I am sure everyone knows that we live in a bipolar society. What I mean by this is people’s views are either strong to the left of the spectrum or solid to the right. We stay clear of speaking about ...

EWG warns the public about pesticide residues on produce, and tell people to buy organic instead. What they leave out is all of the organic pesticides, some even sprayed on the day food gets on the ...

Robert Dedlow, owner of Kentor Canyon Farms in Fillmore, cuts organic thyme during a tour of his farm in 2021. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times) But depending on how that transition happens, the ...

Roundup, the most widely used chemical pesticide in the world, will no longer be the weed killer of choice in Carlsbad. The city earlier this month became the first in the county to adopt a policy ...

Organic agriculture may be as old as dirt, but that doesn’t mean its impacts are fully understood. A team of scientists in the United States and Canada are doing their part to change that. Researchers ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Reaching for a pesticide – even an organic one – should be a thoughtful act. Nothing used to kill pests is risk-free. First, decide if you need pesticides at all by practicing ...

The Environmental Working Group has released their latest “Dirty Dozen” list of supposedly pesticide-laden fruits and vegetables. (This is a misleading list, as we’ve explained before.) You may be ...

This story first appeared on Civil Eats. For consumers uncertain about the value of organic food, a new study adds evidence to a larger body of research showing that eating organic very well may ...

Last week I started discussing some of the pesticides that can be used if you consider yourself an organic gardener. I started this discussion to help gardeners realize that in organic farming and ...