Organic Farming Wins in 30-Year Study Long, rigorous trial finds organic farming comparable or superior to conventional methods in every respect by Craig Weatherby    The Farming Systems Trial (FST) at Rodale Institute is America’s longest running, side-by-side comparison of organic and chemical agriculture.   Started in 1981 to…

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Growing (food) despite budget cuts By Ellen Metrick, Editor Published: Wednesday, March 9, 2011 6:08 AM CST While school budgets are being plowed under across the state, a local organization has donated funds to help schools grow. Food. Michael Goller, the Telluride School chef had installed a miniature garden in…

By Alison St John March 9, 2011 Colin and Karen Archipley walked up the driveway of their small avocado farm in Valley Center. They moved here when Colin left the Marine Corps after three deployments to Iraq in four years. It’s an idyllic location, but the Archipleys soon realized they…

Rose and his partners are launching Here, a brand of vertically grown produce raised indoors, on March 17 at the Family Farmed Expo in Chicago. The partners are also collaborating on Cityponics, a company focused on helping would-be vertical farmers with equipment, locations, and even marketing. They’re hoping to have a vertical farm in a Chicago suburb operating by this fall.