…organically produced commodities at $589.9 million, was 81 percent of the total gross value-added organics products of the U.S. sales from certified organic farms. The 2014 Organic Survey provides acreage,…
Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry Results
…USDA actions since April 2015 include: USDA has increased its emphasis on soil health to increase the organic matter in soil and improve microbial activity, which in turn sequester more…
People’s Garden
…People’s Garden Apiary The site includes a Three Sisters Garden, the People’s Garden Apiary, three green roofs, a certified organic vegetable garden, a tool shed with a rain barrel and…
State Says Continue Water Savings
…that builds on temporary statewide emergency water restrictions to establish longer-term water conservation measures, including permanent monthly water use reporting, new permanent water use standards in California communities and bans…
White House Asked to Challenge WHO Proposal Discouraging Dairy for Children up to Age 3
…sweeping new restrictions, directly discouraging consumption of milk, as well as other new limits on various foods including dairy products, by children up to age three. Although the intent of…
New Cost Studies for Growing Almonds
…years. The study for organic almonds takes into consideration growing conditions in the northern San Joaquin Valley and complying with the National Organic Program. This study is based on an…
Home-Made Fertilizer
…own organic plant food is easy and fun. It should be noted that most people understand that the best way to get good garden soil is to use compost to…
Dairy: Focus on Defending Common Names Rights
…are taking the form of GI restrictions that risk preventing food companies in many countries from using generic names that have been in commerce for generations. Decades after parmesan, feta…
Garden by the Moon
…Jaime McLeod is a longtime journalist who has written for a wide variety of newspapers, magazines, and websites, including MTV.com. She enjoys the outdoors, growing and eating organic food, and…
Farm Camp
…cows), vegetable (picking beans), and culinary (assisting with the camp’s organic, vegetarian meals). (Ages 8–16; hawthornevalleyfarm.org) Muir Beach, California At Slide Ranch, a 134-acre coastal farm and nature preserve in…
Dairy Groups Thank Senators
…to oppose European restrictions on the use of common food names. The EU’s actions are undermining both current free trade agreements and those under negotiations, they said. They added that…
SWP Allocations Reach 60 Percent
…Reservoir levels reflect restrictions on SWP and CVP pumping plants in the Delta in order to protect threatened and endangered fish. Folsom Lake, a CVP reservoir near Sacramento, has risen…
Earth Day Celebration!
…Wildflowers. Go native! Plants thrive when they’re natural to your area. See our article on natural landscaping. Bring nature into the garden with plants that attract butterflies. Try an organic…
Transitioning to Organic Certification
…for conservation practices during the transition to organic. “Through NRCS’ Environmental Quality Incentives Program’s Organic Initiative, we established nitrogen-fixing cover crop mixes, developed a nutrient budget for using organic fertilizers,…