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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Does produce grown hydroponically deserve the organic label? Some organic farmers don’t think so, and they gathered at a National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting where the board voted on a ban ...