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There is NO better way to grasp the organic movement's ideas & concepts than reading them yourself. So join the book club

In this podcast episode, I had the pleasure of hosting Mr. Colman power who holds a Master's degree in organic horticulture, he is also a nutritionist and a certified personal trainer. Mr. Colman is also the author of amazon's #1 best-seller, The Power of Organic Fitness: where he shares the organic ways to be healthier and happier using organic food and lifestyle. _ Join My Organic Book Club

In this podcast episode, I had the pleasure of hosting Ms. Daz Serafin, a Hodgkins Lymphoma and Breast Cancer survivor. She runs her personal blog called organic CAN cervivor on social media where she shares the power of organic food and lifestyle together with her experience and lessons that she has learned from her fight with cancer. _ Join My Organic Book Club

In this podcast episode, I had the pleasure of hosting Mrs. Kelly Ryerson also known as Glyphosate girl. She is an independent public health advocate behind glyphosate girl dot com. She also holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and has worked in investment banking and private equity before embarking on her mission to help get glyphosate and other dangerous chemicals out of our lives. _ Join My Organic Book Club

IFOAM Organics International President Karen Mapusua On Priorities, Youth, Women & Organic's Role On Transforming Food Systems at BIOFACH, The world's premier organic fair. _ Join My Organic Book Club

This is a conversation with Mrs. Niki Ford, the CEO of Australian Organic LTD Updating us on the state of organic in Australia, Organic growth, and lessons learned over the years at BIOFACH, The world's premier organic fair. _ Join My Organic Book Club

This is a conversation with Mr. Lee Holdstock who is the Trade Relations Manager at the Soil Association at BIOFACH, The world's premier organic fair. _ Join My Organic Book Club

This is a conversation with Mr. Paul Holmbeck, Director of Holmbeck EcoConsult and a World Board member of IFOAM Organics International at BIOFACH, The world's premier organic fair. _ Join My Organic Book Club

There is NO better way to grasp the organic movement's ideas & concepts than reading them yourself. So join the book club

Ken Roseboro has written extensively about GM foods and the non-GMO trend since 1999. He is the Editor of The Organic & Non-GMO Report; a magazine that has become one of the leading information resources for the organic and non-GMO movement. He is also the author of two books, The Organic Food Handbook and Genetically Altered Foods and Your Health. _ Join My Organic Book Club

The 23rd edition of the world of organic agriculture is OUT. A huge thanks to IFOAM Organics International & FIBL for making this amazing document consistently available for the organic movement. _ The report looks at the consolidated data from 2020, which shows organic food sales reached 120 billion euros. Double-digit growth rates were recorded in many advanced markets for organic products. Organic farmland grew in many countries, and the total organic area increased to almost 75 million hectares, representing 1.6 percent of agricultural land worldwide, managed by more than three million producers. _ Join My Organic Book Club

Donald Nordeng is the CEO of BioGro which is the leading organic certifier in New Zealand. For 26 years, Donald Nordeng lived in Japan where he was involved in importing and exporting organic products. _ He is also a prolific author, His latest book Organic to the Core is out and you can find it on Amazon here

Eduardo Cuoco is the Director of IFOAM Organics Europe. He is also the Head of the Secretariat TP Organics and a Council member of the Technological Innovation Platform of IFOAM “TIPI” _ Mr. Eduardo has a Ph.D. on the "Role of Stakeholder in strategic decision-making processes" at the Polytechnic University of Marche. He has been involved in organic farming since 1998 and collaborated with many organic organizations such as the Italian Association for Organic Farming among others. _ Subscribe to my Newsletter

Njathi Kabui or simply known as Chef Kabui is an eclectic organic Chef & Medical Anthropologist with a passion for Food Justice, Food Literacy, and Organic farming. He has designed his own disruptive cuisine called “Afro Futuristic Conscious Cuisine”  _  He has also given lectures at universities such as Duke University, the University of Cape Town, Rutgers University, and the University of Michigan.  In Kenya, he has set up a Food Literacy and Sustainability Center in Naivasha which aims at promoting Agro-Ecological farming, Cookery, Futuristic Kitchen, Food Library, Content creation, and a seed bank. _ Subscribe to my Newsletter

