SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) -- The global organic farming market is expected to hit $103 billion dollars this year, up 8% from last year. In the U.S., part of the growth is due to high-tech indoor ...

On April 19 , the USDA's National Organic Standard Board (NOSB) will decide whether farmers using hydroponic and aquaponic systems can continue to be eligible for the USDA organic label.

Paul Lightfoot, CEO of BrightFarms, a multi-facility indoor farming operation, said in a statement that the company “believes that hydroponically grown crops that meet the requirements of USDA organic ...

The scientific community has been actively debating whether organic farming methods can provide a promising solution. A 2010 paper published in the journal Ambio found that research about increased ...

Politics Can Food Still Be Organic If It’s Grown Without Soil? 'Dirt first' farmers have been fighting with supporters of soil-less agriculture over the ‘organics’ label.

Studies on Organic Farming and Soil Carbon—the Big Picture. Organic carbon farming has been documented by scientists for decades. In 2012, researchers from Switzerland, ...

At present only 3% of farmland is devoted to organic farming methods, whereas the Soil Association has been calling for 30%. This is a view backed up by respondents to a poll commissioned by the ...

Nick Maravell has been farming organically and cultivating heirloom seeds on a leased 20-acre plot of land in Potomac, Md., for over three decades. Nick’s Organic Farm is an anomaly in wealthy ...

“Feed the soil and not the plant” is the holy mantra of organic gardening. The organic movement started in the 1900s when modern-large scale agricultural practices were being adopted.

According to our “friends” at the EWG, “American consumers spent a total of $20.4 billion on organic fruits and vegetables, fresh and frozen combined, in 2020, making organic produce now 15 percent of ...

Organic farming practices have been shown to sequester carbon in the soil. There is in place a national program for certifying farms that meet organic standards. In addition, organic operations are ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 9, 2024) A study in the journal Biology and Fertility of Soils has confirmed once again that organic agriculture contributes significantly to soil health, improving ...