Southeast Organic Buyer/Seller Mixer and Farmer Champion Award Ceremony with Georgia’s Commissioner of Agriculture At Georgia Organics’ SOWTH Conference Take part in this mixer focused on fostering relationships between farmers […]
Designing and implementing a new large-scale system of agriculture such as Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) takes an interdisciplinary approach that includes farmer adoption, understanding economic and social barriers to adoption, […]
My backyard garden looks almost nothing like the two–acre market farm I planted in Washington State eight years ago. I still grow tomatoes. And I can’t imagine having a garden […]
When Bob Quinn became the fourth generation to farm his family’s land near Big Sandy, Montana, he had an advanced education, including a Ph.D. in plant biochemistry. He relied on […]
A Frightening Trend In the last few decades, factory farms have taken over the global meat supply. These consolidated, large-scale operations each raise hundreds to thousands of animals every year. […]
Just a few days of warm weather and fields of wheat change from yellow ochre to neon green, rhubarb erupts from the ground, buds on the cherry trees swell against […]
Since organic sales were first tracked in 1997 (they totaled $3.5 billion that year), the market has seen nearly 15x growth. We’re now looking at a nearly $50 billion industry […]
We all know that eating a healthy diet is essential to staying well. Today, healthcare practitioners from many disciplines are going beyond simply urging patients to choose nutritious foods and […]
Improving the Effectiveness of Cover Crop Rolling/Crimping for Weed Control and Soil Health: Advancing Industrial Hemp Research at Rodale InstituteRodale Institute, a global leader in regenerative organic agriculture, is advancing […]
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 […]
