GM Updates: Pulling Solutions out of Thin Air
The Dangers of Investing in the Promise of the Techno-Fix Lucy Sharratt For 20 years, the world’s biggest seed and pesticide companies … Keep Reading
Footnotes from the Field: Intergenerational Soil Stewardship
Intergenerational Soil Stewardship: Our Only Hope? Marjorie Harris BSc, IOIA V.O. P.Ag Soil, specifically topsoil, is the foundation of life on this … Keep Reading
Ask an Expert: BC Plant Health Laboratory
Plant Health Diagnostic Support for BC Producers Emma Holmes, P.Ag While we always hope that every farmer has a successful season and … Keep Reading
Weeds: Don’t Shoot the Messenger
(Not Until You Understand the Message) Av Sing This article first appeared in The Canadian Organic Grower, with thanks. All too often … Keep Reading
Footnotes from the Field: Celebrating the Flight of the Bumblebee
Marjorie Harris BSc, IOIA V.O. P.Ag When I think of the ‘wholeness’ of a bioregional ecosystem and imagine the inner workings to … Keep Reading
Organic Farming to Enhance Native Species
Tanya Brouwer Agricultural activities are often blamed for the demise of the planet’s environmental systems. It is not uncommon to hear about … Keep Reading
Ask an Expert: Biodiversity and the Organic Standards
An Inspector’s View Stuart McMillan This story originally appeared in The Canadian Organic Grower, Spring 2018, with thanks. There are a number … Keep Reading
Setting Up a Spiral of GMO Contamination
Legalizing “Low-Level Presence” of Unapproved GMOs Lucy Sharratt Contamination from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is a problem for some crop types. For … Keep Reading
Footnotes from the Field: Seeds of Resilience
Seeds of Resilience for Thriving Bioregionalism Marjorie Harris BSc, IOIA V.O. P.Ag Bioregionalism is a philosophical concept that promotes the harmonization of … Keep Reading
Ask an Expert: Fostering Resilient Soil Ecosystems
Emma Holmes, Organics Specialist, BC Ministry of Agriculture Studies examining soil microbes are showing huge potential to improve growing practices. A number … Keep Reading