Tag: organic farming
Organic Animal Health symposium
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two Ohio State University programs will host an Organic Animal Health Symposium on March 18 in Columbus.
The event’s focus will be...
NRCS initiative brings hoop houses, fresh produce, to Cleveland area
CLEVELAND -- Imagine the delicious taste of baby spinach freshly harvested from your own garden -- in Cleveland -- in December.
Impossible, right? Not anymore....
A ‘climate’ of ecological farmers meet in Granville
OEFFA members and supporters pack Granville schools for 34th conference
Ohio State to host Organic Animal Health symposium
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Two Ohio State University programs will host an Organic Animal Health Symposium on March 18 in Columbus.
The event’s focus will be...
Pennsylvania Certified Organic to host standards meeting
Pennsylvania Certified Organic, a USDA-accredited organic certification agency, invites members and the public to the Winter Standards Meeting for presentations and discussion on proposed...
Customers who sample at farmers markets, buy
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- When vendors offered samples at their farmers market booths, they saw an immediate effect on what customers purchased.
The 2011 Regional Farm...
Attitudes about organic food labels depend on values
Organic labels may not always elicit a positive response, according to a recent study.
Rural food deserts?
WOOSTER, Ohio -- "Food deserts" are normally thought of as low-income, blighted urban neighborhoods with little access to fresh, reasonably priced fruits and vegetables....
Simplifying contracts makes CSAs more appealing to potential members
Community Supported Agriculture organizations or CSAs are working to simplify the contracts between consumers and local farmers.
Organic by another name: Science
In most public policy debates, everyone favors “science” until science begins to favor one side over the other. When that occurs, science, suddenly, isn’t...
