide-free, chemical-free or >transitional)? > >Many thanks, > >Lawrence >________________________________________________ >Lawrence F. London, Jr. - london@sunSITE.unc.edu >------------------------------------------------ > > From ACLARK@CROP.UOGUELPH.CASun Jan 29 14:39:10 1995 Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1995 01:32:55 EDT From: "E. Ann Clark, Associate Professor" To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products. Lawrence: my only suggestion would be a local organic grain marketing cooperative called ONTARBIO. They market extensively in Europe, and indeed, many of the members are 0-1 generations removed from Europe themselves. I am not at work, but if you want this phone number, get back to me and I will send it off on Monday. Ann ACLARK@crop.uoguelph.ca Dr. E. Ann Clark Associate Professor Crop Science University of Guelph Guelph, ON N1G 2W1 Phone: 519-824-4120 Ext. 2508 FAX: 519 763-8933 From ACLARK@CROP.UOGUELPH.CAMon Jan 30 13:22:39 1995 Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 10:34:53 EDT From: "E. Ann Clark, Associate Professor" To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products. Lawrence: my contacts with ONTARBIO are: Mike Pembry 905-838-2800; he is a biodynamic farmer and journalist; he will know the right phone number for ONTARBIO Ted Zettle 519 366-9982; he is an organic dairy farmer and one of the leading lights in the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario. He and about 15 others just got an organic cheese factory in production - all done legally under the Ontario Milk Marketing Board. He is also active with ONTARBIO and could get you a number, but he may be harder to reach than Pembry. Good luck. Ann ACLARK@crop.uoguelph.ca Dr. E. Ann Clark Associate Professor Crop Science University of Guelph Guelph, ON N1G 2W1 Phone: 519-824-4120 Ext. 2508 FAX: 519 763-8933 From sustag@beta.tricity.wsu.eduSat Apr 1 12:06:32 1995 Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 08:33:15 -0800 (PST) From: "Tom Hodges (moderated newsgroup)" To: Principles of Sustainable Agriculture Subject: Fwd: Organic Cotton-HELP!!!! (fwd) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 09:27:32 -0500 From: TroyBogdan@aol.com To: sustag@beta.tricity.wsu.edu Subject: Fwd: Organic Cotton-HELP!!!! A member of America Online sent this to me. I thought that I should spread the word of this Texas tragedy. --------------------- Forwarded message: Subj: Organic Cotton-HELP!!!! Date: 95-03-31 02:58:16 EST From: Fishlaran Hi! I did a search of AOL members for "organic farming", and your name came up. I thought I'd send this along FYI. I am so mad I could just SPIT about the situation going on in Texas with the organic cotton growers. The state of Texas wants to start a Boll Weevil Eradication Program, spraying malathion on ALL cotton crops. The organic cotton growers have no choice in this matter, as a matter of fact, the state just yesterday told the organic cotton growers that if the bill passes the state senate and the organic cotton farmers don't allow the state to spray, the state will declare them a PUBLIC NUISANCE and destroy their crops!!!! The organic growers are fighting this based on property rights, not any moral issues 'cuz property rights is what they understand in legalese. The state says if the state has to destroy the crops, the organic cotton growers will not be compensated. I'm upset because if organic cotton is sprayed in Texas, it'll go the way of "organic" in California- which is to say California has the same malathion policy, so it's not really organic. Organic Cotton Growers in Texas phone #806-439-6646. The Organic Cotton Growers can fax you more info on the situation. These two guys are the authors of the stinky bills: Senator Sims in Texas fax #512-475 3732 (Senate bill 1196), Representative Patterson in Texas fax #512 463 4718 (House bill 2892). The legislative hearing is scheduled for the first week in April, 95. I'm going to fax the heck out this issue. I pray that you do, too. I can't believe that they won't give the organic growers the right to grow the way they want to!!!!!! Thank you for listening, Jessica fishlaran@aol.com From apforz@pfood.win.netThu Feb 23 11:01:26 1995 Date: Tue, 21 Feb 1995 00:34:28 GMT From: Andy Pforzheimer To: sustag-public@ces.ncsu.edu Subject: Re: organic market data In article <3i2l56$an3@news.duke.edu>, eliot wajskol (ewaj@acpub.duke.edu) writes: >I am a Duke University student researching the organic food market >and am unsuccessfully searching for information on: > >- market prices for tropical fruits and vegetables throughout the year >- market trends for organic produce >- trends in demand for organic produce, both fresh and processed > >and anything else that might be out there on the organic food market. > >>"riddle me this, batman. What makes the organic market unique?" > >Thank you. > >--Eliot Wajskol > ewaj@acpub.duke.edu > Organic Market News PO Box 2067 Santa Clara CA 95055-2607 408 247 6778 xt 3 or farmernet@aol.com From rpower@kean.ucs.mun.ca Fri Mar 31 22:54:36 EST 1995 Article: 16503 of misc.rural Path: bigblue.oit.unc.edu!concert!gatech!swrinde!howland.reston.ans.net!spool.mu.edu!torn!news.unb.ca!coranto.ucs.mun.ca!leif!rpower From: rpower@kean.ucs.mun.ca Newsgroups: misc.rural Subject: Open Air Market/Farmer's Market Date: 29 Mar 95 16:23:06 -0230 Organization: Memorial University. St.John's Nfld, Canada Lines: 19 Message-ID: <1995Mar29.162306.1@leif> NNTP-Posting-Host: leif.ucs.mun.ca I'm looking for some information on how to go about establishing a farmer's market or an open air market. We are looking to establish this type of market for residents of the community to sell their wares as sort of a community development project. -What are some of the pitfalls to be aware of? -What type of products tend to sell well? -Who comes to these markets? I've been to those open air markets in Europe and was duely impressed by the selection and the sheer number of vendors. Any and all comments will be welcome! Thanks! Roger rpower@kean.ucs.mun.ca From sals@rain.orgSun Jan 29 14:56:26 1995 Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1995 09:55:05 -0800 (PST) From: Sal Schettino To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." Cc: sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu, "Jill Auburn University of Cal." , sustag-public@ces.ncsu.edu Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products. On Sat, 28 Jan 1995, Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote: Mr. London Check with Jill Auburn jsauburn@ucdavis.edu she is working of a organic price list. I have seen it and its improving all the time. Now it has LA commerical prices along with organic produce prices. They have some of the big organic buyers giving both the prices they pay and the prices they charge. A great idea. If Jill is watching she can fill us in on the details. This is a great source of market prices for us organic farmers in Cal. . I think you can get a subscribtion faxed or mailed or even internet access . > > Could anyone point me to any source(s) (Internet, BBS, phone, US-mail) > of U.S. and overseas market price information for organically-grown > products (certified, clean-raised, pesticide-free, chemical-free or > transitional)? > > Many thanks, > > Lawrence > ________________________________________________ > Lawrence F. London, Jr. - london@sunSITE.unc.edu > ------------------------------------------------ > > Sal Schettino,Organic Farmer,don't panic eat organic,sals@rain.org or check out my homepage: http://www.rain.org/~sals/my.html  ... . ..nNorth-CarolinaE ...From cjarden@ucdavis.eduFri Mar 31 21:40:50 1995 Date: Fri, 31 Mar 1995 15:26:15 -0800 (PST) From: Colehour Arden To: tjakin@pssci.umass.edu Cc: sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu, sustag@beta.tricity.wsu.edu Subject: Re: local food securtiy & the concept of a "foodshed" On Fri, 31 Mar 1995 tjakin@pssci.umass.edu wrote: > Fred Kirschenmann, an organic grain farmer from North Dakota, spoke > this past week at a Northeast Region SARE Ch. 3-sponsored > conference on sustainable agriculture. He touched on the subject > of local agriculture, local food security and the concept of a > "foodshed" (conceptual equivalent of a watershed). Could someone > point out further reading on the "foodshed" concept? Tom, Arthur Getz wrote a short article on this topic in the Oct, 1991 Permaculture Activist #24 (pages 26-7). It might be of interest to subscribe to the new group on direct marketing also: > To subscribe to direct-mkt, send the following message to > majordomo@reeusda.gov: > > subscribe direct-mkt Good luck, Colehour Arden +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + COLEHOUR JORDAN ARDEN + + International Agricultural Development & + + Master of Education Graduate Groups + + University of California at Davis + + POST: P.O. Box 73392, Davis, CA 95617 + + PHONE: 916/759-0497 + + EMAIL: cjarden@ucdavis.edu + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From sustag@beta.tricity.wsu.eduFri Mar 31 21:29:44 1995 Date: Fri, 31 Mar 1995 12:40:32 -0800 (PST) From: "Tom Hodges (moderated newsgroup)" To: Principles of Sustainable Agriculture Subject: local food securtiy & the concept of a "foodshed" (fwd) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 31 Mar 1995 15:11:25 -0500 From: tjakin@pssci.umass.edu To: sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu Cc: sustag@beta.tricity.wsu.edu Subject: local food securtiy & the concept of a "foodshed" Fred Kirschenmann, an organic grain farmer from North Dakota, spoke this past week at a Northeast Region SARE Ch. 3-sponsored conference on sustainable agriculture. He touched on the subject of local agriculture, local food security and the concept of a "foodshed" (conceptual equivalent of a watershed). Could someone point out further reading on the "foodshed" concept? I would appreciate examples of projects that have increased consumer awareness of the importance and benefits of local/regional food production? What's the best way for the getting the message out? Thanks in advance, Tom Akin Thomas Akin Extension Specialist Plant & Soil Science Dept. Bowditch Hal Box 30910 University of Massachusetts TEL: (413) 545-5236 Amherst, MA 01003-0910 FAX: (413) 545-0260 From cjarden@ucdavis.eduFri Mar 31 21:41:58 1995 Date: Fri, 31 Mar 1995 15:26:15 -0800 (PST) From: Colehour Arden To: tjakin@pssci.umass.edu Cc: sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu, sustag@beta.tricity.wsu.edu Subject: Re: local food securtiy & the concept of a "foodshed" On Fri, 31 Mar 1995 tjakin@pssci.umass.edu wrote: > Fred Kirschenmann, an organic grain farmer from North Dakota, spoke > this past week at a Northeast Region SARE Ch. 3-sponsored > conference on sustainable agriculture. He touched on the subject > of local agriculture, local food security and the concept of a > "foodshed" (conceptual equivalent of a watershed). Could someone > point out further reading on the "foodshed" concept? Tom, Arthur Getz wrote a short article on this topic in the Oct, 1991 Permaculture Activist #24 (pages 26-7). It might be of interest to subscribe to the new group on direct marketing also: > To subscribe to direct-mkt, send the following message to > majordomo@reeusda.gov: > > subscribe direct-mkt Good luck, Colehour Arden +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + COLEHOUR JORDAN ARDEN + + International Agricultural Development & + + Master of Education Graduate Groups + + University of California at Davis + + POST: P.O. Box 73392, Davis, CA 95617 + + PHONE: 916/759-0497 + + EMAIL: cjarden@ucdavis.edu + +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ From sustag@beta.tricity.wsu.eduSat Apr 1 11:38:07 1995 Date: Fri, 31 Mar 1995 21:55:19 -0800 (PST) From: "Tom Hodges (moderated newsgroup)" To: Principles of Sustainable Agriculture Subject: info leads: foodshed concept (fwd) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 31 Mar 1995 18:20:40 GMT -0600 From: Michele Gale-Sinex/CIAS To: sustag@beta.tricity.wsu.edu Subject: info leads: foodshed concept Howdy, all-- This is a reply to Tom Akin on the foodshed concept query he passed along from Fred Kirschenmann and augmented with his own questions. We have a bunch of work going on here at UW-Madison and the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems on this topic. I'm writing to share a few highlights of that. 1. CIAS sponsors a monthly Regional Food Systems Seminar that has brought diverse folks together to explore topics like the economic impacts of changing diets to meet USDA food guidelines, the feasibility and impact of regionally reliant food systems, various alternative and value added marketing projects taking place in the upper Midwest, and more. We are still in an exploratory mode (meaning we not only have more questions than answers, we're still formulating the questions), but some interesting perspectives have emerged from this seminar. John Hendrickson is the coordinator of this seminar. You can reach him via e-mail as jhendrik@macc.wisc.edu He is the keeper of much of the Center's information traffic on this topic and can also refer you to UW-Madison researchers and contact folks and Madison-area and Wisconsin/Upper Midwest collaborators on this work. Steve Stevenson, CIAS assistant director, is also deeply involved in foodshed activities. He is at: stevenson@ae.agecon.wisc.edu 2. A few suggestions on readings. Prof. Jack Kloppenburg (UW-Mad Dept. of Rural Sociology) and John have authored a paper called "Coming Into the Foodshed" which lays out a framework for foodshed issues. John can give you more details; I don't know whether it's available in other than draft form at this point, but John can tell you, or you can dink Jack at kloppenb@ssc.wisc.edu Jack has a number of graduate and undergraduate students involved in foodshed research, as well, and has taught seminars on the topic. 3. Community Supported Agriculture, community gardening/urban sustainable agriculture, farmer's markets, alternative value-added/direct marketing, and development of seasonal/regional restaurant menus are several of the areas that the Center has had a strong interest in and/or supported research and other activities on. I can offer further leads if you have specific questions. 