A frequent question in hydroponic groups is whether organic nutrients can be used in hydroponic systems. Some people assume that if a nutrient bottle does not have an “organic” label, it is not safe.
Hydroponic gardening has been steadily growing its fan base ever since the pandemic, when so many of us started getting into growing our own produce and being creative with crops in even the tightest ...
Does produce grown hydroponically deserve the organic label? Some organic farmers don’t think so, and they gathered at a National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) meeting where the board voted on a ban ...
Dave Chapman, an organic tomato farmer in East Thetford, Vt, stands with his team of oxen in the early 1980s. Since 1984, Dave Chapman has been growing organic tomatoes at his Vermont-based Long Wind ...
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Can a tomato grown in a nutrient solution instead of dirt be called “organic”? Some purists don’t think so. The National Organic Standards Board, which advises the U.S. Department of ...
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) -- If you are an organic shopper this might come as a surprise: a growing number of organic fruits and vegetables are grown hydroponically, aquaponically or in containers, all ...
Dave Chapman and dozens of other longtime organic farmers packed a meeting of the National Organic Standards Board in Jacksonville, Fla., this week. It was their last-ditch effort to strip the organic ...
On November 1st, the National Organic Standards Board finally made a decision on one of the most divisive issues in the organic world: should crops grown in water, containers, or otherwise not in the ...
Take Action: Demand to Keep the Soil in Organic, Reject the Labeling of Hydroponic Crops as Organic!
(Beyond Pesticides, July 13, 2020) Soil is central to organic production. Therefore, hydroponic operations should not be considered eligible for organic certification, and the National Organic Program ...
Lebanon City Schools invested around $8,000 in the hydroponic garden systems. But the nutrition team said its already paying ...
Some fresh produce from hydroponic growers has been approved for and is being sold under USDA’s organic seal, but farmers who grow their organic crops in the soil don’t like the competition. The ...
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