Compass Natural Marketing Joins Campaign to Pass California Right to Know Ballot Initiative to Label GMO Food

May 17, 2012 | By Steven Hoffman

Client News, Food and Agriculture, Food and Health, Natural, Organic & LOHAS Market Research & Trends, Organic and Sustainable Business, Press Releases, Sustainability

Oakland, CA (May 17, 2012) – Compass Natural, a leading public relations firm specializing in marketing and communications for the natural, organic, sustainable and socially responsible products sector, has joined the California Right to Know initiative calling upon State of California voters to require mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods.

Compass Natural will raise awareness, funding and voter support for the California initiative, which… Read more »

Organic Pioneer Horst Rechelbacher Advocates for Clean, Organic Cosmetics

May 4, 2012 | By Steven Hoffman

Commentary, Food and Agriculture, Food and Health, Natural, Organic & LOHAS Market Research & Trends, Organic and Sustainable Business, Socially Responsible and Sustainable Business, Sustainability

Horst Rechelbacher, entrepreneur, environmentalist, organic farmer, author, artist, and founder of Aveda and Intelligent Nutrients, was featured at “An Evening at the Epicenter” in Boulder on April 23, 2012. An Evening at the Epicenter with Horst Rechelbacher was produced by Best Organics Inc. and Compass Natural LLC in partnership with the University of Colorado Deming Center for Entrepreneurship at the Leeds School of… Read more »

On the Sustainable Food Horizon for 2012: Organic Market Trends, GMOs, Fukushima, World Hunger, Obesity and More

January 5, 2012 | By Steven Hoffman

Commentary, Food and Agriculture, Food and Health, Natural, Organic & LOHAS Market Research & Trends, Socially Responsible and Sustainable Business, Sustainability

With the overall economy showing signs of recovery, Boston-based investment banking firm Canaccord Genuity is bullish on the natural and organic products industry, which, says analyst Scott Van Winkle, is currently growing in the 10% range due to strong consumer demand for quality, health and nutrition, compared to 1% growth in overall food sales. More than three-quarters of US families purchase some organic foods, according to a November 2011 Organic Trade Association (OTA) survey.

Compass Natural Creates Eco Expo for First-ever Eco Music Festival

July 6, 2011 | By Steven Hoffman

Client News, Natural, Organic & LOHAS Market Research & Trends, Socially Responsible and Sustainable Business, Sustainability

Compass Natural of Boulder, CO, was engaged by EMU, the Eco Music Festival to organize, market, sell and manage the Eco Expo featuring natural, organic and eco-products exhibitors.

Fukushima in Our Food: Low Levels of Radiation from Japan’s Nuclear Meltdown Detected in Milk, Fruit and Vegetable Samples Tested from California Farms

June 1, 2011 | By Steven Hoffman

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As the crippled reactors in Japan continue to emit radiation into the environment, the risk grows that it will appear in our food. Radiation has already been detected in trace amounts in milk across the U.S., and in strawberries, kale and other vegetables in California.