Most days when customers walk into the Clean Juice location in Classen Curve, they will see franchise owner Jasmine Parker operating the huge cold-pressed juicer through a window. The labor-intensive practice keeps a variety of organic and nutrient-rich bottled juices well stocked for customers to grab on the go or for a curated juice cleanse. […]
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New hen
Red Rooster has existed on the corner of Walker Avenue and 30th Street since 1937, but its transformation into a full-service restaurant focused on organic and local ingredients from its previous life as a dingy dive bar is as clear as the light pouring in through its new large front windows. Well, the glass is […]
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Popular local radio host also dedicates her time to sustainable farming
Julia Laughlin co-host The Garden Party 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays on News Radio 1000 KTOK.
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Proposed rule changes would impact USDA organic labeling
The proposed rule change would establish new quality-of-life requirements for poultry and livestock.
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Whenever people meet me, one of the first things they probably think is, “Why is this ‘typical’ oil and gas guy talking so much about organics?”
Whenever people meet me, one of the first things they probably think is, “Why is this ‘typical’ oil and gas guy talking so much about organics?”
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Local producer grows affordable, organic herbs
Local producer Travis Flatt grows affordable, organic microgreens and herbs using aquaponics – a method that incorporates hyproponics and fish.
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Oklahoma State University’s Oklahoma City campus is hosting Organic Oklahoma, its first sustainable and organic production conference. The program will educate beginning and advanced growers in hands-on growing techniques, season extension, varietal selections and farm management practices. Guests will have the opportunity to tour the farmers market, green houses and high tunnel facilities and visit […]
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Good gray
That next day I stopped coloring my Rogue-like gray streak in my hair (I sometimes like to think I’m actually an X-person). It didn’t fight back, as it’s been ignoring the color I’ve put on it since college. And, frankly, I was tired of only being able to part my hair a specific way to […]
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Green guzzling
Of the three main categories of booze — wine, beer and spirits —the former is by far the most difficult to produce organically, at least in the U.S. Thanks to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s certification process, organic wines cannot contain added sulfites, which are chemicals added to wines to inoculate against bad bacteria. “American […]
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Lean and green
Meat and dairy require far more energy to produce than vegetarian or plant-based products. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 30 percent of the earth’s landmass is now used to raise animals for food. That includes land for grazing, as well as the significant percentage of farm acreage used to […]