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Everything behind the little green seal.

Certified “organic” livestock are supposed to have outdoor access. In practice, they don’t.

11.09.2017
Lynne Curry
Hydroponic and aquaponic farms can now be certified organic. It’s the end of the standard as we know it.
11.02.2017
by Joe Fassler + Kate Cox
As no-soil systems take root, “organic” reckons with its earthbound past
04.18.2017
by Patrick Clinton
We still don’t really know if organic farming is better
04.07.2017
by Patrick Clinton
While demand soars, less than 1 percent of U.S. farmland is certified organic. So why don’t farmers switch?
02.28.2017
by Joe Fassler
In California, ending double trouble for organic producers
05.04.2016
by Lara McCaffrey
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