by Mark Kastel | Apr 25, 2022 | OrganicEye Posts
Updated White Paper Profiles Lobbyist-Affiliated Appointees to National Organic Standards Board La Farge, Wis. — Continuing a trend well established by prior Republican and Democratic administrations, two of the four newest appointees to the National Organic Standards... 
by Mark Kastel | Mar 31, 2022 | OrganicEye Posts
USDA Failures Necessitate Reinventing the Federal Certification Program LA FARGE, Wis. — OrganicEye, a public interest group best known as one of the country’s preeminent organic industry watchdogs, has announced its move from the “sausage making capital of the... 
by Mark Kastel | Jan 29, 2022 | OrganicEye Posts
Join OrganicEye Founder Mark Kastel at the 2022 Real Organic Project Symposium, a virtual series of interviews with well-respected organic farmers, scientists, activists, and more. Tickets are sliding scale; register here: bit.ly/3faQFTa 
by Mark Kastel | Dec 12, 2021 | Kastel's Kitchen Posts, OrganicEye Posts
WARNING: Watch out for these two ingredients Unless you are eating local, fresh, unprocessed, whole organic food, it isn’t enough to just look for the USDA Organic logo—you must become a label reader! Federal law requires all certified organic products to be made from... by Mark Kastel | Oct 6, 2021 | OrganicEye Posts
Sign Your Proxy Letter: Demand Biden/Vilsack Listen to Organic Farmers and Consumers I mailed the letter below to OrganicEye members and supporters last month. Right now, I’m asking you to please join us in doing three things to protect organic farming. It’s under... 
by Mark Kastel | Sep 28, 2021 | ActionAlert, OrganicEye Posts
Comments are due to the NOSB by September 30 at 11:59 pm EDT at Regulations.gov. The USDA’s National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meets next month to consider approving, or reapproving, synthetic and non-organic materials for use in organic farming and food...