Can food be organic even if it’s not grown in soil? Many hydroponic growers in the U.S. want access to the $40 billion organic market, but a board that advises the U.S. Agriculture Department on ...

STOWE, Vt. (AP) — Some organic crop farmers don’t want crops raised sans soil in hydroponic greenhouses to carry the “organic” label, and to make their point, they dumped a pile of compost in a ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2015 - Pressure by organic farmers and a host of other organic advocates is building for USDA to disallow certification of hydroponic produce as organic. Hydroponic systems are ...

The latest salvo in the battle between traditional organic farmers — who grow in nutrient-rich soil — and soil-free hydroponic operators centers on a prohibited weed-fighting chemical. Soil farmers ...

CORNUCOPIA, Wisc. - An organic industry watchdog contends the USDA has quietly allowed a flood of hydroponically-produced fruits and vegetables, largely imported, to be illegally labeled and sold as ...

Update: This Daily News is updated to address the organic status of the company cited in the piece, Merchant’s Garden. The article now indicates that the company is certified as organic under a ...

LAKEWOOD, Colo., July 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Natural GrocersTM, America's Organic Headquarters®, is bringing local hydroponic, organic produce grown just steps away from its customers with the launch ...

Growing crops using hydroponic growing methods is not a new concept by any stretch of the imagination. The origins of “urban farming” that we hear of today have long and deep-reaching roots emerging ...

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