Rodale Institute Farm Director Jeff Moyer talks about what is happening in our fields and yours. Joe asks: I’ve been trying to convince a friend of mine that many “Pro-GMO” arguments are myths. I sent him to your Farming Systems … Continued
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Life in the Soil: Paper and cardboard in compost?
Rodale Institute Chief Scientist Dr. Elaine Ingham answers your questions and talks about what is going on under our feet nationwide. Charlie W. asks: My friend did some research on paper and cardboard, and found that these products often contain … Continued
GMO honey
By Daniel Wiser, Attune Foods, Director of Marketing Honey is a pretty natural thing. Honeybees collect nectar from flowering plants, add enzymes and store it until most of the water evaporates. The result is a tasty, naturally sweet, and arguably … Continued
Honeybee Crisis Update
Honey, that sweet, pure and unique nectar of the honeybee, has experienced a perfect storm of negativity over the last decade—from product contaminated with lead, antibiotics and other heavy metals, to any number of colored syrups masquerading as honey, to … Continued
Farms R Us? Part 1
By Mary-Howell Martens (with Klaas’ help!), Lakeview Organic Grain Originally posted on July 20, 2004 When our friend Sandy asked us in January to “franchise the design of our farm” onto his farm, that seemed like a crazy idea. After … Continued
Seed: The Achilles’ heel of organic
By Mary-Howell Martens, Lakeview Organic Grain Originally posted on March 5, 2004 In YOUR opinion, what is the primary goal of organic agriculture today? Is it to reduce the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, transgenic products, antibiotics and hormones on … Continued