Best practices for organic food, fiber and personal care processors.

When Food, Inc.—a documentary exposing the highly mechanized food industry—hit theaters in 2008, it left many Americans feeling queasy about the unsavory methods that bring food to their plates. Carole Morison, a Maryland...

Almost every processed food product contains genetically modified ingredients. But could some "organic" food items actually contain GMOs?

"Program purpose: to improve the farm management knowledge and skills of agricultural producers; and maintain a national, publicly available farm financial management database to support improved farm management. Deadline for applications: JUNE 15, 2012."

Few farmers fully utilize their resource networks. These networks include Extension Agents, fellow farmers and other agricultural personnel with production experience,...

What is GAP training and why does it matter? The Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) program helps farmers decrease the risk of contamination and spread of...

The study explores how mineral deficiencies—affected by dietary factors like high fructose corn syrup (HFCS)—could impact how the human body rids itself of common toxic chemicals like mercury and pesticides. Minneapolis — The...

Urban farming is a new phenomenon 'cropping up' in our cities. Yul meets Detroit, urban farmer Will Gardner and finds out how he has been growing his own produce to eat and sell at local farmer's markets. Will is one of 16 000...

“There is a waiting list for my goat’s milk. That’s a great position to be in,” says Lucy McKain of the Herb Hill Micro-Dairy in Andover, MA. She shared the story of her goat herd, dairy, chickens, certified organic greens and...

Treeo Canada Inc. is a Canadian based business making natural, organic and aromatic skincare products. Individually handmade with care, labelled and packaged in Ontario. The ingredients support fair trade, are certified...