4. Here are suggestions for readings that we've found useful in thinking about regional and seasonal food systems issues. I'm knocking this out quickly on a Friday evening, so it isn't perfectly edited format-wise. Kate Clancy. The role of sustainable agriculture in improving the safety and quality of the food supply. /Am J of Alt Ag/ 1:1, 11-18 (1986) Kenneth Dahlberg. Regenerative food systems: broadening the scope and agenda of sustainability. In Patricia Allen, ed., /Food for the Future./ NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1993, pp. 75-102 Harriet Friedmann. After Midas' feast: alternative food regimes for the future. In Patricia Allen, ed., /Food for the Future./ NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1993, pp. 213-233. Arthur Getz. Urban foodsheds. /Permaculture Activist/ VII:3:26-27, 1991 Joan Dye Gussow and Kate Clancy. Dietary guidelines for sustainability. /J. of Nutrition Education. 18:1-5, 1986 Marcia Herrin and Joan Dye Gussow. Designing a Sustainable Regional Diet. /Journal of Nutritional Education/ 21: 270-275, 1989 (good biblio) Interfaith Hunger Coalition. /Seeds of Change: Strategies for Food Security for the Inner City./ Los Angeles: Interfaith Hunger Coalition, 1993 Brewster Kneen. Distancing: the logic of the food system; Going shopping; and Industrial food. Chapters 3-5 in /From Land to Mouth: Understanding the Food System./ Toronto: NC Press Ltd. (Sorry I don't have the newer edition on hand to update this.) David Orr. Prices and the life exchanged: costs of the US food system. In /Understanding the True Cost of Food./ Washington, DC: Institute for Alternative Ag, 1991, pp. 1-13. Toronto Food Policy Council. /Developing a Food System which is Just and Environmentally Sustainable./ Toronto: TFPC, 1993 There is much much much more...but this'll give you a start. 5. Prof. Sally Leong, UW-Madison Professor of Plant Pathology, organized and continues to be a guiding spirit behind a foodshed working group here in Madland. She is at: sal@plantpath.wisc.edu This group engages researchers, food and hunger activists, people with interests in sustainable ag., farmers, and many others in a variety of foodshed-related issues. Hope this gets you started. We're finding it an incredibly rich and complex area of inquiry. Peace-- Michele <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Michele Gale-Sinex Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems Agricultural Technology and Family Farm Institute UW-Madison--Voice: (608) 262-8018 FAX: (608) 265-3020 Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines. --Satchel Paige From sustag@beta.tricity.wsu.eduSat Apr 1 12:11:37 1995 Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 08:33:29 -0800 (PST) From: "Tom Hodges (moderated newsgroup)" To: Principles of Sustainable Agriculture Subject: concept of a "foodshed" (fwd) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 1 Apr 1995 10:43:15 -0500 From: Jennifer L. Wilkins To: tjakin@pssci.umass.edu Cc: sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu, sustag@beta.tricity.wsu.edu Subject: concept of a "foodshed" >Fred Kirschenmann, an organic grain farmer from North Dakota, spoke >this past week at a Northeast Region SARE Ch. 3-sponsored >conference on sustainable agriculture. He touched on the subject >of local agriculture, local food security and the concept of a >"foodshed" (conceptual equivalent of a watershed). Could someone >point out further reading on the "foodshed" concept? > The first place I heard about the concept of a Foodshed was in 1993 at the Association for the Study of Food in Society/ Agriculture and Human Values conference at The Penn State University in the following presentation: Hendrickson, J. A. 1993. The foodshed: Heuristic device and sustainable alternative the food system. Paper presented at the "Environment, Culture, and Food Equity", organized jointly by the Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society, the Association for the Study of Food in Society, and The Penn State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, June 3-6, State College, PA. But Hendrickson credited Hedden with coining the term in the early 1990s! Hedden, W. P. 1929. How Great Cities Are Fed. Boston: D. C. Heath and Co. I would also recommend Hamm's work since he addresses the ever-important, but all too aften ignored issue of carrying capacity (for humans!) - Hamm, M. W. The potential for a localized food supply in New Jersey. Paper presented at the "Environment, Culture, and Food Equity", organized jointly by the Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society, the Association for the Study of Food in Society, and The Penn State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, June 3-6, State College, PA. >I would appreciate examples of projects that have increased >consumer awareness of the importance and benefits of local/regional >food production? I am in the process of developing a food guide for the Northeast which will have a series of fact sheets about the benefits of eating locally and how to achieve a more local diet in an area with significant seasonal variation. This guide, poster, plus supplementary materials will be available by the end of September. Much of the information provided is supported by data we gathered through a survey of Northeastern consumers as to their knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices with respect to local foods - awareness and use of winter vegetables, perceived attributes of locally-grown foods, comparison with imported foods, connection between purchases and local agriculture, barriers to eating locally, etc, etc, etc. Results are being prepared for publication. What's the best way for the getting the message >out? Good question - we're working on that, too! Jennifer L. Wilkins, Ph.D., R.D. Senior Extension Associate jlw15@Cornell.edu Ishmael knows. Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 00:50:00 -0500 From: Larry London Organic Products Market Information Sources: ============================================ Date: Sat, 28 Jan 1995 21:35:12 -0700 (MST) From: "G. Michael Horton" Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products. To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." I recently ran across the following information. The Farmer's Information Network Organic Market News was recently awarded a grant from the USDA/Federal State Market Improvement Program to improve their Organic Market Information Delivery System. They currently publish the Organic Market News, a comprehensive wholesale price report of organically grown gresh fruit, herbs and vegetables 21 times a year. Subscriptions are available in hard copy by US Mail for $65.00 per year, fax with the USA for $75. The internet address is: FarmerNet@AOL.com Snail mail is: Farmer's Information Network Organic Market News PO Box 2067 Santa Clara, Ca. 95055-2067 (408) 247-6778 ext 3 Fax (408) 247-5823 Hope this helps. I have also been able to obtain prices--somewhat sporadically--on PenPages. - From: "E. Ann Clark, Associate Professor" Organization: Crop Science, The Univ. of Guelph To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1995 01:32:55 EDT Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products. My only suggestion would be a local organic grain marketing cooperative called ONTARBIO. They market extensively in Europe, and indeed, many of the members are 0-1 generations removed from Europe themselves. ACLARK@crop.uoguelph.ca Dr. E. Ann Clark Associate Professor Crop Science University of Guelph Guelph, ON N1G 2W1 Phone: 519-824-4120 Ext. 2508 FAX: 519 763-8933 Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1995 09:55:05 -0800 (PST) From: Sal Schettino