Donna Schill

Beyond Organic Chapter 4: The Character and Conviction of Beyond Organic Farmers

In this fourth chapter of a four-day documentary, freelance writer Donna Schill investigates the life of Iowan farmers immersed in beyond organic philosophy. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

By Donna Schill

/ 10 Nov 2011

Beyond Organic Chapter 4: The Character and Conviction of Beyond Organic Farmers

Beyond Organic Chapter 3: Enforcing Organic Standards

In this third chapter of a four-day documentary, freelance writer Donna Schill investigates an annual farm inspection that brings light to flaws in organic enforcement.

By Donna Schill

/ 9 Nov 2011

Beyond Organic Chapter 3: Enforcing Organic Standards

Beyond Organic Chapter 2: Where Organic Joins the Mainstream

In this second chapter of a four-day documentary, freelance writer Donna Schill gives a behind the scenes look at how certified organic food ends up on grocery stores shelves.

By Donna Schill

/ 7 Nov 2011

Beyond Organic Chapter 2: Where Organic Joins the Mainstream

Beyond Organic Chapter 1: Farming of a Different Kind

The beyond organic farming movement emerges in Iowa. In 2010, Donna Schill, then a journalism graduate student, spent part of her summer working on an organic farm in Iowa and discovered a movement and a story that became her preoccupation for the next 12 months.

By Donna Schill

/ 6 Nov 2011

Beyond Organic Chapter 1: Farming of a Different Kind

Multimedia: Bachmann at Ames Straw Poll

A video slideshow about Michele Bachmann, winner of the Ames, Iowa, straw poll.

By Donna Schill

/ 14 Aug 2011

Beyond Organic: A Food Movement of Defiance and Devotion

IowaWatch looks into the world of organic farming through the eyes of Robert Yoder, an Amish organic farmer.

By Donna Schill

/ 30 May 2011

Beyond Organic: A Food Movement of Defiance and Devotion

Beyond Organic: A Family Affair for Amish Farmer

In part two of this series, take a look into the life of Robert Yoder's animals on an organic farm.

By Donna Schill

/ 30 May 2011

Beyond Organic: A Family Affair for Amish Farmer

History Lesson: The Birth of Organic Farming

The mid-1920s marked the beginning of chemical farming and of organic agriculture, as a result. Rudolf Steiner, an Austrian philosopher, educator, and agricultural specialist among other titles, believed that the burgeoning industrial food system was dangerous and functioned on misconceptions about

By Donna Schill

/ 22 Mar 2011

History Lesson: The Birth of Organic Farming

Divide Over Standards Splits Organic Community

Organic food sales rose from 1.2 percent to 3.7 percent of all U.S. food sales from 2000 to 2009. Fruits and vegetables total 11.4 percent of all organic fruits and vegetables sold in the United States. But to organic purists, the cost of this growth may be more than just the higher prices they will

By Donna Schill

/ 22 Mar 2011

Divide Over Standards Splits Organic Community

Lax Oversight Tarnishes Organic Foods Label

As the popularity of organic farm products soars across the U.S., an IowaWatch investigation has found that lax oversight of the industry raises questions about what the organic seal really means.

By Donna Schill

/ 22 Mar 2011

Lax Oversight Tarnishes Organic Foods Label

Farming Purists Look 'Beyond Organic'

For nearly a decade, the word organic has stood for all that is wholesome and pure to the health-conscious consumer. But an emerging movement of farmers who consider themselves the real organic purists are saying their methods go “beyond organic.” Although still in its infancy, adherents to beyond o

By Donna Schill

/ 12 Nov 2010

Beyond Organic Chapter 4: The Character and Conviction of Beyond Organic Farmers

Beyond Organic Chapter 3: Enforcing Organic Standards

Beyond Organic Chapter 2: Where Organic Joins the Mainstream

Beyond Organic Chapter 1: Farming of a Different Kind

Multimedia: Bachmann at Ames Straw Poll

Beyond Organic: A Food Movement of Defiance and Devotion

Beyond Organic: A Family Affair for Amish Farmer

History Lesson: The Birth of Organic Farming

Divide Over Standards Splits Organic Community

Lax Oversight Tarnishes Organic Foods Label

Farming Purists Look 'Beyond Organic'

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