A new E. coli O157:H7 outbreak is under investigation and has been traced to organic walnuts. More than half of…
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The Purple Galaxy Tomato splashed across the cover of this season’s Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds catalog: a closeup of a…
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Read More »Fresh organic basil sold at Trader Joe’s stores is behind a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections. The Centers for…
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Read More »Soil contains about twice as much carbon as the atmosphere and plants combined. It is a major carbon sink, capable…
Read More »Plants-derived essential oils (EOs) find applications in various industries, such as detergents, cosmetics, pharmacology, and food additives. Moreover, EOs have…
Read More »Organic farms appear to inadvertently cause greater pesticide use on surrounding fields with conventional agricultural practices Danielle Balderas/Shutterstock Organic farmers…
Read More »As the U.S. Department of Agriculture prepares to launch its Strengthening Organic Enforcement regulations March 19, some wonder if unprepared…
Read More »Getting tangled up in two different sets of regulations can be a headache — or even worse, a reason to…
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