On the 5th of September, The Print wrote an article with the headline, 'How Sri Lanka's overnight flip to total organic farming has led to an economic disaster' But is this the case? - I look at the facts. _ Subscribe to my Newsletter

Olusola Sowewimo is a farmer and a passionate advocate for organic agriculture. She is the founder of Ope farms, a certified organic farm enterprise in Nigeria, She is a trained lawyer, experienced human resource personnel consultant, trainer, certified executive and etiquette coach. _ In 2019, She was awarded “The Farmer of the Year” by Ecological Organic Agriculture. _ Subscribe to my Newsletter

Mr. Hannes Van den Eeckhout is a Professional with 10+ years of experience in working within organic agriculture, regenerative food systems, short food supply chains, and social entrepreneurship. He spent five years in Peru, working on topics like organizational strengthening, farmer training programs, direct food sales, and marketing. _ He worked with La Ruche Qui dit Oui!, an online platform to enhance direct sales in local food communities in order to empower people to build a fair food system And he is currently in Uganda, working on sustainable city food systems and linkages with the organic movement _ Subscribe to my Newsletter

Mr. Paul Holmbeck is the Director, Holmbeck EcoConsult. He was the Director and Political Director of Organic Denmark (Økologisk Landsforening) from 1999-2020 where he helped build one of the world's leading NGOs in the organic food sector. Mr. Holmbeck is also a candidates for the IFOAM World Board 2021-24. _ Subscribe to my Newsletter

What is the state organic in the Netherlands? Can the Netherlands achieve the farm to folk strategy target of 25% organic by 2030? and how is the COVID situation affecting the organic movement? I got a chance to chat with Mr. Michaël Wilde who is Director of Bionext, a cooperative, that represents the interests of Dutch organic farmers, processors, traders, and specialized organic shops in the Netherlands. _ Subscribe to my Newsletter

What is the state of the organic movement in Nigeria and are consumers and farmers enthusiastic about organic? I had the pleasure of having this conversation with Saheed Adams who is the chairman of the association of organic agriculture practitioners of Nigeria, Lagos chapter as well as the co-founder of Eweko concepts, an organization working to help farmers adopt sustainable agricultural practices. _ Subscribe to my Newsletter

What's the state of organic in the UK after BREXIT? And why did the sales for organic go through the roof during the pandemic? I discussed these kinds of questions with Mr. Lee Holstock who is the Trade Relations Manager at the Soil Association. Enjoy! _ Subscribe to my Newsletter

Are we paying the true price of the products that we consume? Who is paying for the Negative externalities? In this weeks conversation i had the pleasure of hosting Michel Scholte who the Executive Director and Co-Founder of True Price to help us understand whats true price and why it matters _ Subscribe to my Newsletter

In this conversation, I host Mr. Alfred Grand who is an organic farmer as well as an entrepreneur from Austria. Mr. Grand is the managing director of Vemigrand and an owner of Grand farm, a 200 acre certified organic farm since 2006. He is also a board member of the regenerative organic alliance. Enjoy the conversation! _ Subscribe to my Newsletter

There are certain sentiments out there that organic certification is NOT enough to help up tackle some of the challenges we are facing. And so in this conversation, I rationalize these sentiments. _ Subscribe to my Newsletter

A research conducted by Naoufel Mzoughi in 2014 found that organic farmers reported a higher levels of life satisfaction, compared to the conventional ones. _ Moreover, the positive relationship that was found also holds true for both recently-converted and earlier-converted farmers. The findings also showed that subjective well-being is positively associated with income, profitability, satisfaction at work, social recognition, and good health. _ Read the whole report here

