March/
April 2010
Volume 7
Number 2
Dialogue
Maria’s
Manifesto:
Inspiring an Organic Revolution
An interview with Maria Rodale, organic pioneer,
CEO and chairman of Rodale, Inc., and author
of the new book “Organic Manifesto.”
TABLE OF CONTENTS
30
Cover
How Organic Farming Can Help
Save the Planet
By Kat Schuett
42
COLUMNS
12 Managing
Finding Funding to Match Your Mission
By Holly Givens
18 Ingredients
A Taste of the World:
Ethnic and Globally Inspired Ingredients
By Jerry Tenenberg
22 Processing
Nanotechnology and the Implications for Organic
By Mary Mulry
28 Personal Care
New Certified Organic Personal Care Ingredients
Expand Functionality and Quality
By Karl S. Halpert
DEPARTMENTS
6 Signature
8 Details
48 Innovations
53 Marketplace
54 Advertisers Index
EDITORIAL
ADVISORY BOARD
Bob Anderson
President
Sustainable Strategies
Bena Burda
President
Maggie’s Functional Organics
Christine Bushway
Executive Director
Organic Trade Association
Will Daniels
VP of Quality, Food Safety
& Organic Integrity
Earthbound Farm
Kim Burton Dietz
Human Resource & Regulatory
Compliance Manager
Smucker Quality Beverages
Harvey Hartman
Chairman and CEO
Hartman Group
Nancy Hirshberg
VP of Natural Resources
Stonyfield Farm
Tim Kapsner
Senior Chemist
Aveda
Grace Marroquin
President
Marroquin Organic International
Joe Montecalvo, Ph.D.
Professor, Food Science
California Polytechnic
State University
Mary C. Mulry, Ph.D.
Food Wise, Inc.
Kevin O’Rell
Sr. VP, Operations: R&D
Healthy Food Holdings
Howard-Yana Shapiro
VP of Agriculture & Global
Director of External Research
Seeds of Change/Mars Inc.
Arran Stephens
President
Nature’s Path
Jessica Walden
Technical Specialist
QAI
Bill Wolf
President