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History comes to life in a Michigan school garden
Teamwork, chickens and old-fashioned knowledge help the garden thrive.
Urban Harvest
This grassroots citizens' group deep in the heart of Texas has started more than 100 community-oriented garden projects now flourishing in school yards, vacant lots, abandoned land and more.
Proving that healthy soil grows healthy plants
Soil quality affects the growth of a plant and its roots. Use this experiment to see just how important healthy soil is to the plants we grow.
Global organic trade strong; spurts $5 billion in single year
IFOAM, FiBL and SÖL presented new facts and figures about the growth of the organic sector at BioFach 2008, saying that the market is growing and is expected to continue to grow.
New website helps sort the green from greenwash
The world's biggest independent directory of "ecolabels" has been launched online. It provides information for consumers, producers and procurers on 285 labels including the Soil Association.
Scientists find way to scan for cloned-meat
Scientist said inexpensive way exists to certify meat as clone-free.
World Bank warns about human toll from pesticides
World Bank report cites health and envrionmental risks from excessive use of chemical pesticides in developing countries.
Organic farming may be best way to feed world's hungry
Despite claims to the contrary, converging evidence says farming without synthetic chemicals can help the environment without resulting in lost yields.
Can organic agriculture feed the world?
Organic techniques can be important component in Green Revolution.
Study confirms organic nitrogen more eco-friendly
Use of synthetic fertilizers in orchard tree fruit production deemed culprit in poor water quality and global warming
