http://www.organic-china.org Organic food and China Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:17:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Paraquat is not a tropical fruit in China.  It is one of the most widely used herbicides (weed killer) used worldwide.  It is popular because it quickly kills plant tissue on contact and is very inexpensive.  Its famous for a number of reasons, it's banned from use in the Europe since ... http://www.organic-china.org/?p=110 An over a millienium old tradition is being reborn and explored in China.  Modern Agricultural Science Demonstration Park at Xiaotangshan, is located in Beijing, 17 Kilometers from the Asia Games Village.  It's a planned community, 111 sq K, of which 2/3 is used for farming and rest is an urban ... http://www.organic-china.org/?p=98 The Congressional Research Service, a research arm of the USA Congress recently presented a report titled: "Health and Safety Concerns Over US Imports of Chinese Products: An Overview" publish January 2008 by Wayne Morrison The report largely references news Stories from 2007, criticizing USA importants of Chiense products based on ... http://www.organic-china.org/?p=95 China is a complex, diverse and beautiful country with a rich cultural and culinary heritage. During the past two decades, China has taken on and achieved the monumental task of becoming an economic superpower, as it was for much of its history. But this astounding progress has come at a price. ... http://www.organic-china.org/?p=92 Some great news.  The at 20 bakeries in Shanghai, cakes are free of Melamine and heavy metals.  On the downside, coliforms were founds in cakes at some locations.  This is not unusual for bakeries in China or the rest of the world.  Coliforms can indicate fecal contamination, but could be ... http://www.organic-china.org/?p=77 Any thing and everything about organic food in China, including but not limited to: Chefs, Food movements, restaurants, groceries, food safety, farming, certification, and deliciousness. http://www.organic-china.org/?p=12 Shanghai is a large, roaming city. For many, the first hunt for greens for dinner will take them to their neighborhood grocery store. The unease that most people have with any kind of Chinese grown vegetables, organic or not, is China happens to be a large producer of agricultural chemicals, ... http://www.organic-china.org/?p=5 Looking to find the pulse and epicenter of the organic food movement, I went straight to the top. I asked epicurean and sustainability expert Dean Decrease of www.thefourthelement.org for any food leaders he knew in Shanghai. No surprise he sent me over to Christian Rassinoux who is the executive chef ... http://www.organic-china.org/?p=4 I started this blog because despite my best attempts and the raw power of a search engine like Google, I cannot find anyone reporting regularly on Organic food movements in China. So here you have it. This is my attempt to find those reporting on Organics, report myself, and solicit stories ... http://www.organic-china.org/?p=3