In this week's podcast, i help break down the 21st edition of “The World of Organic Agriculture.” put together by FiBL and IFOAM – Organics International. The comprehensive data provided over the past two decades in this publication serves as an important tool for stakeholders, policymakers, authorities, and the industry, as well as for researchers and extension professionals. _ It has also proven useful for development programs and supporting strategies for organic agriculture and markets, and crucial for monitoring the impact of these activities. Enjoy this week's organic view! _ Subscribe to my Newsletter

The Ugandan government launched the National Organic Agriculture Policy (NOAP) and implementation plan aimed to harness Uganda's agricultural potential by ensuring a well-regulated and coordinated sub-sector that contributes to national development. _ I break this down what means and what other countries can learn from it! _ Subscribe to my Newsletter

At BIOFACH, we joined sessions and looked for individuals who were looking to converse on the topic of health, health claims and the importance of health as a key factor in 'pushing' Organic and vegetarian production and consumption. After attending several sessions and discussing with many other individuals, we settled to have a conversation with Thomas Roland who is the Corporate Social Responsibility Manager of Coop Denmark (Danish Consumers Cooperative Society). The Coop Danmark is the second-biggest retailer of consumer goods in Denmark, with a market share of 40% and 1.4 million members. With this background and huge reach and access to consumers, it will allow us to have an insight of the consumers role in contributing to holistic health. Enjoy!

Ethiopian Airlines announced that it has finalized its preparation to serve only organic food for passengers starting from February13, 2021. _ the airlines said the measure is helpful to promote indigenous Ethiopian farmers' products that Ethiopian Airline uses for on board services while providing all enhanced nutritional, healthy and sensorial quality meal for its passengers. _ Furthermore, it will play a vital role in promoting the products harvested in Ethiopia with organic farming systems thus increasing the demand in the international market through building the brand “Organic grown in Ethiopia.” I break all down what this means! _ Subscribe to my Newsletter

Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) football star Neymar Jr. has signed a three-year global deal with Superdry to front its new 100% organic underwear and sleepwear collection. _ Superdry has pledged to become a “100% organic cotton brand” by 2030, and is currently supporting 400 farmers in India in its transition to organic farming as part of the brand's “Grow Future Thinking” initiative. _ Subscribe to my Newsletter

BIOFACH, which normally takes place in the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg is the place where people share their passionate interest in organic food, get to know each other and exchange views, this since 1990 _ I take you through of what to expect in this year's e-Special _ Subscribe to my Newsletter

The Organic Movement has been around now for about a century but if you look at the numbers, there are less than one percent of the total farmers. But why is this so? I break it down in this Podcast! _ Support Me On Patreon

Since the beginning of the coronavirus; Sales for organic products have surged ranging from 25 to 100% increases across different parts of the world. What does this mean? And why is this happening? I break it down. _ Enjoy!

Brexit (withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union) Officially happened on 31st of Jan 2020 but we have been on a transition and is expected to end on the 31st of Dec 2020. But what does this mean for the organic sector? I break it down! _ Enjoy!

The Middle east organic & natural expo is happening on the 15 - 17th December 2020, A very important signal for the organic sectoe as we wind up 2020. Here is what you need to know! _ Cheers!

Generally, politics is one of those topics that are avoided at all cost even with our friends and families. But is it important or relevant? In this segment of Organic View i discuss the politics of organic farming! _ Enjoy!

Meet with Mr. Njoroge, who is the director of the Kenya Institute of Organic Farming (KIOF) and is largely regarded as the farther of the organic movement in kenya. Have a listen as he narrates the journey of how the organic movement has grown since the 1980'S! _ Enjoy!

Meet Mr. Patrick Onzere, a passionate young organic farmer who runs Kabete Organic gardens which specializes on organic herbs and spices. _ We had a wide range of discussions on all things organic among other things. Enjoy!

In this podcast episode, i joined KTN Farmers Tv's 'Get it right' segment where we discussed the state of the organic industry in kenya. We discussed on some of the challenges and opportunities that are available. _ Enjoy!

I really had a great pleasure of having a conversation with Sylvia Kuria, An organic farmer from limuru Kenya. In this conversation, she was soo open about her journey into organic farming, her experiences so far and her long term plans. _ Remeber to Subscribe and share this episode with someone who you think might find this content helpuful. _ Cheers!

