Group declares myths 'busted'
The Organic Trade Association, Brattleboro, Vt., recently has proclaimed as dead several “myths” about organics. Among the misconceptions: Organic is a niche market. The OTA reports more than three-quarters of U.S. families purchase organic products.
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Video - Dickson Despommier's Vertical Farm Project
The Problem
By the year 2050, nearly 80% of the earth's population will reside in urban centers. Applying the most conservative estimates to current demographic trends, the human population will increase by about 3 billion people during the interim.
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12 Reasons Why Organic Agriculture CAN Feed the World — Real Food Forager
The highly respected Rodale Institute has been quietly comparing organic vs. conventional growing methods for that past 30 years in a study called “Farming Systems Trial” and recently published their conclusions.
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Boulder County group recommends allowing GMOs with limitations - Boulder Daily Camera
Six of the nine volunteers serving on the county's Cropland Policy Advisory Group -- the three conventional farmers and the three at-large members -- recommended that genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, be approved if the crop can be shown to reduce the impacts of pesticid …
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Thirty Years After the Original, a New Study of Organic Agriculture
Thirty years ago, the Rodale Institute set out to prove that organic farming methods work just as well as the conventional ones common at big farms across the country.
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