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There are many ways to make money living off the grid, but organic farmer Jean-Martin Fortier may have found the best one – and it’s bringing in $150,000 each year. Fortier and his wife take in that much annually on ...

Could proposed rules by the FDA end up shutting down organic farms nationwide if they don’t abandon their all-natural practices? That’s what the head of an organization that supports independent family farms believes, and it’s the subject of this week’s ...

For hundreds and thousands of years, farmers have applied manure and compost to their crops, using a time-tested method that produces a bountiful harvest using sustainable methods. But that could come to an end soon due to a proposed rule ...

The most natural way animal waste gets recycled is by adding it back to the soil. The cattle eat the grass, and they drop their waste. As they move about, the waste gets stamped back into the soil to nourish ...

Farming methods that have been used in America and throughout the world for centuries are in danger of essentially being banned under proposed regulations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Small and large organic farms alike that sell produce ...

Farmer and author Joel Salatin believes America’s children and teens are losing the work ethic that made this country great, but he has a solution for it. Salatin says too many children grow up laying around or merely “playing” until ...

The battle between biotech giants like Monsanto and organic farmers, as well as consumers concerned about food safety, has been raging in America for several years. GMO labeling laws are currently being considered in a multitude of states, while at ...

Small scale organic farming is the only logical solution to the world’s food needs, according to a report from a United Nations organization. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, or UNCTAD, recommends in a 341-page report the world ...