NY Times Organic Food

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• Amy Melville, Patrick Suehnholz
  The couple have known each other since sixth grade.
  
  
• Local Chocolate, for Local Consumption
  Josef Zotter produces organic fair-trade chocolate in Austria and says he has no desire to see his business expand.
  
  
• Organic Golf Course Is Exclusive, but a Weed or Two Sneak In
  The Vineyard Golf Club, where President Obama is expected to play this month, is thought to be the only completely organic course in the United States.
  
  
• Still Minding the Mill
  Bob Moore, founder and chief executive of Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods in Milwaukie, Ore.
  
  
• More Pressure on Organic Claims for Health and Beauty Products
  Whole Foods will stop selling health and beauty products that say “organic” but aren’t certified.
  
  
• At Rockaway Beach, a New Veggies and Fruit Stand
  Veggie Island at Rockaway Taco, a vegetable and fruit market in Rockaway Beach, offers mainly local produce.
  
  
• Farmers’ Markets Seek Stability Through Loyalty
  Memberships and discounts are offered in a state where farmers’ markets may have reached a saturation point.
  
  
• Natural Winemaking Stirs Debate
  Natural wines and their adherents have been harshly criticized, but the taste, not the dogma, is the attraction.
  
  
• U.S. Drops Inspector of Food in China
  The U.S. has barred a leading inspector of organic food from China amid questions over its practices.
  
  
• Organic Gin Just Like Farmers Make (but Legal)
  Farmer’s Gin, a small-batch production from the people who make Crop Harvest Earth organic vodkas, is made of grains from organic farms.
  
  
• An Urban Farming Pioneer Sows His Own Legacy
  John Ameroso, who has helped New Yorkers raise food to feed themselves since 1976, is retiring.
  
  
• New Alarm Bells About Chemicals and Cancer
  The medical establishment has embraced the idea that untested chemicals can cause cancer. It’s time for Republicans and Democrats to address this issue.
  
  
• Reclaiming Ireland’s Culinary Heritage, One Roast Lamb or Sponge Cake at a Time
  Darina Allen’s Ballymaloe is a cookery school in County Cork whose influence is felt worldwide.
  
  
• Giant Greenhouses Mean Flavorful Tomatoes All Year
  It is endless summer at greenhouses like the ones owned by Backyard Farms in Maine, where tasty, colorful tomatoes are grown year-round.
  
  
• Rice Dreams in Louisiana
  Gumbo with brown rice? How one farmer decided to go against the grain.