Editor’s Note: Guest blogger Anna MacDonald Dobbs is the first voice from the Carolinas you can expect to hear over the coming months as we welcome the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA). This first post is a little primer on … Continued
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GMOs and Sustainable Agriculture
By Jeff Moyer Biotechnology is a band-aid approach to “fix” long-term problems with short-term solutions. Much has been written on agricultural sustainability, leaving us with a word that now has tremendous baggage. Many have rushed to claim a piece of … Continued
Big Ag thumbs nose at Sustainable Standard
By Amanda Kimble-Evans Just two years into the process, 11 committee members have resigned from the development of a national Sustainable Agriculture Standard claiming unbalanced membership. The 47 remaining organizations participating in the Leonardo Academy’s process continue to work through … Continued
Create a line-up that ensures healthy soil and earns a profit
By Mary-Howell Martens (with Klaas’ help!), Lakeview Organic Grain Originally posted on March 8, 2003 Back in the mid 1980’s, when I was working in the grape breeding program at Cornell University, I spent many weekends doing volunteer promotions for … Continued