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BusinessWeek October 16, 2006 Diane Brady	Why the Stink Over China's Organic Food? Mainland farms are going natural - if natural means large, government-run farms that don't meet USDA standards.
BusinessWeek July 30, 2007 Chi-Chu Tschang	Organic, With Pesticides Some farmers in China are taking advantage of confusing rules to falsely label food.
Science News December 2, 2006 Janet Raloff	Organic Dairying Is on Upswing, But No Panacea Some small dairy farms are making the switch to organic operations to increase profits and distinguish their products from undifferentiated commodities.
The Motley Fool July 5, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Whole Foods Thinks Small Can Whole Foods turn a "dilemma" into dollars? The traditional investor might think it's silly that Whole Foods would earmark funds toward giving smaller farmers and entrepreneurs a leg up, but it fits well into Whole Foods' long-term strategy.
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Salon.com July 29, 2002 Linda Baker	The not-so-sweet success of organic farming Pesticide-free, non-genetically modified food is a big, global business now. But, ironically, small farmers are getting the shaft.
Delicious Living May 2007 Anne Lappe	Local and Organic Getting the younger generation interested in organic farming so that the tradition continues.
Fast Company May 2006 Charles Fishman	A Farming Fairy Tale Imagine that you could wave a wand - and make all our food organic.
AskMen.com Jen Janzen	Organic Food Primer These days, you can buy almost everything in organic form, from the cotton in your T-shirts to the spinach in your fridge. Read our organic food primer to learn about the benefits of going organic and how easy it can be to incorporate it into your life.
Science News November 18, 2006 Janet Raloff	Cow Power To improve the dire economics of dairying, some farmers are looking to generate commercial quantities of electric power.
AskMen.com Sabrina Rogers	Your Guide To Organic Food Although organic food only accounts for 1% to 2% of all food sales around the world, it is gaining in popularity. However, this surge in the popularity of organic foods raises a number of questions. Read on to find out all the answers.
Food Processing October 2006 David Feder	Well Noted: Organic by Any Other Name While the demand for organic foods and ingredients threatens to outpace supply, some companies are coming under fire for allegedly "fudging" what is truly organic. So what do the "purists" expect?
AFP eWire March 1, 2004	Many Nonprofits Using Volunteers Ineffectively A joint study by the UPS Foundation, the Corporation for National and Community Service and the USA Freedom Corps has revealed that 80 percent of nonprofits rely on volunteers for critical activities, but admit they do not have the resources or knowledge to manage them as they might like.
Science News November 2, 2002 John Pickrell	Federal Government Launches Organic Standards Though for decades some foods have carried the label "organic," consumers never could be sure exactly what the term meant. Action by the Department of Agriculture last week should clarify things.
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Energize June 2005 Susan J. Ellis	Mobile Volunteers - `Tis the Season In the past, one simply wished vacationing volunteers a good time and hoped they'd return in a few months. But if the person is going to have access to a computer and the Internet while away, consider a virtual assignment.
Energize August 2011 Susan J. Ellis	I'll Never Understand Why Executives Still Don't Understand Here is the most succinct set of arguments for not ignoring volunteer involvement.
Reason November 2001 Michael W. Lynch	Money for Nothing: The Joys of U.S. Farm Policy Why is there a stigma attached to using government-financed stamps to purchase food but no stigma attached to accepting government money to grow the food in the first place? American farm policy is filled with such stumpers...
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IndustryWeek August 1, 2007 David Blanchard	Got Best Practices? Milk and food producer Organic Valley relies on supply chain planning solutions to improve efficiencies.
Energize October 2012 Susan J. Ellis	Practicing What We Preach: Volunteers Helping Us, Too One of the enduring mysteries of the volunteer management field is how often those who lead volunteer efforts do not build a team of volunteers to help them in their important work.
Salon.com May 1, 2002 Damien Cave	Old McDonald had a subsidy Congress is set to hand over $170 billion to farmers. But to one grower of fava beans in California's Central Valley, the money isn't just bad economics -- it's an outright insult...
