January 25, 2021
Paul Dolan’s 160 acre certified biodynamic Dark Horse Ranch in Mendocino County is up for Regenerative Organics Certification this year. Illustration courtesy of Truett Hurst.
Tom Gamble, the proprietor of Gamble Family Vineyards, says his family has been practicing regenerative agriculture at their 100-year old Napa Valley estate since they made the transition from farming and ranching to planting vineyards in the 1960s long before the term even existed.
What makes the regenerative philosophy unique and superior to sustainable viticulture, Gamble says, is that “it requires one to consider the entire ecosystem under one’s stewardship not just what happens on the piece of land directly farmed.” Like regenerative farming expert Robert Rodale, who’s credited with coining the term in the 1980s, Gamble believes that sustainability doesn’t go far enough, or in the words of Rodale, it’s “not a challenging enough goal.”
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Key Takeaways
What Is Happening? Heightened focus on the environmental footprint of the fashion and textile industries suggests greater regulatory controls and enforcement in 2021, especially with respect to climate disclosures, environmental marketing, and human rights issues in the supply chain.
Who Is Impacted? Garment manufacturers, retailers, and textile manufacturers will be most directly impacted by these rising trends. Ultimately, industries whose work rely in any way upon textile manufacturers – as suppliers or customers – will be impacted.
What Should I Do? Prompt attention to these matters would be prudent, as heightened disclosure and green marketing requirements could go into effect as soon as January 2021. Manufacturers and retailers should:
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1/12/2021 Organic producers in India have six months to gain certification with a USDA-accredited certifying agent, said the USDA on Monday in announcing the termination of an organic recognition agreement dating from 2006. “We need a more active oversight presence in India to more directly protect organic integrity,” said the Agricultural Marketing Service, which runs the National Organic Program. “Currently, USDA does not have direct visibility or enforcement authority over many organic certifiers and operations in India that sell into the U.S. market,” said the AMS in an email to the organic agriculture community. With the end of the agreement, organic producers now working with certifiers approved by India’s Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Authority (APEDA) will need to work with USDA-accredited certifiers to be in line with USDA organic standards. APEDA-accredited certifiers may apply for direct accreditation to the USDA organic p