GM Seed Secrecy Threatens Organics
By Lucy Sharratt WARNING: This seed packet could soon be full of undisclosed genetically modified (GM) seeds. The biotechnology industry is pushing … Keep Reading
Organic Stories: Grounded Acres, Skwxwú7mesh territory
Digging into Community Darcy Smith Mel Sylvestre has been farming for almost 20 years, and she’s pretty sure she’ll never run out … Keep Reading
Biodynamic Farm Story?
Anna Helmer The title of this column is borderline pretentious and potentially misleading. We are not a certified biodynamic farm. I am … Keep Reading
The More the Better? Multi-Species vs Single-Species Cover Crops for Carrots
By Frank Larney, Haley Catton, Charles Geddes, Newton Lupway, Tom Forge, Reynald Lemke, and Bobbi Helgason This article first appeared in Organic … Keep Reading
Footnotes from the Field: Nature’s Electromagnetism
A Cooperative Energy Flow By Marjorie Harris Mother Nature is an ocean of electromagnetic waves traveling at the speed of light. It … Keep Reading
Climate Mitigation through Agroforestry
Emily Lorenz This article first appeared on the FarmFolk CityFolk website and is printed here with gratitude. Agroforestry integrates trees or shrubs … Keep Reading
Agriculture Policy: What is All the Hoopla About?
Mary Paradis Most of Canada’s agricultural policy is delivered through five-year policy frameworks, co-developed and co-negotiated by the federal, provincial, and territorial … Keep Reading
Organic Stories: OMRI
Behind the Scenes of Input Approvals Matt Sircely This year marks 25 years since the birth of the Organic Materials Review Institute, … Keep Reading
Finding the Rhythm of Agroforestry
Andrew Adams Trees, shrubs, and seeds all wait to begin a lifetime or two of photosynthesizing sugars for human and animal consumption … Keep Reading
Biodynamic Farm Story: (Still) Waiting for Spring
Anna Helmer I have found it too cold to even consider applying Biodynamic Preparations so far this year. There’s no rule about … Keep Reading