Ed Note: The following editorial by the senior scientist at the Cornucopia Institute, an organic industry watchdog, weighs in on the ongoing debate within the organic food industry as to whether ...

“Organic” might be the most abused word in the English language. Chemists, farmers, and marketers all use it—and none of them mean the same thing. The result is a label that can make Oreos, cigarettes ...

A long-running debate over how to define “organic” for things like vegetables and chicken has now flared into a raging controversy dividing farmers and involving everything from accusations of ...

John Toohey does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Crops grown hydroponically are rooted in a nutrient-rich water solution rather than soil. When it comes to the prices farmers charge for their produce, the legality of a label often makes all the ...

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