organic gardening Archives

April 4, 2018

Local Food Challenges: Securing fresh food from fertile soil

In the early years of the organic agriculture movement, Albert Howard declared ‘fresh food from fertile soil’ the ‘birth right of humanity’ (Howard, 1946). In recent decades, diverse consumer movements interested in organic and other traditional food systems have been organizing for the right of dairy farmers to

October 13, 2014

Raw Milk Makes Rich Soil Fertilizer

Raw milk producers in states that ban sales can use excess quantities of raw milk as a soil additive to create rich fertilizer for their land. […]