On AlterNet: organic farms

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "organic farms"

Boomers Take Up the Plow and Open Small Farms

Laura Tillman, Daily Yonder. August 6, 2010.

Baby boomers are leaving regular jobs and opening small farms. It's not only a new way of life, some are making a little money, too.

New Rule Crushes Organic Mega-Dairies and Is Good News for Small Farms

Ari LeVaux, AlterNet. February 17, 2010.

A new ruling closes several loopholes that mega-dairies have been using to exploit the organic market with milk from farms that hardly resemble real organic farms.

Is Organic Food Really Healthier?

Deborah Rich, Earth Island Journal. April 23, 2008.

The U.S. government's food policy suggests an apple is an apple, regardless of how it was grown. Scientific data suggests otherwise.