Author Archives: Charlie Dodge
One Degree Proud to Display Non-GMO Seal
Use of only non-GMO ingredients is a founding principle of One Degree. Now this core commitment has been verified by the Non-GMO Project, and all One Degree products will soon carry its official seal, the gold standard for organic integrity. … Continue reading
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Bayer and the Bees
Save a flower — buy organic. That could be the newest rallying cry in the fight against the most brazen excesses of industrial agriculture. This spring, researchers have begun to explain one of the most troubling signs of the planet’s … Continue reading
Poisoning the Future
Readers of our farmer profiles know the story of how One Degree farmer Arnold Schmidt decided more than thirty years ago to leave chemicals and compounds behind. For the indomitable Arnold, it was the day of the grasshopper: Out in … Continue reading
Voyage to Planet Organic
Our fans have always told us the flavors of One Degree breads are simply out of this world. Now our fresh veganic loaves have landed at Planet Organic, and the irony is delicious. It’s one great meal for a consumer, … Continue reading
Organic Fields: Frugal Inputs, Quality Output
Thirty years of close observation of conventional and organic farms have yielded lifetimes of enlightenment in the Rodale Institute’s ongoing Farming Systems Trial. As we’ve seen in earlier posts, the news throughout the study has been uniformly good for organic/veganic … Continue reading
GMO Farming: A Long-Range Perspective
The Rodale Institute has ventured beyond conventional wisdom, beyond ideology, and beyond the fashion of the moment to find the real truth about organic farming versus industrial agricultural techniques. Three decades into its ongoing comparative study, farmers who rely on … Continue reading
Organic Farming in Focus
On the magnificent family farms where One Degree grains are grown, nature’s most picturesque shows begin on the horizon. As the blue sky pales, shadows lengthen, and a warm orange globe follows its final arc, dropping heavily into pools of … Continue reading
Chicken and Meal Quandary
Feather meal is one of those curious substances that no one has either heard or thought much about. But a new study shows it should become a matter of concern for consumers of organic produce. Researchers from Johns Hopkins’ Center … Continue reading
Roundup Rats Fail Quack Test
Monsanto is a company that always seems to be casting about for a new image. Once the preferred slogan was: “Growth for a better world.” Until, probably, someone in the corporate office realized that “growth” is also a feared biological … Continue reading
The Rise of Organic Efficiency
Among the various arguments used to justify ever-larger industrial agriculture, a favorite claim is that organic techniques and traditional family farms simply can’t produce sufficient yields. Feeding the world, the reasoning goes, requires thinking big: Big Agribusiness to snap up … Continue reading