To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." Cc: sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu, "Jill Auburn University of Cal." , sustag-public@ces.ncsu.edu Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products. Check with Jill Auburn jsauburn@ucdavis.edu she is working of a organic price list. I have seen it and its improving all the time. Now it has LA commerical prices along with organic produce prices. They have some of the big organic buyers giving both the prices they pay and the prices they charge. A great idea. If Jill is watching she can fill us in on the details. This is a great source of market prices for us organic farmers in Cal. . I think you can get a subscribtion faxed or mailed or even internet access . > Could anyone point me to any source(s) (Internet, BBS, phone, US-mail) > of U.S. and overseas market price information for organically-grown > products (certified, clean-raised, pesticide-free, chemical-free or > transitional)? Sal Schettino,Organic Farmer,don't panic eat organic,sals@rain.org or check out my homepage: http://www.rain.org/~sals/my.html From paninfopubs@igc.apc.org Date: 10 Oct 94 12:00 PDT From: PANNA InfoPubs To: "Recipients of conference panna.panups" Newsgroups: panna.panups Subject: PANUPS: First US Organic Farmer Sur >From: PANNA InfoPubs ===================================== P A N U P S *** Pesticide Action Network North America Updates Service ===================================== Results Released from First U.S. Survey of Organic Farmers October 10, 1994 In July 1994, the California-based Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) released the final results of the first national survey of certified organic farmers in the United States. The survey identified the research and educational priorities of U.S. organic farmers and collected valuable demographic data on the size and scope of organic farming operations. The eight page survey was mailed to over 2,700 certified organic farmers representing 54 verification agencies, and generated 550 responses from growers in 39 states. "The results of this survey will help clarify a number of questions continually raised about the organic farming industry," said Bob Scowcroft, OFRF's executive director. "We expect to develop a set of research priorities from this survey and present them to key policy makers at the state and federal level," he added. Survey results showed that organic farmersU priorities for research span a wide range of topics including how to increase consumer demand for organic products, the relationship of growing practices to crop quality and nutrition, and the relationship between plant nutrition and resistance to pests. Other high-priority research topics include crop rotation, soil biology, public policy, marketing, habitat management and other approaches to pest control, and cover crops and green manures. Over 60% of the farmers surveyed grow vegetables; at least one-fourth grow herbs, tree fruit, field crops, root crops, flowers or vine fruit. Livestock are most frequently used as a fertilizer source for use on the farm, and somewhat less often as a primary or secondary source of income. The median number of commodities grown by organic farmers is between six and ten, though more than 20% indicated that they grow over 25 commodities. The organic farms surveyed were primarily family farms: 84% of respondents are sole proprietors or family partnerships. Almost one-fourth of the farmers made 76-100% of their 1992 net family income from farming; however, nearly half made 25% or less. The median gross income in 1992 from the farms surveyed was $15,000 to $30,000, though approximately one- fifth of the farms grossed $100,000 or more. Survey respondents have been farming an average of sixteen years and ten years organically. Three-fourths are male, and the average age is 45 years. Nearly two-thirds have completed college, and almost one-fifth hold graduate degrees in subjects ranging from anthropology to zoology. Source: 1993 National Organic FarmersU Survey, Organic Farming Research Foundation, Summer 1994. Contact: Bob Scowcroft, Organic Farming Research Foundation, P.O. Box 440, Santa Cruz, CA 95061; phone (408) 426-6606; fax (408) 426-6670. | PANNA | for standard information | | Phone:(415) 541-9140 | about PANNA send a short | | Fax:(415) 541-9253 | email message to | | email: panna@econet.apc.org | panna-info@econet.apc.org | | gopher: gopher.igc.apc.org | | - Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1995 22:34:46 -0500 (EST) From: Beth Spaugh Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products. To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." Please forward info to me. I had a request for this info just Thursday. Our state organic group had referred them to me, so apparently they don't have good info on prices. Thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Beth Spaugh CENET: bspaugh Cornell Cooperative Extension, INTERNET: bspaugh@cce.cornell.edu Clinton County VOICE: 518-561-7450 6064 Route 22 FAX: 518-561-0183 Plattsburgh NY 12901 - From: "E. Ann Clark, Associate Professor" Organization: Crop Science, The Univ. of Guelph To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 10:34:53 EDT Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products. My contacts with ONTARBIO are: Mike Pembry 905-838-2800; he is a biodynamic farmer and journalist; he will know the right phone number for ONTARBIO Ted Zettle 519 366-9982; he is an organic dairy farmer and one of the leading lights in the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario. He and about 15 others just got an organic cheese factory in production - all done legally under the Ontario Milk Marketing Board. He is also active with ONTARBIO and could get you a number, but he may be harder to reach than Pembry. Good luck. Ann ACLARK@crop.uoguelph.ca Dr. E. Ann Clark Associate Professor Crop Science University of Guelph Guelph, ON N1G 2W1 Phone: 519-824-4120 Ext. 2508 FAX: 519 763-8933 - Reply-To: apforz@pfood.win.net (Carl A Pforzheimer) To: london@calypso-2.oit.unc.edu Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 11:31:06 Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products. From: apforz@pfood.win.net (Carl A Pforzheimer) You might want to call Keith at Northeast Co-ops in Boston, at 617 389 9032 and ask him this. They are organic-only market wholesalers. Andy Pforzheimer - Date: Sat, 28 Jan 1995 21:35:12 -0700 (MST) From: "G. Michael Horton" Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products. To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." I recently ran across the following information. The Farmer's Information Network Organic Market News was recently awarded a grant from the USDA/Federal State Market Improvement Program to improve their Organic Market Information Delivery System. They currently publish the Organic Market News, a comprehensive wholesale price report of organically grown gresh fruit, herbs and vegetables 21 times a year. Subscriptions are available in hard copy by US Mail for $65.00 per year, fax with the USA for $75. The internet address is: FarmerNet@AOL.com Snail mail is: Farmer's Information Network Organic Market News PO Box 2067 Santa Clara, Ca. 95055-2067 (408) 247-6778 ext 3 Fax (408) 247-5823 Hope this helps. I have also been able to