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Howard, Phil and Good Magazine. 2008. "Buying organic." Good Magazine. March/April, 80-81.

Howard, Phil. 2007. "Who owns organic? From roots to suits."
PCC Sound Consumer. Puget Consumers Co-op. January.

Howard, Phil. 2005. "Making research relevant to communities: community-based research." The Cultivar. Newsletter of the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, University of California, Santa Cruz. Volume 23(1), 5-6.

Howard, Phil. 2003. "Consolidation in food and agriculture: implications for farmers and consumers." CCOF Magazine. Santa Cruz, CA: California Certified Organic Farmers. Volume 20(4), 2-6. Winter 2003-2004 (Reprinted in Well Being Journal. Volume 13(2), 13-21. March/April 2004; Natural Farmer. Volume 2(68), 17-20. Spring 2006).

Howard, Phil. 2003. "The social context of genetic engineering." The Cultivar. Newsletter of the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, University of California, Santa Cruz. Volume 21(1), 5-7.

Recent Media Coverage

Print media:
US News & World Report (online). 2008. "Memo to shoppers: 'organic' does not equal 'bucolic family farm.'" March 21.

Well, Jeff. 2008. "Wanted: healthy relationships." Refresh: The Week in Whole Health. March 20.

Parker-Pope, Tara. 2008. "When big business eats organic." The New York Times, Well Blog. March 19.

Shaw, Aarti. 2008. "Food giants mull how far to push organic." PRWeek. March 19.

Neuzil, Mark. 2008. "Greenbacks for green business." MinnPost. February 25.

Fisk, Umbra. 2008. "Sell abrasions: on green company buyouts." Grist. February 6.

Kersjes, Liz. 2008. "Be green-friendly while grocery shopping." The State News. January 28.

Powell, Bonnie. 2007. "Bigger and badder: Prof. Phil Howard on consolidation in the organic industry." Ethicurian. December 18.


Deardorff, Julie. 2007. "Clorox acquires Burt's Bees." ChicagoTribune.com. November 6.

Eisen, Marc. 2007. "Natural allies. Organic Valley's success is a lifeline for family farms (cover story)."
Isthmus. October 19. [sidebar, "A stable price for farmers."]

Bowness, Suzanne. 2007. "Who owns organics?" Organic & Wellness News. Fall, p. 1.

Blake, Matthew. 2007. "Whole Foods CEO sows Wild Oats." The Nation (online). August 28.

Mothering (online). 2007. "Who owns your favorite organic brands? August.

Hudson, Natalie. 2007. "Big organics in little, eco-unfriendly packages." Utne Reader (online). June 7.

Mott, Ronni. 2007. "Giants dominate organics." Jackson Free Press. May 2.

Krueger, Ron. 2007. "Easy to swallow? Food giants gobbled up by organic, but what now?"
The Flint Journal. April 17.

Fantle, Will. 2007. "Who owns organic? Growing food sector brings with it a changing face." Radish Magazine. March 31.

Hemmelgarn, Melinda. 2007. "Don't judge organic food by its label." Columbia Daily Tribune. March 21.

The Walrus Staff. 2007. "Further reading: 'Organic goes boom,' Pamela Cuthbert." The Walrus. March.

Stusser, Michael A. 2007. "Organicize Me (cover story)." Seattle Weekly. February 21.

Needleman, Sarah E. 2007. "Money: Shopping for organic foods." The Wall Street Journal (online). January 4.

Muirhead, Sarah. 2006. "Organic not without controversy." Feedstuffs. December 25, p. 8.

Spitz, Jeremy. 2006. "The organic-industrial complex." City on a Hill Press. November 30.

Deardorff, Julie. 2006. "Is Whole Foods selling out?" ChicagoTribune.com. November 13.

Rauber, Paul. 2006. "Big organic inc."
Sierra Magazine. November/December, p. 13.

Singer, Peter. 2006. "Look your dinner in the eye." New Scientist. Issue 2572 (October 7), p. 22.