The Organic Guy Podcast is all about empowering you with the latest information, trends and developments in the organic industry through thought provoking conversations. Brace yourself to hear from various personalities in the organic sector to help you gain a better perspective and understanding of what organic is all about. _ I will also be answering your questions, providing indepth analysis of the latest trends in the organic industry with the aim of keeping you up to date! So be sure to subscribe to join me on this journey of trying to live an organic life. For more visit theorganicguy.com _ Enjoy!

Meet Caro, One Of Kenya's Youngest Female Organic farmers. We had a great conversation including sharing how she became interested in organic farming, How her journey has been so far, And her advice to anyone who would like to become an organic farmer! _ Enjoy!

I had the pleasure of having such a great conversation with this organic farmer. Watch as she explains to you why going organic should be on your to do list! _ Enjoy!

I had such an awesome conversation with students at the Kenya Institue Of Organic Farming (KIOF) on various topics from why they have such a strong interest in organic farming, challenges in the organic sector and its future. _ Enjoy!

I had the pleasure of having a conversation with Dr. André Leu, The executive director of regeneration International. _ We had great conversation from his time as the president of IFOAM Organics International, To Agroecology and his NEW role in steering forward regenaration international _ Enjoy!

I had the honour of having a conversation with Dr. Hans Herren, The President of biovision foundation & President of the Millenium Institute in Washington (USA) _ We had great conversations on the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) Report which he chaired, Role of agroecology in africa and what we need to do to make Agroecology Mainstream. _ Enjoy!

I had the previlage to having this conversation with Mrs. Louise Luttikholt, The Executive Director Of IFOAM. We had a wide range of discussions from the state of organic in africa and what can be done to scale it to the state of organic and her vision for organic as the Director Of IFOAM. Enjoy!

In this particular adventure, i had the pleasure of having an in-depth conversation with Kenya biodiversity coalition national coordinator Mrs. Anne Maina about biodiversity and GMO's! She has been very pro-active in articulating on why we need biodiversity at the same time saying #NoToGMO's where she actually played a very critical role in the government's decision to outlaw GMO's back in 2012 I started off by first understanding what biodiversity is, and why we actually need it. We also delved deep into the controversial topic of GMO's where she helped us understand what GMO's are, what their effects are, what we can learn from the African countries already growing them and whether we actually need them! ENJOY! #TheOrganicGuyPodcast

On this adventure, I headed over to Nyumbani childrens home who pride themselves as being the home hundreds of children's who are HIV Positive! At the heart of what they do, Organic farming is key! They have embraced organic farming to the point where the food they feed the kids is organic food by large! Enjoy! #TheOrganicGuyPodcast

In this adventure, i found Myself in a place called Magena, in Kiambu County. A little less than a one hour drive from the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya. On arrival, the one thing that you couldn't ignore of the place is its epic view over the Rift Valley. This lets you adore and appreciate how beautiful and magnificent our country Kenya can be! On arrival at his home, you could tell how different his home was from the typical home. Where as in a typical home you could find a well cut compound with just a few plants here and there, his was different! He allowed various plants to continue to grow, NOT even trying to trim them down, but rather to let them thrive! Why? All this plants have medicinal value! So get ready to be mesamarised on what plants can do! Enjoy! #TheOrganicGuyPodcast

In this adventure, i found Myself in a place called Magena, in Kiambu County. A little less than a one hour drive from the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya. On arrival, the one thing that you couldn't ignore of the place is its epic view over the Rift Valley. This lets you adore and appreciate how beautiful and magnificent our country Kenya can be! On arrival at his home, you could tell how different his home was from the typical home. Where as in a typical home you could find a well cut compound with just a few plants here and there, his was different! He allowed various plants to continue to grow, NOT even trying to trim them down, but rather to let them thrive! Why? All this plants have medicinal value! So get ready to be mesamarised on what plants can do! Enjoy! #TheOrganicGuyPodcast