Face of Farming: Don Jantzi -- Rodale Institute

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:23:28 -0400

Don Jantzi,orchard foreman at the Rodale Institute, talks about cheap food, apple varieties and how the agricultural community is changing.

By Amanda Kimble-Evans

From the Field to the Lab: August

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:59:23 -0400

Good Food Folks: Kendall Singleton

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:25:32 -0400

Sustainability coordinator at the University of Virginia.

By the gastro.gnomes

Drought tolerance critical, say DuPont and Monsanto. We couldn’t agree more.

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:11:05 -0400

by Amanda Kimble-Evans

Toxic pesticide banned after decades of use

tim — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:56:45 -0400

Twenty-five years after the worst outbreak of pesticide poisoning in U.S. history, an agreement is announced that phases out all uses of aldicarb.

A farm chemical with an infamous history – causing the worst known outbreak of pesticide poisoning in North America – is being phased out under an agreement announced Tuesday by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Action Alert: Save the Seeds!

tim — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:05:19 -0400

Rare collection of berries and fruits to be bulldozed making room for luxury housing.

Getting “AM” fungi to go organic: greenhouse inoculation of sweet corn

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:18:14 -0400

Translating the yield boosting success of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to an organic greenhouse system.

By Molly Lohman, seasonal research technician

Face of Farming: Owen Maguire -- Rodale Institute

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:44:57 -0400

Owen Maguire, operations foreman at the Rodale Institute, talks about falling into farming, weed pressure, and what really makes organic food different than conventional.