Gladis Zinati, Ph.D.1,* and Lavanya Reddivari, Ph.D. 2 1Director of the Vegetable Systems Trial, Rodale Institute, 611 Siegfriedale Road, Kutztown, PA 19530; 2Assistant Professor, Food Science, Purdue University, 745 Agriculture […]
Soil will always be the sturdy base of every organic farm, but our understanding of it is continually changing. Thanks to the work of scientists around the world, new information […]
Rodale Institute has made heritage breed pigs the main focus of our pastured pork program, building a state-of-the-art facility to house pigs that were bred for foraging on pasture. This […]
You’ve most likely heard the phrase “food is medicine”, and, if you’re a regular reader of this blog, you are probably also familiar with the idea that the way food […]
This paper compares organic and conventional systems in terms of soil organic matter and nitrogen, fossil energy inputs, yields, and conservation of soil moisture and water resources.
Despite uncertainty at the start of the coronavirus outbreak in early 2020—as restaurants, schools, and other institutions shuttered to a close—many organic farms have been bright spots of the COVID-19 […]
In response to coronavirus guidelines in the state of Pennsylvania, Rodale Institute will hold its Annual Organic Field Day virtually in 2020. Typically an event that includes wagon tours of its […]
Abstract The roots of organic farming probe deep into the soil of human agricultural history. We have depended on natural resources and ecological processes for 99% of the time since […]
Despite the protracted nature of the American political process, the fact remains that organic agriculture recently has attracted a great deal of attention and support.
Come Celebrate the Beginning of Something Transformative Together with our partners at Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and Alvin H. Butz Inc., Rodale Institute invites you to join us for the groundbreaking […]
