Rodale Institute has announced the recipients to be honored at the upcoming 6th Annual Organic Pioneer Awards (OPA). The OPA is an opportunity to recognize one research scientist, farmer and business that are helping lead the way to an organic … Continued
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Blooming Prairie Foundation Supports Rodale Institute Project
The Blooming Prairie Foundation (BPF) awarded Rodale Institute $10,000 to support the “Nutritive Quality Assessment of Organically and Conventionally Grown Oats” project.
Organic Pioneer: Dr. David Pimentel
Major issues associated with industrial food production led Dr. David Pimentel to research human population and to champion pesticide reduction and energy conservation. Pimentel is Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University and coauthored the 22-year review of the … Continued
Organic Pioneer: Bob Quinn
Bob Quinn is a fourth-generation farmer and tireless scientist who popularized the ancient khorasan wheat with his company Kamut International. He was one of the first 100 percent certified organic farms in Montana and made the connection between healthy whole-grains and artisan bread … Continued
Organic Pioneer: Alice Waters
Alice Waters is considered the mother of the farm-to-table movement in the United States. She opened Chez Panisse in 1971 sourcing product from local farmers. More than forty years later Chez Panisse continues to create fresh, seasonal, local and wickedly … Continued
Organic Pioneer: Kathleen Merrigan
USDA’s Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. Kathleen Merrigan has served as USDA’s Deputy Secretary of Agriculture since 2009. While head of the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) from 1999 to 2001, she worked to develop USDA’s organic regulations, firmly establishing herself as … Continued
Organic Pioneer: Kim Tait
Owner and operator of certified organic Tait Farm and specialty foods company Tait Farm Foods. Kim Tait is probably best known for her part in reviving shrub, a popular colonial drink made with fruit and vinegar. But her dedication to … Continued
Organic Pioneer: Carla Castagnero
Co-founder and president of AgRecycle, Inc., one of the oldest composting companies in the country. This former lawyer tells us compost can change the world and she just might be right. Carla Castagnero is co-founder and President of AgRecycle, Inc., … Continued
Organic Pioneer: Dr. John Teasdale
Founding research leader of the Sustainable Agricultural Systems Lab. When the USDA decided the time had come for research on organic farming methods, John Teasdale was already out in the field doing it. Teasdale was a USDA Agricultural Research Service scientist stationed at … Continued
Organic Pioneer: Dr. Richard Harwood
This organic elder and research compass might be retired, but his guidance continues to inform the agricultural community. Dr. Richard Harwood charted the course for Rodale Institute research in the early days. Working side-by-side with Bob Rodale, Harwood pioneered the … Continued