Food Alliance in the News

2008 Articles

Guest Column: Who defines sustainable agriculture? (Sustainable Food News) 4-22-2008

Hearst Ranch Beef wins certified humane label (Sustainable Food News) 4-18-2008

Be careful who defines sustainable agriculture movement (Capital Press) 4-18-2008

Hanging a hat on sustainability (Meat & Poultry) 3-28-2008

Oregon's school‐lunch crunch (Oregon Live) 3-27-2008

Oregon school districts consider more fresh, local foods (The Oregonian) 3-27-2008

Food Alliance moves into sustainable seafood certification (Sustainable Food News) 3-27-2008

Expo West lures in new products, 52,000 attendees (Sustainable Food News) 03-24-2008

Fulton Provision Co. Earns Certification for Sustainable Business Practices (GreenBiz.com) 03-18-2008

Stone-Buhr to launch first certified-sustainable pancake mix (Sustainable Food News) 03-18-2008

Breed type important when raising grass-fed beef (The Prairie Star) 03-14-2008

Food Alliance certifies Sysco's meat processor, distributor as sustainable; eco-labeled products hit $100 mil' in sales (Sustainable Food News) 03-06-2008

Cycling Nutrition: Organic Foods (Bicycling) 03-03-2008

What's going up (The Bulletin.com) 02-28-2008

Grass-fed beef producers approve new labeling standard (Sustainable Food News) 02-20-08

With food, it’s not as simple as ‘buy local’ (Portland Tribune) 02-19-2008

New sustainability coordinator brings different green (Vanguard) 02-19-2008

IPM and Sustainable Ag Certifiers Experience Continued Growth in 2007

Food Alliance achieves record growth (IPM in the Marketplace Newsletter) 02-13-2008

Gilbertsons named 'Keeper of the Vision' (Agri News) 02-12-2008

Ward speaks of building partnerships (Agri News) 02-12-2008

From Local Chow to Green Machines: ADA Members Are Turning Foodservice into Eco-Friendly Operations (ADA Times) 02-11-2008

Holy Cow debate isn't so black and white (Oregon Daily Emerald) 02-08-2008

Food Alliance nears agreement on certifying grass-fed producers (Sustainable Food News) 02-04-2008

Sustainable farming is not an easy sell (SeattlePI.com) 1-21-2008

Blueberry group (Capital Press) 1-11-2008

2007 Articles

Choose Healthy Holiday Beef (The Green Guide) 12-15-2007

Different type of pork (The Othello Outlook) 12-5-2007

PastureLand SummerGold (PR Business) 12-02-2007

Gift: Donations (Culinate.com) 11-29-2007

Hope grows for ag center (Capital Press) 11-23-2007

At USDA, consumer protection is a joke (Athens Messenger) 11-20-2007

Local Market (Seattle-Pi Blog) 11-19-2007

‘No-till' and 'local' prove value as selling points (Capital Press) 11-16-2007

Whole Foods Market Introduces Rogue Creamery 50th Anniversary Special Reserve Oregon Blue Cheese (money.cnn.com) 11-15-2007

What does "Grass fed" mean? (Jim Hightower.com) 11-07-2007

Ore. sustainable food producer to open new plant in Kentucky (Sustainable Food News) 10-31-2007

AGA Starts Own Grass Fed Label (The Stockman Grassfarmer) 10-22-2007

New Rules Set for Meat Sold as Grass Fed (The New York Times) 10-19-2007

Annie’s Homegrown praises cheese supplier for sustainable certificatiion (Sustainable Food News) 10-10-2007

It’s the pumpkin time of year: Local farms offer up the fruits, fun of the harvest season — and doughnuts (Corvallis Gazette-Times) 10-16-2007

USDA issues grass-fed marketing claim, industry not happy 'Naturally raised' marketing claim expected by Thanksgiving (Sustainable Food News) 10-16-2007

Food Alliance to certify grass-fed producers using industry-backed standard (Sustainable Food News) 10-08-2007

Ruthless Rules for Enviros (Fast Company) 10-01-2007

Michigan cherry grower gets certified for sustainable practices (Michigan Farmer) 10-05-2007

Another kind of food network (Capital Press) 9-28-2007

Little bites (Twincities.com) 9-22-2007

Hospital kitchens tap into local growers (Capital Press) 9-21-07

Quick-serve restaurant chain kicks off all-natural hot dog campaign (Sustainable Food News) 9-10-2007

