When it comes to sustainable practices on organic farms, bigger is not always better. In fact, large-scale organic farming practices often more closely resemble those of conventional farming, while ...

The Learning Farm in Piedmont held its first board of directors meeting Jan. 22 at 230 North Center Ave. The farm will be the first certified organic learning farm in the state of Alabama. Its mission ...

One organic farmer explains why support for local farming is so important. About 120 miles northwest of New York City along the Delaware River, Greg Swartz and his wife, Tannis Kowalchuk, own and ...

In 1989, the Agriculture Department at Western Illinois University identified a historically pesticide-free, limited-fertilizer, 80-acre farm located near the WIU campus. From 1989 through 2002, we ...