obtain prices--somewhat sporadically--on PenPages. Mike Horton - Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 18:47:47 -0800 (PST) From: Sal Schettino To: Larry London Subject: Forwarded mail.... Sal Schettino,Organic Farmer,don't panic eat organic,sals@rain.org or check out my homepage: http://www.rain.org/~sals/my.html ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1995 22:15:23 -0800 From: jsauburn@ucdavis.edu To: sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu From: jsauburn@ucdavis.edu (Jill Auburn) Subject: Organic Price Report Re: Sal Schettino's posting to contact me re: organic price information, a better contact is FarmerNet@aol.com which is producing an Organic Wholesale Price Report that is a continuation/successor to the organic market news (OMNIS) that I used to be associated with. See the FarmerNet posting to sanet-mg of 1/13/95 or send email to FarmerNet@aol.com Jill Auburn jsauburn@ucdavis.edu Archive name: organic-market-data.faq Archive site: sunSITE.unc.edu Last update: 2-21-95 Archive URL information: gopher://sunsite.unc.edu/11/.pub/academic/agriculture/sustainable_agriculture/produce-marketing/ Document maintained by: Lawrence London, london@sunSITE.unc.edu - Organic Products Market Information Sources: ============================================ Date: Sat, 28 Jan 1995 21:35:12 -0700 (MST) From: "G. Michael Horton" Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products. I recently ran across the following information. The Farmer's Information Network Organic Market News was recently awarded a grant from the USDA/Federal State Market Improvement Program to improve their Organic Market Information Delivery System. They currently publish the Organic Market News, a comprehensive wholesale price report of organically grown gresh fruit, herbs and vegetables 21 times a year. Subscriptions are available in hard copy by US Mail for $65.00 per year, fax with the USA for $75. The internet address is: FarmerNet@AOL.com Snail mail is: Farmer's Information Network Organic Market News PO Box 2067 Santa Clara, Ca. 95055-2067 (408) 247-6778 ext 3 Fax (408) 247-5823 Hope this helps. I have also been able to obtain prices--somewhat sporadically--on PenPages. - Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1995 09:55:05 -0800 (PST) From: Sal Schettino To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." Cc: sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu, "Jill Auburn University of Cal." , sustag-public@ces.ncsu.edu Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products. Check with Jill Auburn jsauburn@ucdavis.edu she is working of a organic price list. I have seen it and its improving all the time. Now it has LA commerical prices along with organic produce prices. They have some of the big organic buyers giving both the prices they pay and the prices they charge. A great idea. If Jill is watching she can fill us in on the details. This is a great source of market prices for us organic farmers in Cal. . I think you can get a subscribtion faxed or mailed or even internet access . > Could anyone point me to any source(s) (Internet, BBS, phone, US-mail) > of U.S. and overseas market price information for organically-grown > products (certified, clean-raised, pesticide-free, chemical-free or > transitional)? Sal Schettino,Organic Farmer,don't panic eat organic,sals@rain.org or check out my homepage: http://www.rain.org/~sals/my.html Date: 10 Oct 94 12:00 PDT From: PANNA InfoPubs To: "Recipients of conference panna.panups" Newsgroups: panna.panups Subject: PANUPS: First US Organic Farmer Sur P A N U P S *** Pesticide Action Network North America Updates Service Results Released from First U.S. Survey of Organic Farmers October 10, 1994 In July 1994, the California-based Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) released the final results of the first national survey of certified organic farmers in the United States. The survey identified the research and educational priorities of U.S. organic farmers and collected valuable demographic data on the size and scope of organic farming operations. The eight page survey was mailed to over 2,700 certified organic farmers representing 54 verification agencies, and generated 550 responses from growers in 39 states. "The results of this survey will help clarify a number of questions continually raised about the organic farming industry," said Bob Scowcroft, OFRF's executive director. "We expect to develop a set of research priorities from this survey and present them to key policy makers at the state and federal level," he added. Survey results showed that organic farmersU priorities for research span a wide range of topics including how to increase consumer demand for organic products, the relationship of growing practices to crop quality and nutrition, and the relationship between plant nutrition and resistance to pests. Other high-priority research topics include crop rotation, soil biology, public policy, marketing, habitat management and other approaches to pest control, and cover crops and green manures. Over 60% of the farmers surveyed grow vegetables; at least one-fourth grow herbs, tree fruit, field crops, root crops, flowers or vine fruit. Livestock are most frequently used as a fertilizer source for use on the farm, and somewhat less often as a primary or secondary source of income. The median number of commodities grown by organic farmers is between six and ten, though more than 20% indicated that they grow over 25 commodities. The organic farms surveyed were primarily family farms: 84% of respondents are sole proprietors or family partnerships. Almost one-fourth of the farmers made 76-100% of their 1992 net family income from farming; however, nearly half made 25% or less. The median gross income in 1992 from the farms surveyed was $15,000 to $30,000, though approximately one- fifth of the farms grossed $100,000 or more. Survey respondents have been farming an average of sixteen years and ten years organically. Three-fourths are male, and the average age is 45 years. Nearly two-thirds have completed college, and almost one-fifth hold graduate degrees in subjects ranging from anthropology to zoology. Source: 1993 National Organic FarmersU Survey, Organic Farming Research Foundation, Summer 1994. Contact: Bob Scowcroft, Organic Farming Research Foundation, P.O. Box 440, Santa Cruz, CA 95061; phone (408) 426-6606; fax (408) 426-6670. | PANNA | for standard information | | Phone:(415) 541-9140 | about PANNA send a short | | Fax:(415) 541-9253 | email message to | | email: panna@econet.apc.org | panna-info@econet.apc.org | | gopher: gopher.igc.apc.org | | - Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1995 22:34:46 -0500 (EST) From: Beth Spaugh Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products. To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." Please forward info to me. I had a request for this info just Thursday. Our state organic group had referred them to me. Beth Spaugh CENET: bspaugh Cornell Cooperative Extension, INTERNET: bspaugh@cce.cornell.edu Clinton County VOICE: 518-561-7450 6064 Route 22 FAX: 518-561-0183 Plattsburgh NY 12901 - Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 11:31:06 Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products. From: apforz@pfood.win.net (Carl A Pforzheimer) You