Amber Balakian, 34, in Balakian Farms’ greenhouse. She is the fourth-generation owner-manager of the 20-acre farm in Reedley, Calif., that grows 50 varieties of organic heirloom tomatoes. REEDLEY, ...

Eliot Coleman, whose 1989 book inspired generations of gardeners, shared the lessons he has been teaching for the past 50 ...

From 2014 to 2021, Minnesota farmer James Wolf raised organic soybeans, corn and wheat, selling the grains to farmers across the midwest, both for seed and animal feed. Selling organic grain allowed ...

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Last summer, veteran organic farmer Scott Park was bewildered when he surveyed his vast tomato, corn, and sunflower fields. Before planting the crops on 350 acres he had radically cut down on tilling ...

(Beyond Pesticides, March 26, 2021) Certified organic, soil-based growers were dealt a blow on March 22 when a U.S. District Court in San Francisco ruled that soil-less hydroponic growing operations ...

Organic food can be more costly and less accessible than conventional food. Organic food is thought to reduce your risk of cancer, but there is no research to support this. Any fruits and vegetables ...

GRANBY, Mass (WWLP) – Red Fire Farm in Granby has been recognized for its exceptional organic tomatoes, winning first place at the Massachusetts Tomato Contest. The farm, co-owned by Sarah Voiland, ...

Over at Cure Organic Farm in Boulder, Anne Cure gently nudges her daughter back to farm camp. It’s hard, the mom says, to be a farmer’s daughter. Actually, life doesn’t seem too difficult for six-year ...

Even in high tomato season, cherry tomatoes are less of a crapshoot than the big ones — too fleshy, too seedy, unevenly ripe? — as you can pop one like a bonbon to find out, either in your kitchen or ...