Celebrate “Organic Food Fortnight” With a 10% Discount From Organic Food Supplier Cotswold Fayre

September 28th, 2009 HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England - With the festive season almost upon us, Real Food Direct has put together a huge range of corporate hampers ( www.realfooddirect.co.uk/corporate-hampers.html ) to treat your employees and clients this Christmas. Each hamper has a fine selection of gourmet foods, from handmade cakes and biscuits to organic snacks and beverages.

September 6th, 2009 HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England - Cotswold Fayre is introducing 'Fayre Rewards': a reward scheme to thank its loyal customers who have given the gourmet food supplier (www.cotswold-fayre.co.uk) continued support over the last ten years. The scheme will be run on a 'by invitation' basis, and rewards customers for: - VOLUME i.e.

August 16th, 2009 HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England - With Swine Flu spreading like wildfire, Real Food Direct has put together the perfect Get Well Soon gourmet food hamper (www.realfooddirect.co.uk) for friends and family recovering from the illness. Tasty treats like the Fairytale Gingerbread Deluxe Iced Pig, House of Dorchester Dusted Champagne Truffles and Farmyard Friends Pig Gems are smartly presented in a traditional wicker hamper, and can be ordered online for just GBP24.95.

August 4th, 2009 BOULDER, Colorado - - FSA-Commissioned 'Nutritional Quality of Organic Foods: A Systematic Review' Draws Unsupported Conclusions from a Flawed and Incomplete Look at Benefits of Organic Foods The following is being issued by The Organic Center -- We (The Organic Center) strongly refute the claim made by Dr. Alan Dangour and his U.K.

July 28th, 2009 HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England - With the cricket season upon us Real Food Direct has put together the perfect Ashes Hamper for men, brimming with spicy snacks, it is ideal for a long day supporting the England team. Interesting and mouth watering nibbles like Chilli Jelly, Chilli Chocolate and Thai Chilli Oat Flakes are stylishly presented in The Ashes Hamper box that can now be ordered online for GBP49.95.

July 7th, 2009 HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England - This year the gourmet, organic and fine food distributor, Cotswold Fayre, is celebrating 10 successful years in business. To mark the occasion, the company is offering a free mystery shop to all their customers.

June 22nd, 2009 WADDINXVEEN, The Netherlands - As of this week the faces of organic grower Eef Maassen and entrepreneurs Peter Postma and Harald Hovenkamp (top chef and host at the renowned "Kaatje bij de Sluis" restaurant in Blokzijl) can be found on the new and unique "bonbon" style carton boxes filled with organic "Piccolo" tomatoes. (Photo: According to top chef Peter Postma (a regular customer of Eef), "These are truly not only the smallest but certainly the tastiest tomatoes available".

June 8th, 2009 ANTWERP - Motivated by their search for a more healthy and serene lifestyle, Chantal Voets and Karin Schwithal, who have been friends since their early childhood, opened the virtual doors of their AmanVida web shop. Worldwide, they select exceptional natural products, which contribute to healthier living with respect for the producer and for nature.

April 21st, 2009 BANGKOK - International visitors to the upcoming THAIFEX - World of food ASIA 2009 will delight in a wondrous array of premium-quality organic agricultural products. Confidence is high in the potential of Thai food entrepreneurs as they are geared up to demonstrate to international buyers their capabilities and expertise in producing world-class organic agricultural products and in making Thailand the exporter to beat in this field in the world marketplace.

March 12th, 2009 BANGKOK - Thailand is all prepared and ready to organize THAIFEX - World of Food ASIA 2009. The country is also taking this event as an opportunity to demonstrate to international visitors its capabilities to become Asia's premier center of international expositions on food-related products, services and technologies.

April 29th, 2009 LONDON - Actress Elizabeth Hurley will join hands with Prince Charles to launch a range of organic and low fat food. Hurley was inspired to go into the catering business last year after reading dietary advice for women hoping to avoid breast cancer.

April 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hollywood actress Elizabeth Hurley has joined forces with Prince Charles to launch a new range of low-fat organic food. The 'Bedazzled' actress was reportedly motivated to foray into the catering business after reading dietary advice for women hoping to avoid breast cancer, reports Contactmusic.

March 6th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Herbal gulals, which had become very popular in the past few years as people shunned toxic colours during the festival of Holi, are now facing stiff competition from new organic gulals that are packed with health benefits. 'Organic gulal is not only free from harmful chemicals, but also act as a skin conditioner.

April 27th, 2009 Wash. grower has all-organic peaches, nectarinesYAKIMA, Wash. — One of the Pacific Northwest's largest fruit growers has had 100 percent of its peach and nectarine crops certified as organic, following a three-year transition period.

September 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Organic foods may be healthier and may not tax the environment, but choosing them is not an easy option for consumers when the other option is locally grown foods, says a new study. Chengyan Yue, horticulture professor at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (UMTC), and colleague Cindy Tong investigated consumers' preferences and willingness to pay for organically grown and locally grown fresh produce.

May 10th, 2009 KOCHI - To popularise organic food among the masses, a weeklong mango festival was held here this past week. It had over 150 rare varieties of mangoes, all cultivated and ripened using organic and natural methods.

August 17th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Organic farming is catching up among the farmers in Assam, who have traditionally been using manure with inorganic and synthetic fertilisers. However, of late, the use of inorganic chemical fertilisers has almost come to a standstill.

March 23rd, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The Sabarmati Prison in Ahmedabad has launched an initiative to promote organic cultivation. Taken up by Siddharth Jaiswal, an alumni of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), with the help of prison authorities, the initiative is aimed at training prison inmates in organic cultivation.

June 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle are changing the world's food culture, says food and wine expert Ted Allen. Allen, 44, had been the food and wine expert on Bravo's "Queer Eye", and he now hosts two programs on the Food Network, "Chopped" and "Food Detectives".

September 21st, 2009 KOHIMA - To promote organic agri-business in Nagaland, the State horticulture department has undertaken several initiatives to encourage farmers to take up organic farming. The Department of Horticulture of Nagaland is working closely with farmers in Mokokchung district.