The organic system is designed to verify that federa

Here, Barbara Haumann, Senior Science Writer/Editor at the Organic Trade Association, offers several tips to help you make sense of the USDA organic seal.

The organic system recognizes food safety as a top priority. 

A growing number of studies show that babies and young children are particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of exposure to synthetic pesticides.

Why the Green Revolution really isn’t green
By Timothy J. LaSalle

• A nine-year study by USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) researchers at Beltsville, MD, has shown that organic farming can build up soil organic matter better than conventional no-till farming can, according to results published in the July 2007 issue of Agricultural Research magazine.

From The Organic Report, Winter 2009

GIRLS WILL BE BOYS... ARE CHEMICALS RIGGING OUR ROLL OF THE SEXUAL DICE?
By Seventh Generation

Because organic agriculture respects the balance of microorganisms in the soil, organic producers use composted manure and other natural materials, as well as crop r