…they can be harvested without stepping in them. And, always use organic mulch, at least a two-inch layer, which will feed the soil life, and your plants. I’m Cathy Isom……
Plan Your Ultimate Flower and Veggie Garden
…soil sample kit and turn it in to your local Cooperative Extension Office for recommendations on the right mix of organic matter. Good luck, and good planting. I’m Cathy Isom……
Providing Perspective on the Annual Dirty Dozen List
…the Journal of Toxicology has found that consuming foods on the annual Dirty Dozen list from EWG does not pose any meaningful threat to consumers and substituting organic produce in…
Great Reasons for Growing a Garden
…are able to grow local, organic vegetables right in our own yard for the same price of some seeds. You’ll get physical exercise from the amount of squatting, bending, picking…
New Trap Better at Snaring Stable Flies
…eggs in wet, organic materials such as hay, manure, compost heaps and grass clippings. Both males and females feed on blood-delivering painful bites to livestock, pets and people. For livestock…
GAO Gives USDA Approval to Ditch Organic Livestock Rule
The Government Accountability Office says the Department of Agriculture complied with rulemaking procedures during its withdrawal of The Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices final rule. The office reviewed the USDA…
Easter Eggs for Your Basket Will be a Bit Higher This Year
…following: half-gallon whole regular milk, $2.04; half-gallon organic milk, $4.24; and one dozen “cage-free” eggs, $3.53. The year-to-year direction of the marketbasket survey tracks closely with the federal government’s Consumer…
Organic Groups Suing USDA over Livestock Rule
Four organic groups have filed a lawsuit against The U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, regarding the organic livestock welfare rule. Led by the Center for Food…
Exchanging Seeds at a Seed Library
…can optionally return the seeds once their own plants sprout, based on an honor system. Many of the libraries and museums with seed libraries also offer classes on organic gardening…
Agri View: Imported Organics
Everett Griner talks about how unreliable imported organics really are in today’s Agri View. Organic farming has become a well known phrase in today’s world. From it’s start a little…
An Orchard Becomes a Community’s Jewel
…stores in the area and no organic food options in any stores. After only a few short months, Alonso realized she needed to start looking for more space. The city…
Farm Bureau Praises Withdrawal of Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule
…metrics to become part of the organic label. “Had the rule gone into effect, forcing organic farmers and ranchers to arbitrarily change their production practices, many would have been driven…
Organic Herbs & Female Empowerment: A NRCS Success Story
…for herself, Arambula eventually fulfilled a lifelong dream a few years ago when she found a niche market in organic herb farming in a sea of conventional monocrops. Initially, Arambula…
USDA Decides Not to Impose Additional Regulatory Requirements for Organic Producers and Handlers
…organic regulations could have a negative effect on voluntary participation in the National Organic Program, including real costs for producers and consumers. The existing robust organic livestock and poultry regulations…