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A recent article published in the Journal of Applied Ecology shows that contrary to popular perception, increased biodiversity on the farm can...
Dec 09, 2018
In general, eating meat has a higher impact on the environment than a vegetable-based diet. When you do decide to eat a burger, however, you should still think about the best way to minimize your...
Dec 08, 2018
The last year has seen a jump in the number of long-term research studies about the benefits of organic farming. Researchers have had their eye on organic for a while now, and we’re starting to...
Dec 07, 2018
Choosing organic is still the best way to support healthy soils, and the organic food that you eat has a direct impact on the earth it was grown in. This year a long-term study found that organic...
Dec 05, 2018
One of the big research focus areas this year centered on how organic farms impact the economy as a whole, and farmer liveliehoods in specific. One study found that organic hot spots – counties...
Dec 04, 2018
Just as organic is good for the birds, so is it for the bees! This is true for honeybees, but also for wild bee communities and the flowers that they rely on. Researchers looked into how farming...
Dec 03, 2018
For those of you who love bird watching, or even the sound of birds in the morning, as much as we do, choosing organic is a must. Research continually shows that organic farming is better for...
Dec 02, 2018
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A recent study published in the scientific journal Pedobiologia explored how different conservation tilling and fertilization practices...
Nov 01, 2018
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Another study has found residues of neonicotinoid pesticides in birds. This study, published in the journal Science of the Total Environment, ...
Oct 08, 2018
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In conventional agriculture, increases in yields are largely due to increased use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers and thus have...
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