Bringing Back Heirloom Grains
In late fall 2012, a small container of the earliest wheat seed variety known to the Pacific Northwest was delivered to Chuck Eggert, founder of Pacific Foods of Oregon and […]
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Native Plants Found in the US
As the local food movement gains traction across the nation, people are becoming more in tune with the soil and hands that produce their food. Equally important, however, is considering […]
9 Ways You May Not Realize Cotton Is In Your Food
Key Issues Cotton is considered the world’s dirtiest crop due to its heavy use of pesticides. Aldicarb, cotton’s second best-selling insecticide and most acutely poisonous to humans and wildlife, was […]
3 Ways an Education in Organic Farming Can Change Your Life
When military veteran Pedro Hernandez was ready for a change in life, he went back to school—but not the kind you’d think. Through the Organic Farming Certificate Program offered by […]
20 Ways to Boost Soil Fertility
You diligently took soil tests this winter and now they’ve come back indicating that potassium or phosphorus is low on some fields, here and there you have a zinc deficiency, […]
Green Heffa Farms: Healing Power
Clarenda “Farmer Cee” Stanley came to organic farming after establishing a career as a highly successful fundraiser and nonprofit executive. In 2018, she brought her personal experiences and leadership skills […]
8 Ways to Fight Climate Change with Soil Health
Healthy soils are one of the most potent tools for mitigating climate change. Don’t believe it? “Increasing the carbon content of the world’s soils by just a few parts per […]
Why Join the Organic Farming Certificate Program?
“I’ve always wanted to be a farmer,” said Dave Heilman, “so this is a job of a lifetime.” Heilman is a graduate of the Organic Farming Certificate Program, a yearlong […]
Healing Autism with Organic Food: One Family’s Amazing Story
When Andrea Phyrillas’s son Teddy was two years old, she had that sinking feeling only a mother knows. He wasn’t developing on track. “He couldn’t speak. He would flick light […]
Agricultural Research from the Air
Recently, photographer Cynthia van Elk took to the sky to capture Rodale Institute’s new research trial. The project, carried out in partnership with Stroud Water Research Center and with funding […]