Sustainable certifier pioneers 'new world for agriculture (Sustainable Food News) 9-10-2007

Ephrata pork farm benefits from sustainable certification (Capital Press) 09-07-2007

The Growing Popularity of Green Marketing (Main Ingredient) 8/2007

Change in growing measures help family farms find a niche with local stores and distributors (West Central Tribune) 8-31-2007

Editorial: 'Minnesota Cooks' promotes local food (Star Tribune) 8-31-2007

Meeting the challenge of the 100 mile diet (Seattlepi.com) 8-30-2007

Minnesota's new farmers show entrepreneurial spirit (Twin Cities Daily Planet) 8-31-2007

Certifier fills a growing niche (Capital Press) 8-24-2007

Rogue wins awards (Capital Press) 8-17-2007

Living Piggy Lives (Grist) 8-15-2007

These little piggies are well cared for (Wenatchee World) 8-13-2007

Rogue wins award (Capital Press) 8-11-2007

Sustainable food producer Truitt Bros. earns top advertising award (Sustainable Food News) 8-7-2007

Pork producer first to be certified sustainable under new standards (Sustainable Food News) 7-25-2007

Labels back production techniques (Capital Press) 7-20-2007

Ag business receives honros (Capital Press) 6-22-2007

Ag-related businesses honored (Capital Press) 6-17-2007

Truitt Bros. gets top honors (Statesman Journal) 6-15-2007

Food distributor receives sustainable certification (Capital Press) 6-15-2007

Food Alliance rolls out national sustainable pork standard (Sustainable Food News) 6-7-2007

Stone-buhr introducing family flour milled from locally-grown wheat (Mill & Baking News) 6-5-2007

Spin Cycle-Label Anxiety (The Green Guide) 6-5-2007

Local, certified-sustainable white flour coming to market (Sustainable Food News) 5-22-2007

Stepping It Up After Compact Fluorescent Bulbs-Is Food Next (Huffington Post) 5-19-2007

Food Alliance tries to recruit California growers (Capital Press) 5-18-2007

The time is ripe again for berries (North Kitsap Herald) 5-15-2007

ISU Will Buy Homegrown Foods John Murray (KIMT.com) 4-24-2007

Food Alliance to certify Golden State farmers (SIJ) 4-20-2008

Sustainable agriculture certification program expands (Portland Business Journal) 4-19-2007

Sustainable agriculture certification program expands (Central valley Business Times) 4-17-2007

New Digs (Sustainable Food News) 4-17-2007

Link to the Land: Lamb grower John Neumeister deals directly with chefs and stores as he promotes sustainable farming in the Northwest (The Register Guard) 4-12-2007

United Salad/Duck Delivery becomes the first food product distributor in the United States certified for sustainable business practices (dBusiness News Portland) 04-09-2007

United Salad Co. becomes nation’s first certified-sustainable distributor (Sustainable Food News) 4-9-2007

Online Tools Calculate Costs, Assess Sustainability (Wines and Vines) 03-28-2007

Online tool offers sustainability help (Capital Press) 3-23-2007

Pairing up with Experience (Capital Press) 03-23-2007

Is it Sustainable? (AgWeb.com) 03-13-2007

Record attendance at Expo West, exhibitors appear all smiles (Sustainable Food News) 3-12-2007

Free Web Tool Allows Farmers (The Corn and Bean Digest) 03-13-2007

Sustainable Farming Tool (Reportonfarming.com) 03-09-2007

Online Tool Provides Sustainability and Management Help (Farm Futures) 03-09-2007

Self-Assessment Tool (SeedQuest) 03-08-2007

Consumer Health Related Trends at Healthcare Retail '07 Conference (PRWeb) 03-07-2007

Farmers, ranchers can gauge access to sustainable ag market (Sustainable Food News) 03-07-2007

Speed Dating, Sustainability and Lovely Hula Hands (New Seasons Blog) 03-05-2007

United Salad (SIJ) 03-2-07

Mainstream press ignores agriculture perspective (Capital Press) 2-16-2007

Certified-sustainable bean firm targets Bon Appétit, Chipotle Mexican Grill (Sustainable Food News) 02-13-2007

Award-winning Oregon cheese maker gains sustainable certification (Sustainable Food News) 02-09-2007

The Natural Niche (AgWeb.com) 02-07-2007

Agriculture bent by buyers' will (Capital Press) 02-06-2007

Rogue Creamery's cheddar gets Food Alliance nod (Mail Tribune) 02-03-2007

Chamber bestows annual awards (Baker City Herald) 01-22-2007

Integrative Way: Should I be feeding my family organic food? (The Sacramento Bee) 01-21-2007

