Posted in What's Fresh @ Uncle Matt's on Aug 29th, 2007
From the Orlando Sentinel
Discerning consumers seek foods produced locally
Heather McPherson
Sentinel Staff Writer
August 29, 2007
Central Florida shoppers are demanding more than variety and good prices from their grocers. They also want local.
Frequent food recalls plus questionable farming and manufacturing processes worldwide are giving the nationwide eat-local movement a boost. This green trend promotes supporting local farmers [...]
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Posted in Why Go Organic? on Aug 20th, 2007
The organic industry has gone wild in the last decade, but you wouldn’t now it at the Department of Agriculture.
Despite year after year of double-digit growth, organics receive a pittance in financing and staff attention at the department, which is
responsible for writing regulations about organics and making sure that they are upheld.
The National Organic Program, [...]
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Posted in What's Fresh @ Uncle Matt's on Aug 18th, 2007
Many of you reading this have probably read recent articles about organic and local farming. You may wonder, “What’s the difference?” or “Which is better?” In my mind, I always look for local and organic items, whether it be fresh produce or other grocery items. I’ve traveled the country this summer presenting our new products [...]
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Posted in Health Benefits of Citrus on Aug 14th, 2007
A daily glass of orange juice can help prevent the recurrence of kidney stones better than other citrus fruit juices such as lemonade, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered.
The findings indicate that although many people assume that all citrus fruit juices help prevent the formation of kidney stones, not all have the same [...]
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Posted in Greening News & Research on Aug 14th, 2007
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Canker topped the list of worries for the Florida citrus industry until citrus greening – described as the world’s most serious citrus disease – was found in groves last year.
“In the long term, the industry can live with and manage the canker problem, but citrus greening is a fatal disease that’s an [...]
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Posted in What's Fresh @ Uncle Matt's on Aug 6th, 2007
Many scientific teams in Europe are trying to develop reliable and affordable tests to differentiate between organic and conventional foods. For many crops, pesticide residue levels are considered the best way to make such a determination, but in the case of citrus, this approach is unreliable. In the Mediterranean region where most of Europe’s citrus [...]
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