Energize May 2005 Susan J. Ellis	Why Be Boring When You Can Celebrate in So Many Ways? It's your chance to enlighten, amaze, surprise, and educate everyone. Remember that only the volunteer program manager sees the full cumulative effect of volunteer involvement for the past year. Paid staff, volunteers, and administrators only see their small part of the larger picture.
Energize November 2011 Susan J. Ellis	Part-time Volunteer Management Means Equally Limited Volunteer Involvement, It is hardly news that the majority of people who lead volunteer involvement are expected to do so part-time.
Energize August 1, 2011 Trina Isakson	I'll Never Understand Why Executives Still Don't Understand Results of research on a leadership model of volunteer engagement.
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi	Organic Produce is Better for Kids Gardeners know organic practices are good for the soil, and now there's evidence organic food is better for our kids as well.
Energize December 2014 Susan J. Ellis	What Did You and Volunteers Do Well this Year? 2014 is rapidly coming to an end. Before you consider making any resolutions for the new year, use December as an opportunity to reflect on the past 12 months.
Energize September 2006 Susan J. Ellis	What’s in a Name…or a Title? What's the best title for the person who is designated as the leader of volunteers?
Prepared Foods July 23, 2007	Differing Organic Policies The U.S. and E.U. governments have adopted markedly different policy approaches to the organic sector.
Energize Susan J. Ellis	Should We Cap the Number of Hours a Volunteer May Serve Each Week? New volunteers may start off gung-ho and promise many hours before they know what they will experience. So I like the practice of setting an initial limit of maximum time until the situation evolves and looks to be successful.
Energize August 2014 Susan J. Ellis	Identifying Who Is and Is Not a "Volunteer" I suspect that every reader has engaged in this sort of discussion/debate/argument more than once.
BusinessWeek September 19, 2005 Jane Black	This Way To The Curds And Whey A cheese lover's tour in Vermont yields samples, classes, and only-at-the-farm finds.
The Motley Fool May 10, 2011 Jacob Roche	How to Invest in Organic's Fertile Growth Demand for organic food is growing, but it may be hard to invest in this sector.
AFP eWire May 30, 2006	New Website Registers Volunteers for Future Disasters The Points of Light Foundation and Volunteer Center National Network have created a new website to help prepare for future disasters by linking charities with volunteers.
Inc. November 2006	The Pioneers They built these businesses back when green was just another color.
Fast Company November 2004 Lucas Conley	A Different Way to Deal With Suppliers Instead of leaning on its vendors, Equal Exchange collaborates with coffee growers to make sure it gets the best beans. Here are four key steps that lead to better beans.
Energize December 2012 Susan J. Ellis	End-of-Year Reports Can Illuminate Volunteer Achievements The invisibility of volunteers in many agency reports is matched only by the presentation of generally useless information about volunteers in other reports.
AFP eWire April 25, 2005	What is Volunteer Time Worth? The value of the volunteer hour has increased. According to an estimate, one hour of volunteer time rose to $17.55 for 2004, up from $17.19 per hour in 2003.
Energize March 2010 Susan J. Ellis	AmeriCorps and Senior Corps Targeting Volunteer Management The most popular capacity building option among both charities and congregations with social service outreach activities is the addition of a one-year, full-time volunteer with a living stipend (like an AmeriCorps member), with responsibility for volunteer recruitment and management.
Energize July 2013 Susan J. Ellis	Breaking through the Glass Ceiling for Volunteers Fully capable people may already be serving in your existing volunteer corps and ready to be promoted to a higher level of volunteering for the organization (only if they want to).
Energize January 2012 Susan J. Ellis	What Would the Perfect Volunteer Involving Organization Look Like? Here is what I think an organization would look like if it practiced everything we preach about creative, welcoming, and effective volunteer management, led by a skilled director of volunteer involvement.
Bank Systems & Technology September 27, 2004	One Question For: Bob Mandala, Team Bank of America How does technology play a role in the volunteering efforts of your organization's employees?