2006 Articles

Grass-fed beef ranch gains sustainable certification (Sustainable Food News) 11-21-2006

Local, sustainable food advocate wins fellowship award (Sustainable Food News) 11-07-2006

Tasty Roasts and Gift Baskets (The Green Guide) Nov-Dec 2006

Bakery owners stay ahead of trend (Statesman Journal) 10-16-200

A Healthy Appétit (Grist) 10-27-2006

Truitt Labels (Whole Health) 9-15-2006

The CFFO Commentary - Local Food Claims a Victory (CKNX Radio Canada) 09-25-2006

EPA staffers take walk through ag (Capital Press Agriculture Weekly) 9-22-2006

Hard Labor (The Nation) 9-11-2006

Truitt Bros. unveils Food Alliance-certified products (Capital Press Agriculture Weekly) 9-8-2006

Industry roasts retiring vegetable processor (Capital Press Agriculture Weekly) 9-8-2006

Green green beans (www.Cookingupagoodstory.com) 9-7-2006

Sustainable-from vine to can (Daily Journal of Commerce) 8-25-2006

California NRCS State Conservationist Announces Award of Funds Through the Conservation Innovation Grant Program (NRCS) 8-03-2006

An Unappetizing Truth - Industrialized Meat Production (Mainstream Media Radio Interviews) 8-01-2006

Betty Thompson, 81, berry farm matriarch (The Oregonian) 7-26-2006

What's the biggest selling point of grass-fed beef? (Sustainable Food News) 7-12-2006

Country Natural Beef - Sustaining Family Ranches (USDA Rural Cooperative) June-July 2006

Happier Meals: New Alternatives to Fast Food (The Green Guide) 7-20-2006

Food Alliance hires certification director, names five board members (Capital Press Agriculture Weekly) 7-14-2006

Bringing a Living Wage to the Farm (Alternet.com) 7-12-2006

Thinking locally wins food group $1-million (Thinkandmail.com)  7-12-2006

Steward of the Land (Corvallis Gazette-Times) 7-10-2006

Haute hospital cuisine (The Columbian) 6-29-2006

Food Alliance (Eco-Notes) June

An Unappetizing Truth - Industrialized Meat Production (Mainstream Media Radio Interviews) 7-01-2006 thru 7-31-2006

Local vs. Organic -  Making Choices (The Oregonian) 06-13-2006

Stahlbush is Food Alliance certified (Capital Press Agriculture Weekly)
06-02-2006

Food Alliance offers sustainably produced certification (The Organic Standard)
June 2006

Direct Marketing - creating an economy for the future (In Good Tilth)
May-June 2006

Food Alliance Hires New Certification Director (Provender Journal)
May-June 2006

What the Label Means (The Oregonian) 05-30-2006

Scenic Fruit Co. celebrates 75 years of Changes (Capital Press Agriculture Weekly)
05-26-2006

Guest Commentary: Adding value is not enough (Tri-State Neighbor) 05-25-2006

Healthier Hospital Food (TIME Magazine) 5-15-2006

The Market Economy (The Daily Vanguard) 05-09-2006

Truitt Bros. first to receive new certification (Capital Press Agriculture Weekly)
5-05-2006

The Holland, Inc. Partners With Country Natural Beef Cooperative (Press Release)
05-05-2006

Balancing the Human Experience (Touch the Soil) May/June 2006

Legislature funds BIOAg program (Capital Press Agriculture Weekly) 4-07-2006

Farm Fresh Perspectives: Should you get certified organic? (The Rock River Times)
3-15-2006

Eating should be a pleasure (Capital Press Agriculture Weekly) 3-10-2006

This is hospital food (The Oregonian) 03-07-2006

Truitt Bros. seek fruits of certification (SIJ) 2-27-2006

Sustainable resource center nearer reality (Capital Press Agriculture Weekly) 2-24-2006

Leveraging Benefits for Producer and Consumer Co-ops (Cooperative Grocer) January/February

NORPAC leaders list accomplishments (Capital Press Agriculture Weekly) 1-13-2006

Albany-area farmer is NORPAC's top grower (Statesman Journal) 1-12-2006

2005 Articles

Dec 4: A new breed of Farmer (The Register-Guard)

Nov. 13: Certified for saving salmon (Skagit Valley Herald)

