https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Organic farms in Denmark released cows from barns at 12pm on Sunday, with the animals roaming enthusiastically onto the fields as tens of thousands of spectators looked on. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190415/cows-jump-on-the-grass-in-annual-danish-spring-tradition Mon, 15 Apr 2019 14:23:31 +0200 cows-jump-on-the-grass-in-annual-danish-spring-tradition Organic goods were more likely to fill shopping baskets in Denmark in 2018 than anywhere else in the world, a new report has found. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200212/denmark-has-worlds-biggest-appetite-for-organic-food Wed, 12 Feb 2020 16:36:28 +0100 denmark-has-worlds-biggest-appetite-for-organic-food Denmark has been crowned as the first-ever ‘Country of the Year’ for its commitment to organic by international food convention Nordic Organic Food Fair. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191108/denmark-takes-award-for-its-commitment-to-organic Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:26:47 +0100 denmark-takes-award-for-its-commitment-to-organic Long known for their hearty meat-and-potatoes fare, Danish chefs have now carved out a name for themselves in the culinary world with trailblazing dishes at star-studded restaurants. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190519/denmarks-fabulous-food-journey-from-hearty-fare-to-haute-cuisine Sun, 19 May 2019 11:38:13 +0200 denmarks-fabulous-food-journey-from-hearty-fare-to-haute-cuisine Consumers in Danish stores are filling their shopping baskets with an increasing amount of organic produce. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190507/organic-food-is-more-popular-than-ever-in-denmark Tue, 07 May 2019 12:46:28 +0200 organic-food-is-more-popular-than-ever-in-denmark Sales of organic food are setting new records across the globe, and Denmark is at the front of the field. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190213/danish-consumers-are-world-champions-of-organic-food-report-finds Wed, 13 Feb 2019 18:46:10 +0100 danish-consumers-are-world-champions-of-organic-food-report-finds A new financial growth plan for organic agriculture worth 1.1 billion kroner (147 million euros) is to be presented by Denmark’s government on Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180413/denmarks-government-to-spend-a-billion-on-organic-farming Fri, 13 Apr 2018 10:22:04 +0200 denmarks-government-to-spend-a-billion-on-organic-farming A new international report highlights just how popular organic food has become in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170209/no-one-buys-more-organic-food-than-the-danes-report Thu, 09 Feb 2017 15:13:56 +0100 no-one-buys-more-organic-food-than-the-danes-report An impressive 88 percent of all food served in the City of Copenhagen’s public institutions is organic, according to new figures released by the city. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160524/copenhagen-touts-organic-food-revolution Tue, 24 May 2016 13:28:53 +0200 copenhagen-touts-organic-food-revolution See photos of this year's Organic Day, in which a record number of Danes – including Crown Princess Mary and her children – came out to watch organic dairy cows bound out of their winter stalls. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150420/denmark-crown-princess-mary-organic-cows Mon, 20 Apr 2015 11:05:09 +0200 denmark-crown-princess-mary-organic-cows The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries is behind a new strategy to double organic farming and serve more organic food in the nation's public institutions. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150130/denmark-announces-most-ambitious-organic-plan Fri, 30 Jan 2015 15:37:00 +0100 denmark-announces-most-ambitious-organic-plan