Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "There are no existing scientific studies showing one method of farming is better than the other ...

For gardeners looking to do their part to slow the heating of the planet, all vegetables aren’t created equal. Every serving of homegrown or urban-farmed fruits and vegetables contributes nearly a ...

California's Central Valley produces more than 250 different crops comprising one-fourth of the nation's food. That includes 40% of our fruits, nuts, and other table foods. However, California is ...

Champions of organic farming have long portrayed it as friendlier to humans and the earth. But a new study in a California county found a surprising effect as their acreage grew: Nearby conventional ...

Urban agriculture is expected to be an important feature of 21st century sustainability and can have many benefits for communities and cities, including providing fresh produce in neighborhoods with ...

This article was written by Stacey Stearns, educational program administrator for UConn Extension, based in Storrs, Conn. Organic versus conventional agriculture. Industrial versus sustainable. GMO ...

Mark McHargue is president of Nebraska Farm Bureau. He and his wife, Judi, operate a diversified farm where they raise irrigated corn, popcorn and soybeans using both organic and conventional cropping ...

Fruits and vegetables grown in urban gardens in Europe and the US have a carbon footprint six times larger on average than the same produce grown on conventional farms, according to researchers.

(Beyond Pesticides, September 29, 2021) Bats foraging in chemical-intensive banana plantations have much less gut diversity than bats foraging in organic banana fields and natural forestland, finds ...

Growing in both green and 'gray' spaces in cities, along with the variability of growing methods, means some city crops -- like cucumbers, potatoes and lettuces -- yield at least twice as much as ...

(Beyond Pesticides, March 13, 2024) A comprehensive study released in Journal of Cleaner Production in August 2023 identifies the potential for organic agriculture to mitigate the impacts of ...