Harold Hackman plucks a perfectly heart-shaped strawberry and hands it to his guest. It’s tart but juicy. Another sample reveals a flavor with less tartness although not quite sweet. Hackman and his ...

You don't need an expansive outdoor garde to enjoy these sweet treats—here's how to grow them indoors. The sweet flavor of freshly harvested strawberries is one of the best parts of spring. However, ...

The latest salvo in the battle between traditional organic farmers — who grow in nutrient-rich soil — and soil-free hydroponic operators centers on a prohibited weed-fighting chemical. Soil farmers ...

Dave Chapman and dozens of other longtime organic farmers packed a meeting of the National Organic Standards Board in Jacksonville, Fla., this week. It was their last-ditch effort to strip the organic ...

In the last 7 years there has been a quiet redefinition taking place in the USDA National Organic Program that oversees organic standards. Large scale industrial producers have insinuated themselves ...

U.S. District Court in San Francisco ruled this week that USDA was correct in certifying organic hydroponic operations as eligible for the National Organic Program (NOP). It was a victory for the ...

Miles away from the bustle of big city life, more than 20,000 strawberry plants are blooming and waiting to be picked at Blessington Farms. With row after row of strawberry plants, families craving a ...

You've supplied light, soil, and water, but one critical component remains—pollinators. Outdoors, insects work as natural ...