Hydroponics differs from soil gardening as plants grow in water, not soil. Organic nutrients in hydroponics can cause issues like bacteria growth, bad odors, and pump clogs.

Hydroponic and aquaponic produce is, typically, grown in perpetually-flowing water in which nutrients are dissolved, and in the US, some farms using these methods can be certified organic. Proponents ...

Many organic tomatoes or peppers are grown in greenhouses, where they get nutrients from water. Critics say that violates the spirit of "organic." A bid to strip them of the label failed this week.

Now if the hydroponics uses organic nutrients, which is rare, or aquaponics which uses only organic fish waste fertilizer and has healthy microbiology, than yes that is organic. But ban conventional ...

The discussion of hydroponic-as-organic is an "almost-religious dispute," because it traffics in hopes and fears, said Jack Rabin, the associate director of farm programs at Rutgers, N.J ...

Dave Chapman, an organic tomato farmer in East Thetford, Vt, stands with his team of oxen in the early 1980s. Since 1984, Dave Chapman has been growing organic tomatoes at his Vermont-based Long ...

(Beyond Pesticides, December 11, 2023) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on November 27, 2023 funding that appears to be supporting the expansion of “organic” ...

GrowGeneration Corp. (NASDAQ: GRWG) (“GrowGen” or the “Company”), the largest chain of specialty hydroponic and organic garden centers in the United S ...

Kent believes hydroponic farms, which produce food in plastic containers without nutrient rich soil, do not provide the same nutritional or environmental benefits that organic consumers have come ...