Oct. 2: Oregon's vanishing strawberry
Like the salmon, the fruit is an indicator species of troubled times. But local response may save it (The Oregonian)

Sept. 18 Beef co-op prospers after turning away from meat commodity market (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

Sept/Oct: Food Alliance Certified Butter Wins Award (Provender Journal)

Sept. 6: One Tray at a Time (Grist Magazine)

August 24: Going organic to feed the soul (The Examiner-Washington)

August 17: Attack of the $3 Tomato (Willamette Weekly)

July 31: Think Global, Eat Local. (Los Angeles Times Magazine)

July 8: Growing in quality (Portland Tribune)

July 6: Shepherd's Grain (Spokane Public Radio -Inland Journal)

July 4: Natural Foods Galore - Oregon Territory (OPB)

July 1: Food Alliance Finds Partner to Go National (Sustainable Industries Journal)

July 1: Maximizing the mindset by Maxwell PR (Sustainable Industries Journal)

July-Aug: Food Alliance Partners with ICS (Provender Journal)

June 3: Food Alliance Has Partner (Capital Press)May/June: Food Alliance Certification Complements Federal CSP (Provender Journal)

June 1: Portland's BEST Award winners recognized (Sustainable Industries Journal)

May 23: Food Alliance partners with International Certification Services (Harold Doan & Associates)

May 19: Food Alliance partners with International Certification

May 16: Oregon Food Processor Labels Itself (Cascadia Scorecard Weblog)

May 15: Organic Opportunities (Beverage Industry)

May 9: Shorebank boosts loans, clientele(Sustainable Industries Journal)

May 6: NORPAC develops sustainability program for member growers (Capital Press)

May 6: Sustainable Ag Resource Center in Works (Capital Press)

April 23: Finally figured out what organic is Brace yourself (Houston Chronicle)

April 21: Finding New Definitions for Organic Marketing (morningnewsbeat.com)

April 20: 'Organic' not enough for some farmers, activists (Contra Costa Times)

April 20: Ubiquity Is the Mother of Reinvention (Daily Grist)

April 19: Is Your Tofu Biodynamic Making Sense Of the Latest Organic Food Terminology (The Wall Street Journal)

April 4: Brewing up a vintage loaf of bread (The Business Journal Portland)

January: Green Cuisine, Company Restaurants Growing Appetites for Sustainability

January 11: Certified Value

2004 Articles

December 9: Hope on the Range

October 8: Governor Honors Columbia Plateau Producers for Putting Environment and Community First

September/October: Food Alliance Certification, Promoting Sustainable Practices, Providing Quality Food

September 9: Farm Fresh

August 23: Local Markets Grow Roots

July 5: IPM in the Marketplace

May 9: Sustainability Latest Trend in Food

April 23: Marketing, Production Pave Way for Hard Wheat

April 16: Sustainable Ag Endorsed

March 19: Cherry Packer, Sustainable Farming Helps Move Crops

February 22: Beefing Up Its Local Appeal: the Burgerville Chain Switches to Using Only Range-fed, “Natural” Beef from Oregon Ranches Oregonian

February 20: People in Agriculture

January 22: Top 10: Stories for Thinking, Feeling

2003 Articles

September 29: Healthy Workers, Healthy Label

September 23: Organic and Sustainable Farming is a Growth Field in More Ways Than One, As Farmers and Chefs Demonstrated at the State Fair.

September 19: Food Alliance Benefit Kicks Off “Spork to Fork”

September 17: Washington Farmers Fight for Their Fair Share of the Consumer Dollar by Putting Taste, Face–and Place–Back into Food

August 12: Meat Market

June 27: Short Putt for Wheat; Long Drive for Producers

April 18: Oregon Country Beef: Marketing Quality and Stewardship

March 31: Group Produces Gently Grown Pears

March 12: Northeast Farmers Offered Eco-Label Certification

March 3: Top of Mind, Retailers Balance the Best Mix of Organic, Natural and Eco-sensitive Fresh Foods Against Realistic Profit Potential

March 3: Brown & Cole Partners with Food Alliance

March 1: When Dreamers Meet

February 7: Food Alliance Honors Three Farming Families

February 4: Sunnyside Grocer Soon to Market Environmentally-friendly Northwest Crops

January 24: Food Alliance, Washington Grocery Chain Team Up

January 24: Washington Grocer Agrees to Carry Environmentally-friendly Northwest Crops

January 20: Sustainable Produce