Northeast
COO named for Shenandoah Growers, ‘nation’s largest’ organic indoor farm
Shenandoah Growers Inc. has hired Cameron Geiger as Chief Operating Officer as the company plans to begin a new growth phase. The Rockingham, Virg... more »
How organic growers’ advice fueled Buckle Farm’s success
The wisdom of growers of other types of crops helped take a New England organic farming couple’s farming operation to new agronomic and financial he... more »
How author Ross Conrad tackles sustainable beekeeping
Editor’s note: Ross Conrad lives in Middlebury, Vermont, and has been keeping bees and providing pollination services for 28 years. He is the aut... more »
How to work with an organic greenhouse for the best transplants
Organic growers can get a jump on the season with the transplants, but organic standards must be upheld. That means either growing your own transplan... more »
Ontario growers release new organic seed, Renegade pepper
For five years, a group of five organic and ecological growers in southern Ontario collaborated on a new variety of bell pepper. The flavor had to ... more »
Philadelphia ‘Secret Garden’ teaches about organic food, water conservation
A new educational display and interactive hub from the leader in regenerative organic agriculture is making its way to The Viaduct, a “secret garden... more »
The best-laid crop rotation plans oft go awry. Here’s how to circle back when they do
Crop rotations quickly become complicated – that’s what Charles Mohler found when he and Sue Ellen Johnson wrote the book on that difficult subjec... more »
Organic ag companies named finalists in NY business competition
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Sept. 17 announced 20 finalists for year two of Grow-NY, a food innovation and agriculture technology business challenge focu... more »
