Since 1981, the Rodale Institute, America’s oldest organic research institute, has conducted North America’s longest side-by-side farming systems trial: comparing organic, conventional and, for the last handful of years, GMO […]
Rodale Institute has announced a new program in partnership with True Grace, a mission-based supplement brand created to improve the health of people and planet through nutrient-dense products, to support scientific […]
Tree As A Crop uses a simple concept that offers extraordinary potential to create ecological, social and economic health. Modeled on the natural cycle of planting, harvesting and replanting annual […]
Who wouldn’t be suspicious? Right from the get-go, this workshop is promising cure-all concoctions that bring new life to everything they touch. The potions work in ways that are difficult […]
Recent headlines have purported that organic farming is worse for the climate than conventional farming. This claim is based on a scientific study recently published in the journal Nature, titled […]
HEMP HAS BEEN MAKING an astonishing comeback. The crop was a highly valued agricultural resource for the first 150 years of American history; then it was banned for the next […]
On a crisp fall day, you could be thinking about your next farm chore while having your noon meal, and hear a knock at the door. A nice person informs […]
Join us at the Rodale Institute California Organic Center Field Day as we explore the intriguing relationship between weeds and growers! Are weeds friend or foe? Discover how growers employ […]
What’s the Truth About Organic? Organic farming isn’t new. For as long as people have been growing food, natural and organic methods were the norm. What’s new is organic’s substantial […]
Rodale Institute (Q): What is organic agriculture in a nutshell? De’Anthony Price (A): Organic agriculture is the production of food without synthetic inputs. Synthetic inputs include fertilizers, pesticides, and other […]
