Organic News
UC Cooperative Extension hires first organic specialist
Longtime UC Santa Cruz researcher Joji Muramoto will lead statewide program to support organic growers
Read MoreOrganic farming drives sustainability in global agriculture
Organic farming is an important role model for changing the current agriculture and food system, argue eleven international experts in the renowned scientific journal Nature Sustainability. They call for coherent policies that support sustainable food systems, incentivize better farming practices, and raise the bar of what is acceptable in farming in the 21st century. There […]
Read MoreU.S. organic sales break through $50 billion mark in 2018
Sales hit a record $52.5 billion as organic becomes mainstream, says Organic Trade Association survey
Read MoreNew Jersey farm brings local, organic food to low-income counties
A 12-acre organic farm will begin growing fresh produce in 2019 for low-income residents of Morris and Passaic Counties in New Jersey—and for some residents, it will be the only fresh vegetables in their diet all year. City Green, an urban farming and environmental education non-profit, is partnering with the Land Conservancy to farm the […]
Read MoreGrowing an organic farming oasis in New York’s Black Dirt region
The jet black, nutrient-dense dirt in Orange County, New York has been compared to “special dark” chocolate as opposed to its “milk” cousin. The Black Dirt region grew conventional onions from the 1950s to 2000; originally swampland, Polish and German immigrants began farming it in the 1800s. Now, thanks to the Chester Agriculture Center (CAC), […]
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