Organic food gets coronavirus boost

Organic food gets coronavirus boost

A new report from Ecovia Intelligence suggests that organic sales have seen a ‘hefty sales increase’ globally. Online retailers are reporting the highest sales growth. In the US, Whole Foods Market has started limiting the number of its online grocery customers because of unprecedented demand. Meanwhile in the UK, Abel & Cole reported a 25% … Read more

Inside cult organic food shop peddling Covid conspiracies before workers arrested for banning masks

The store's social media has dramatically changed from six years of posts about healthy eating and photos of fruits and vegetables, seen here, to an almost non-stop stream of Covid conspiracy theories.

Health food store owners arrested and dramatically charged by police after banning masks are QAnon fans posting wild anti-vaccine conspiracy theories online. Police swooped on the Organic Whole Food store in Bowral, in NSW’s Southern Highlands, after the owners refused to wear masks, or allow customers to enter wearing masks, on Thursday. Signs outside the … Read more

Broome Giving Away Thousands of At-Home Rapid Covid Test Kits

Broome Giving Away Thousands of At-Home Rapid Covid Test Kits

Several thousand Covid-19 rapid test kits will be distributed at more than a dozen sites throughout Broome County. Patrick Dewing, director of the county Office of Emergency Services, said nearly 7,000 test kits will be given away. A test drive site will be installed at Otsiningo Park in the city of Dickinson on Wednesday from … Read more