might want to call Keith at Northeast Co-ops in Boston, at 617 389 9032 and ask him this. They are organic-only market wholesalers. Andy Pforzheimer - From: "E. Ann Clark, Associate Professor" Organization: Crop Science, The Univ. of Guelph To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1995 01:32:55 EDT Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products. My only suggestion would be a local organic grain marketing cooperative called ONTARBIO. They market extensively in Europe, and indeed, many of the members are 0-1 generations removed from Europe themselves. My contacts with ONTARBIO are: Mike Pembry 905-838-2800; he is a biodynamic farmer and journalist; he will know the right phone number for ONTARBIO Ted Zettle 519 366-9982; he is an organic dairy farmer and one of the leading lights in the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario. He and about 15 others just got an organic cheese factory in production - all done legally under the Ontario Milk Marketing Board. He is also active with ONTARBIO and could get you a number, but he may be harder to reach than Pembry. Good luck. Ann ACLARK@crop.uoguelph.ca Dr. E. Ann Clark Associate Professor Crop Science University of Guelph Guelph, ON N1G 2W1 Phone: 519-824-4120 Ext. 2508 FAX: 519 763-8933 - Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 18:47:47 -0800 (PST) From: Sal Schettino To: Larry London Subject: Forwarded mail.... Sal Schettino,Organic Farmer,don't panic eat organic,sals@rain.org or check out my homepage: http://www.rain.org/~sals/my.html ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1995 22:15:23 -0800 From: jsauburn@ucdavis.edu To: sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu From: jsauburn@ucdavis.edu (Jill Auburn) Subject: Organic Price Report Re: Sal Schettino's posting to contact me re: organic price information, a better contact is FarmerNet@aol.com which is producing an Organic Wholesale Price Report that is a continuation/successor to the organic market news (OMNIS) that I used to be associated with. See the FarmerNet posting to sanet-mg of 1/13/95 or send email to FarmerNet@aol.com Jill Auburn jsauburn@ucdavis.edu - Date: Mon, 20 Feb 95 09:47:19 PST Reply-To: glen@grdavis.pdial.interpath.net To: Larry London Subject: RE: organic market data (fwd) Tropicals market trends and prices , as well as an increasing interest in large-scale organic marketing is reflected in the weekly produce industry newspaper "The Packer" which should be available in your campus library/Ag library. There are other sources of organic marketing as well, but I have limited contact with them. One wholesaler up here in the mountains who handles a lot of organic produce is Mountain Food Products, 152 Haywood St. Asheville, NC (704) 255-7630. Glen R. Davis |"Trust not to your laws for Agricultural Researcher | correcting the times, but Gerber Products Co. | give all of your strength P.O. Box 950 | to good education" Skyland, NC 28776 | -Francis Bacon (704) 274-6463 glen@grdavis.pdial.interpath.net - To: Larry London From: ng13@cornell.edu (Nancy Grudens Schuck) Subject: Re: organic market data (fwd) I would try to contact Enrique Figueroa, Cornell Ag Economist, whose masters student Sheila Underwood did an nice NE study on organic label recognition. I am sure it is published by now. His e-mail is eef1@cornell.edu and his phone is (607) 255-4580. - Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 20:47:34 -0600 (CST) From: "William B. Patton" To: Larry London Subject: Re: organic market data (fwd) May I suggest that you address your question to the mail-discussion group----direct-mkt@esusda.gov - > ------- start of forwarded message ------- > >From: ewaj@acpub.duke.edu (eliot wajskol) > Newsgroups: alt.sustainable.agriculture > Subject: organic market data > Date: 17 Feb 1995 17:07:50 GMT > Organization: Duke's Fuqua School of Business > Lines: 15 > > I am a Duke University student researching the organic food market > and am unsuccessfully searching for information on: > > - market prices for tropical fruits and vegetables throughout the year > - market trends for organic produce > - trends in demand for organic produce, both fresh and processed > > and anything else that might be out there on the organic food market. > > >"riddle me this, batman. What makes the organic market unique?" > > Thank you. > > --Eliot Wajskol > ewaj@acpub.duke.edu > ------- end of forwarded message ------- - Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 15:57:24 -0500 (EST) From: Margie Bender To: eway@acpub.duke.edu Cc: Larry London Subject: organic market trends Organic Food Business News publishes a weekly organic commidity price list. They can be reached at 407-628-1377, phone or 407-628-9935, fax. Good luck! Marjorie Bender Carolina Farm Stewardship Association 115 W. Main Carrboro, NC 27510 919-968-1030 cfsa@sunsite.unc.edu ________________________________________________ Lawrence F. London, Jr. - london@sunSITE.unc.edu ------------------------------------------------ Organic Products Market Information Sources: ============================================ Date: Sat, 28 Jan 1995 21:35:12 -0700 (MST) From: "G. Michael Horton" Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products. I recently ran across the following information. The Farmer's Information Network Organic Market News was recently awarded a grant from the USDA/Federal State Market Improvement Program to improve their Organic Market Information Delivery System. They currently publish the Organic Market News, a comprehensive wholesale price report of organically grown gresh fruit, herbs and vegetables 21 times a year. Subscriptions are available in hard copy by US Mail for $65.00 per year, fax with the USA for $75. The internet address is: FarmerNet@AOL.com Snail mail is: Farmer's Information Network Organic Market News PO Box 2067 Santa Clara, Ca. 95055-2067 (408) 247-6778 ext 3 Fax (408) 247-5823 Hope this helps. I have also been able to obtain prices--somewhat sporadically--on PenPages. - Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1995 09:55:05 -0800 (PST) From: Sal Schettino To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." Cc: sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu, "Jill Auburn University of Cal." , sustag-public@ces.ncsu.edu Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products. On Sat, 28 Jan 1995, Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote: [.] Mr. London Check with Jill Auburn jsauburn@ucdavis.edu she is working of a organic price list. I have seen it and its improving all the time. Now it has LA commerical prices along with organic produce prices. They have some of the big organic buyers giving both the prices they pay and the prices they charge. A great idea. If Jill is watching she can fill us in on the details. This is a great source of market prices for us organic farmers in Cal. . I think you can get a subscribtion faxed or mailed or even internet access . > Could anyone point me to any source(s) (Internet, BBS, phone, US-mail) > of U.S. and overseas market price information for organically-grown > products (certified, clean-raised, pesticide-free, chemical-free or > transitional)? Sal Schettino,Organic Farmer,don't panic eat organic,sals@rain.org or check out my homepage: http://www.rain.org/~sals/my.html From paninfopubs@igc.apc.org