Farm Profile: Intensively Growing Organic in Georgia’s Sandy Soil
Miss Lola, a sharecropper in Glenwood, Georgia, in the 1940s, was offered the rare opportunity of buying the land that she had been tending for years. “My mother and her […]
Miss Lola, a sharecropper in Glenwood, Georgia, in the 1940s, was offered the rare opportunity of buying the land that she had been tending for years. “My mother and her […]
A modern ranch and 1800s farmhouse are the homes, and a 23-acre farm is the stage. Hundreds of people who have a disability or other barrier to traditional employment have engaged […]
Rodale Institute and Penn State College of Medicine announced a partnership to connect food production with health care and to promote and improve public health. To celebrate our shared commitment […]
Can you tell us a little bit about your background, the film, and what inspired you to make Fantastic Fungi? I was a film major at UCLA and after I […]
What does soil health have to do with human health? More than most people realize. Every product has a story—and the most important part begins beneath our feet. Join Rodale […]
StarHarvest Tours Details: Get an inside look at StarHarvest, a 19,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art USDA-certified processing facility dedicated to serving local organic and regenerative farmers and ranchers. Since opening in May 2024, […]
Join Rodale Institute, Pocono Organics, and Thomas Jefferson University for a full-day immersive experience focused on the many roles of hemp in regenerative organic agriculture, sustainability, and applied research. The […]
Abstract Microbial activities important to effects on crop productivity and nutrient cycling can be altered by agricultural management practices. This study was conducted to determine whether soil microbial populations and […]
Abstract Using the Farm Energy Analysis Tool (FEAT), we compare energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the cultivation of different crops, highlight the role of sustainable management practices, […]
Introduction In organic vegetable production, growers often rely on tillage and plastic mulch (Photo 1A) as tools for preparing seed beds and reducing weed competition. However, this repeated tillage can […]