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Making the perfect tortilla

Sep 23, 2019
At this LA-based tortilleria, there's only one way to make a tortilla: with organic corn.
Rick Ortega, left, and Omar Ahmed are the owners of Kernel of Truth Organics.
Steven Byeon/Marketplace

Does your dog really need "natural" food?

Feb 23, 2018
General Mills is set to pay $8 billion for pet food maker Blue Buffalo. That’s the company that markets, among other products, “farm-to-table canine cuisine.” Here’s what’s behind this deal — and why this market is so red hot. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 

An animal welfare rule aimed at organic egg production is on the chopping block

Jan 11, 2018
The Trump administration has proposed doing away with a rule that mandated that organic egg laying chickens spend time outdoors.
Chickens congregate on a New Hampshire farm.
Kevin Phelps/Pete and Gerry's Organic Eggs

To free your hens or not? That's a big question

Jun 2, 2016
As food companies pledge to use cage-free eggs, who will provide them?
Cage-free hens at an organic egg operation in Viroqua, WI.
Annie Baxter/Marketplace

Chipotle goes GMO-free, except for the meat

Apr 27, 2015
Animals raised on a GMO-free diet are too hard to come by.

Americans go organic but aren't sure what that means

Dec 1, 2014
Consider the power of idealistic consumption.

What common food buzzwords actually mean

May 9, 2014
New York Times columnist Mark Bittman on what labels like "organic" really mean.

For public good, not for profit.

Target wants to take a bite out of the organic market

Jun 10, 2013
As big-box stores like Target and Walmart compete for grocery sales, new offerings -- like organic produce -- are one way to up the ante.

Company seeks American cheese 'revolution'

Nov 26, 2012
Health-conscious cheesemaker Organic Valley wants in the multi-billion market for American cheese.

U.S. and Europe reach organic food agreement

Feb 15, 2012
The U.S. and European Union have reached a deal on organics: what counts as organic here will count as organic there, and vice versa.