California Launches Nation's First Organic Farming Apprenticeship Program

NOVATO, Calif., March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California's Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) has partnered with College of Marin and Fresh Run Farm to offer students the nation's first-of-its-kind apprenticeship program for organic farming. Participating students will learn progressive, responsible farming practices including landscape ecology, composting and fertility ...

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R.W. Knudsen Family launches The Grape Escape sweepstakes for grand prize trip to Napa Valley
CHICO, Calif. April 7, 2011 To celebrate its 50th anniversary this year, R.W. Knudsen Family today launched The Grape Escape, a consumer sweepstakes that will award a grand prize trip for two to Napa...
Joshua Tree Skin Care Taps Bryan Pappas to Drive National Sales Effort
PINCKNEY, Mich. Joshua Tree Skin Care JTree, maker of organic and natural products designed to support an active outdoor lifestyle, recently named Bryan Pappas its national sales manager. Pappas, who...
R.W. Knudsen Family Launches ‘The Grape Escape’ Sweepstakes for Grand Prize Trip to Napa Valley
Brand celebrates 50th anniversary of all-natural and organic fruit products
Kimberly-Clark launches product design contest
Consumer products manufacturer Kimberly-Clark is conducting a product design contest to engage younger consumers. The "Ban the Bland" contest promotes the U by Kotex feminine care product line to 14-to-22-year-old...
Eco-friendly label Liv Grn launches a line of yummy-smelling, sustainable fragrances
Eco-friendly L.A. T-shirt brand Liv Grn has launched a collection of sustainable fragrances — and companion body products — that smell as fresh and verdant as its organic cotton tees feel comfy...
Sunflower Farmers Market to Enter California
Boulder, Colo.-based full-service natural and organic grocer Sunflower Farmers Market will open its first California store on May 11.
Sunflower Farmers Markets To Open First California Location
Sunflower Farmers Market will open its first California store in the town of Roseville at 7 .a.m. on May 11. The Boulder, Colo.-based organic and natural grocer operates 33 locations in six Southwestern...