Today in Organic: October 30, 2009

• Obama Foodorama gives a complete recap of the fall harvest at the White House garden, which yielded 134 pounds of honey and hundreds of pounds of vegetables.

• The New York Times profiles a number of for-profit green businesses that were started by non-profits, including Growing Home, an urban farm in Chicago where homeless people and ex-cons are trained in farming. 

• Scientists have found that GMO squash plants that are bred to be resistant to a debilitating viral disease are actually more vulnerable to a different bacterial infection, and that infection can spread to wild, non-GMO plants, according to ScienceDaily. 

• Attacking the 100-mile diet is the meme of the moment in the mainstream press, according to TreeHugger.

• Mother Nature Network food writer Robin Shreeves reminds readers to take advantage of the season's last farmers markets, offering tips on canning and preserving fruits and veggies.