Monaghan, Peter. 2006. "A glance at the current issue of the International Journal of Consumer Studies: 'Post-organic' labeling." The Chronicle of Higher Education. September 14.

Kiang, Kylene. 2006. "'Organic' gimmicky, some say: USDA says term no indication of nutrition or food safety." Myrtle Beach Online (Cox News Service). September 10.

Boothroyd, Sarah. 2006. CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) radio story on Wal-Mart increasing the number of organic food products on its shelves. September 7.

Sustainable Food News. 2006. "Corporate roots thicken inside organic foods industry." September 1.

Ward, Nancy Brands. 2006. "The corporate takeover of organics." Sacramento News & Review. August 24.

Radio interviews:

"Does being bought out mean you're selling out?"
KUOW, Seattle, WA. March 5, 2008.

Consolidation in organic food

Jefferson Public Radio's (9 stations in Southern Oregon and Northern California) "The Jefferson Exchange." July 12, 2007.

Previous Media Coverage


Print media:
Mark, Jason. 2006. "Us vs. stem: workers on organic farms are treated as poorly as their conventional counterparts.' Grist. August 2.

Heady, Christy. 2006. "Goliaths no threat in organic world, shopkeepers say." Treasure Coast Business Journal. July 1, p. 23.

Meek, Madeleine. 2006. "Food for thought: shades of organic." Sage Magazine 1(1): 24-5.


Lampert, Allison. 2006. "Organic food is now fodder for giant grocers like Sobeys: Industry leaders target independents." The Gazette (Montreal). June 7.

Pratt, Sean. 2006. "Organic products hit mainstream." Western Producer Issue 52

Curlee, Don. 2006. "Survey indicates added food data is preferred." The Hanford Sentinel. April 6, p. 11.

Gordon, Bennett. 2006. "Short takes: news from all over - who owns what." Utne Reader. April 6.

Lindsay, Hillary. 2005.  "McOrganic?: Is corporate organic changing the organic landscape in Canada?" The Dominion. November 24.

Mark, Jason. 2005. "The outsourcing of food." Alternet. October 6.

Poincelot, Raymond P. 2005. "From the Editor." Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 26(4): 1-2.

Natural Life Magazine. 2005. "Tell us more about what we eat." p. 24. May/June.

Sideman, Roger. 2005. "Residents take closer look at food production." Register-Pajaronian. May 2.

Merron, Shelley. 2005. "Forum will take a look at county food system." Santa Cruz Sentinel. February 23.

Gaylord, Brian. 2005. "Survey shows that consumers want to know about source of food." Produce News. February 17.

Brown, Susan D. 2005. "Study finds consumer support for 'ethical aspects of food.'" Santa Cruz Sentinel. January 31, p. A1.

Pore, Robert. 2005. "Wait and see for Canada: group of senators call for country-of-origin labeling before reopening border with Canada." Grand Island Independent. January 29.
 

McNulty, Jennifer. 2005. "Consumers eager to know more about environmental, social impacts of food they buy, survey finds." UC Santa Cruz Currents. January 24. 

Sasso, Michael. 2004. "Local natural foods store bracing for arrival of national chain." Tampa Tribune. December 1.

Nelson, Brett. 2004. "Dean Foods to Street: green is good." Forbes (online). September 14.

Sayre, Laura. 2004. "The organic octopus?" The New Farm. March 4.

Television interviews:
Growth of organic food sales
CNBC's "Closing Bell." March, 2006.

Radio interviews:
Consolidation in organic food
KBOO, Portland, OR. October, 2005.
KZFR, Chico, CA. February, 2005.
KOPN, Columbia, MO. May, 2004.

Consumer interests in the food system
KUSP, Santa Cruz, CA. February, 2005

KSCO, Santa Cruz, CA. February, 2005. 

Santa Cruz County Food Forum
KSCO, Santa Cruz, CA. February, 2005.



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