Date: 10 Oct 94 12:00 PDT From: PANNA InfoPubs To: "Recipients of conference panna.panups" Newsgroups: panna.panups Subject: PANUPS: First US Organic Farmer Sur >From: PANNA InfoPubs ===================================== P A N U P S *** Pesticide Action Network North America Updates Service ===================================== Results Released from First U.S. Survey of Organic Farmers October 10, 1994 In July 1994, the California-based Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) released the final results of the first national survey of certified organic farmers in the United States. The survey identified the research and educational priorities of U.S. organic farmers and collected valuable demographic data on the size and scope of organic farming operations. The eight page survey was mailed to over 2,700 certified organic farmers representing 54 verification agencies, and generated 550 responses from growers in 39 states. "The results of this survey will help clarify a number of questions continually raised about the organic farming industry," said Bob Scowcroft, OFRF's executive director. "We expect to develop a set of research priorities from this survey and present them to key policy makers at the state and federal level," he added. Survey results showed that organic farmersU priorities for research span a wide range of topics including how to increase consumer demand for organic products, the relationship of growing practices to crop quality and nutrition, and the relationship between plant nutrition and resistance to pests. Other high-priority research topics include crop rotation, soil biology, public policy, marketing, habitat management and other approaches to pest control, and cover crops and green manures. Over 60% of the farmers surveyed grow vegetables; at least one-fourth grow herbs, tree fruit, field crops, root crops, flowers or vine fruit. Livestock are most frequently used as a fertilizer source for use on the farm, and somewhat less often as a primary or secondary source of income. The median number of commodities grown by organic farmers is between six and ten, though more than 20% indicated that they grow over 25 commodities. The organic farms surveyed were primarily family farms: 84% of respondents are sole proprietors or family partnerships. Almost one-fourth of the farmers made 76-100% of their 1992 net family income from farming; however, nearly half made 25% or less. The median gross income in 1992 from the farms surveyed was $15,000 to $30,000, though approximately one- fifth of the farms grossed $100,000 or more. Survey respondents have been farming an average of sixteen years and ten years organically. Three-fourths are male, and the average age is 45 years. Nearly two-thirds have completed college, and almost one-fifth hold graduate degrees in subjects ranging from anthropology to zoology. Source: 1993 National Organic FarmersU Survey, Organic Farming Research Foundation, Summer 1994. Contact: Bob Scowcroft, Organic Farming Research Foundation, P.O. Box 440, Santa Cruz, CA 95061; phone (408) 426-6606; fax (408) 426-6670. =========================================================== | PANNA | for standard information | | Phone:(415) 541-9140 | about PANNA send a short | | Fax:(415) 541-9253 | email message to | | email: panna@econet.apc.org | panna-info@econet.apc.org | | gopher: gopher.igc.apc.org | | =========================================================== - Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1995 22:34:46 -0500 (EST) From: Beth Spaugh Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products. To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." Please forward info to me. I had a request for this info just Thursday. Our state organic group had referred them to me. Beth Spaugh CENET: bspaugh Cornell Cooperative Extension, INTERNET: bspaugh@cce.cornell.edu Clinton County VOICE: 518-561-7450 6064 Route 22 FAX: 518-561-0183 Plattsburgh NY 12901 - Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 11:31:06 Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products. From: apforz@pfood.win.net (Carl A Pforzheimer) You might want to call Keith at Northeast Co-ops in Boston, at 617 389 9032 and ask him this. They are organic-only market wholesalers. Andy Pforzheimer - From: "E. Ann Clark, Associate Professor" Organization: Crop Science, The Univ. of Guelph To: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1995 01:32:55 EDT Subject: Re: Sources of market price info for organic products. My only suggestion would be a local organic grain marketing cooperative called ONTARBIO. They market extensively in Europe, and indeed, many of the members are 0-1 generations removed from Europe themselves. My contacts with ONTARBIO are: Mike Pembry 905-838-2800; he is a biodynamic farmer and journalist; he will know the right phone number for ONTARBIO Ted Zettle 519 366-9982; he is an organic dairy farmer and one of the leading lights in the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario. He and about 15 others just got an organic cheese factory in production - all done legally under the Ontario Milk Marketing Board. He is also active with ONTARBIO and could get you a number, but he may be harder to reach than Pembry. Good luck. Ann ACLARK@crop.uoguelph.ca Dr. E. Ann Clark Associate Professor Crop Science University of Guelph Guelph, ON N1G 2W1 Phone: 519-824-4120 Ext. 2508 FAX: 519 763-8933 - Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 18:47:47 -0800 (PST) From: Sal Schettino To: Larry London Subject: Forwarded mail.... Sal Schettino,Organic Farmer,don't panic eat organic,sals@rain.org or check out my homepage: http://www.rain.org/~sals/my.html ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sun, 29 Jan 1995 22:15:23 -0800 From: jsauburn@ucdavis.edu To: sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu From: jsauburn@ucdavis.edu (Jill Auburn) Subject: Organic Price Report Re: Sal Schettino's posting to contact me re: organic price information, a better contact is FarmerNet@aol.com which is producing an Organic Wholesale Price Report that is a continuation/successor to the organic market news (OMNIS) that I used to be associated with. See the FarmerNet posting to sanet-mg of 1/13/95 or send email to FarmerNet@aol.com Jill Auburn jsauburn@ucdavis.edu - Date: Mon, 20 Feb 95 09:47:19 PST Reply-To: glen@grdavis.pdial.interpath.net To: Larry London Subject: RE: organic market data (fwd) Tropicals market trends and prices , as well as an increasing interest in large-scale organic marketing is reflected in the weekly produce industry newspaper "The Packer" which should be available in your campus library/Ag library. There are other sources of organic marketing as well, but I have limited contact with them. One wholesaler up here in the mountains who handles a lot of organic produce is Mountain Food Products, 152 Haywood St. Asheville, NC (704) 255-7630. Glen R. Davis |"Trust not to your laws for Agricultural Researcher | correcting the times, but Gerber Products Co. | give all of your strength P.O. Box 950 | to good education" Skyland, NC 28776 | -Francis Bacon (704) 274-6463 glen@grdavis.pdial.interpath.net - To: Larry London From: ng13@cornell.edu (Nancy Grudens Schuck) Subject: Re: organic market data (fwd) I would try to contact Enrique Figueroa, Cornell Ag