Hurricane Maria has spurred some groups in Puerto Rico to embrace agroecology as a way to become more resilient to future climate-fueled disasters and to develop food sovereignty.
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Hurricane Maria has spurred some groups in Puerto Rico to embrace agroecology as a way to become more resilient to future climate-fueled disasters and to develop food sovereignty.
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Very promising new research is showing that reishi mushrooms could reverse the severe decline in the bee population.
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The Organic Center just came out with a study that looks at the hazards of toxic synthetic pesticides to farmers and how organic farming methods can reduce the health risks to these workers.
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77-year-old organic farmer Warren Weber, who sold his Star Route farms for $10 million to the University of San Francisco last year, gives his take on hydroponics and farming as a young person today.
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A very inspirational story. Founded in 2013, Cooperativa Tierra y Libertad is an organic co-op that guarantees fair wages and healthy working conditions while preserving an indigenous heritage.
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The U.S. isn’t the only country who has credibility problems with organic dairy operations.
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A peek into how a Thai agriculture firm is turning a decommissioned rubber plantation into an organic educational opportunity.
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Bees, a key player in California’s $7.6 billion almond industry, are dying at a rapid rate — and, not surprisingly, many people are blaming pesticides for this.
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It is bad enough that unproven, risky gene-edited food are already growing in the ground, but they are also being labeled as Non-GMO.
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The war against organic may be nowhere greater than in Brazil, where lawmakers want to eliminate organic fruits and vegetables in major supermarkets, favoring pesticide-laden produce. It is beyond shocking.
Despite the fact that corn and soybeans grown in the Midwest aren’t really feeding the people and are doing damage to the environment, signs of hope are appearing — in the form of cover crops and crop rotations.
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Of the 128,000 U.S. acres devoted to watermelons, the USDA estimates .01 percent is being farmed organically. Clemson professor Brian Ward is trying to change that.
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Cool story about immigrants from Laos who are farming organic vegetables completely by hand!
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How a regulatory loophole is misleading consumers and putting many American grass-fed ranchers out of business.
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With nutrient levels way down in our fruits and vegetables — because of soil degradation — here is a look at how some farmers are trying to change that.
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An encouraging and excellent piece in the NYT about how agroecology is gaining momentum around the globe, much to the chagrin of the major chemical companies.
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There is no debate that carbon farming can make a big difference, yet the question remains: how quickly can we get funding to the farmers in order to make this effort scale?
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Organic farmers in Minnesota have an interesting and old strategy to manage weeds — flamethrowers.
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Why farmers are making the switch to organic corn and soy, and the market challenges that remain.
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Nutiva founder/CEO and hemp pioneer John Roulac discusses the pending legislation in Congress which would legalize industrial hemp farming and what it would mean for the industry.
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Two companies hope to use blockchain as a way to incentivize regenerative farming practices, all with the goal of capturing carbon from the environment. The question is: will it work?
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In a very positive development, the amount of organic farmland in the UK is seeing positive growth for the first time since 2011. However, just like in the U.S., organic feed for animals remains a real challenge.
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Fearing for the health of their families, Iowa residents are suing the state over emissions from industrial pig operations, also known as CAFOs.
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In a program called the California Healthy Soils Initiative, the state is paying farmers to utilize practices that capture carbon from the environment. Amazing!
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