Economist, whose masters student Sheila Underwood did an nice NE study on organic label recognition. I am sure it is published by now. His e-mail is eef1@cornell.edu and his phone is (607) 255-4580. - Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 20:47:34 -0600 (CST) From: "William B. Patton" To: Larry London Subject: Re: organic market data (fwd) May I suggest that you address your question to the mail-discussion group----direct-mkt@esusda.gov - > ------- start of forwarded message ------- > >From: ewaj@acpub.duke.edu (eliot wajskol) > Newsgroups: alt.sustainable.agriculture > Subject: organic market data > Date: 17 Feb 1995 17:07:50 GMT > Organization: Duke's Fuqua School of Business > Lines: 15 > > I am a Duke University student researching the organic food market > and am unsuccessfully searching for information on: > > - market prices for tropical fruits and vegetables throughout the year > - market trends for organic produce > - trends in demand for organic produce, both fresh and processed > > and anything else that might be out there on the organic food market. > > >"riddle me this, batman. What makes the organic market unique?" > > Thank you. > > --Eliot Wajskol > ewaj@acpub.duke.edu > ------- end of forwarded message ------- - Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 15:57:24 -0500 (EST) From: Margie Bender To: eway@acpub.duke.edu Cc: Larry London Subject: organic market trends Organic Food Business News publishes a weekly organic commidity price list. They can be reached at 407-628-1377, phone or 407-628-9935, fax. Good luck! Marjorie Bender Carolina Farm Stewardship Association 115 W. Main Carrboro, NC 27510 919-968-1030 cfsa@sunsite.unc.edu From sals@rain.orgTue Feb 21 13:06:03 1995 Date: Tue, 21 Feb 1995 07:32:15 -0800 (PST) From: Sal Schettino To: sust_ag-mg@twosocks.ces.ncsu.edu Cc: "sustag-public@wosocks.ces.ncsu.edu" Subject: Organic News forwarded I just have to pass good new on. Food for thought. Sal Schettino,Organic Farmer,don't panic eat organic,sals@rain.org or check out my homepage: http://www.rain.org/~sals/my.html ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 21 Feb 1995 07:12:12 -0800 From: Sal Schettino To: sals@rain.org Subject: d_20+1 SQUASH INDUSTRY CHECKS OUT ECONOMICS OF ORGANIC PRODUCTION _________________________________________________________________ Hastings, Feb 20 - The trend among horticulturists growing produce for export to move to organic farming systems has been picked up by the squash sector. In Hawke's Bay, a 10-hectare block on farmer Tim Logan's property at Maraekakaho, is the site of joint research by Agriculture New Zealand, Freshco and S C Murphy and Co. The Hawke's Bay trial, which is being duplicated at Flock House and in Gisborne is being coordinated by Agricultural Research, the pastoral science institute, to evaluate weed-control methods and soil fertility through organic fertiliser. The research is part of a nation-wide programme to investigate the risks and benefits of organic produce. John Manhire, of Agriculture New Zealand, said there was ``very strong demand'' for organic produce, and the programme was trying to increase production to satisfy demands. Mr Manhire said the premiums for organic crops were substantial. Organic squash growers were paid 72 cents a kg last year compared with the industry average of 43 cents. For other organic crops, the premium ranged from 30 percent to 300 per cent. Mr Logan has been growing export squash for 13 years -- up until last season as a conventional grower using chemicals. Since switching to organics, he is convinced it is the way to go. ``I'm adamant you can grow good crops this way. It's just a matter of being one step ahead.'' Forty hectares of the Logans' farms is under irrigation and covered by the organic organisation Bio Gro's transitional certificate. The reasons for his switch to organics were a combination of market analysis, crop performance, land situation and ideology. Mr Logan's wife, Petra, is German and through visits to Europe, Mr Logan said he could see that populated areas had quite a passion for produce that was not necessarily ``organic,'' but had less chemicals. The German people were probably more conscious of inputs to their food production than any other race. The Japanese were the same. The piece of land he had turned over to organics was bordered by his own land, a neighbour's pine trees and a road, protecting it from spray drift, Mr Logan said. The change was also prompted by attitudes from overseas buyers, with support in the market now at the wholesale level. The conventional squash crops he had grown in the past were also ``pumped up with nitrogen'' and had no real substance. Mr Logan has received a 100 percent premium for his organic squash and believes ``all mid-season'' produce should receive at least the 100 percent premium. For this year's crop, the ground was fertilised with 400kg of rock phosphate a hectare and 400kg of thermal sulphur a hectare. Dried blood was used for the initial side-dressing but the second side-dressing was ignored because the plants had already grown too large. Mr Logan said the immediate difference he noticd was in the eating quality of the organic squash and their firmness. Mike Slay, from Agricultural Research at Poukawa, is monitoring the trials at the Logan property. Mr Slay is reviewing the results from four levels -- weed control versus no weed control and a comparison between a biological phosphate fertiliser and reactive phosphate rock from Quinphos, with both fertilisers boosted with feldspar. The number and types of weeds would be monitored as well as the resulting production. A night-time weed control experiment using infra-red equipment to steer an inter-row cultivator had to be called off when the driver could not see the rows properly. Mr Slay said he was ``really delighted'' with the way the crop had grown -- free of problems -- but the final values would be determined by the harvest. NZPA HBN kca 20/02/95 11-49NZ _________________________________________________________________ For our feedback page, click here. From mthom@igc.apc.orgFri Mar 17 00:02:44 1995 Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 06:32:01 -0800 From: Michelle Thom To: sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu Subject: Lists for Advertising Organic Wool I recently received the following request. If you can help or if you are interested in buying, please respond to Valerie directly. Thanks. Michelle Thom, IATP >From stuart!Valerie@ak.planet.co.nz Fri Mar 10 00:21:00 1995 Received: from planet.ak.planet.co.nz (ak.planet.co.nz [202.36.28.1]) by igc3.igc.apc.org (8.6.10/Revision: 1.4 ) with SMTP id AAA12799 for ; Fri, 10 Mar 1995 00:20:57 -0800 Received: from stuart by planet.ak.planet.co.nz with uucp (Smail3.1.28.1 #3) id m0rmzvE-0003EZC; Fri, 10 Mar 95 20:19 NZST Received: by stuart (rnMac); Fri, 10 Mar 95 13:08:30 To: mthom@igc.apc.org Subject: >From: Valerie Cowperthwaite Date: Fri, 10 Mar 95 13:08:30 +1200 Message-ID: <950310130830@stuart.ak.planet.co.nz> X-Mailer: rnMac v1.3b5 Status: RO Hi Michelle, I'm wondering if you can tell me if there is a list for advertising large quantities of agricultural produce. We have about 5 tonnes of organic wool for sale and I would like to advertise it as widely as possible. Thanks for your help, Regards, Valerie