For perennial fruit and most vegetable crops, consider using mulches to ... Fungicides can be used as well, but for organic production, fungicide use is limited to using sulfur, copper, oils and ...

As I learned in an analysis of organic and nonorganic ... from the Dirty Dozen fruits and vegetables category were coated in potentially harmful fungicides. On the other hand, nearly 65% of ...

The EWG said fungicides were detected the most in fruits and vegetables tested ... list and the group's recommendation of substituting organic forms of produce for conventional.

The start of a new year brings the inevitable New Year’s resolution and for many people that means an enforced ultimatum: this is the year I will lose weight and/or get healthy. Unfortunately, this ...

Organic farming does, in fact, use insecticides and fungicides to prevent predation ... virtually all the fruits, vegetables, and grains in our diet have been genetically improved by one technique ...

A new, peer-reviewed study by researchers at Stanford University identified 22 pesticides "consistently associated with the incidence of prostate cancer in the United States." Here's what to know.

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If there was ever a vegetable gardening power couple, Eliot Coleman and Barbara Damrosch would be it. Thirty years ago, I ...

Look for crisp vegetables with brightly coloured leaves. Go for firm skins and unblemished flesh (but remember, organic produce often doesn't look pristine). Avoid vegetables with brown patches ...

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Our program seeks to identify and address the diverse educational and technical resource needs of certified organic and transitioning to organic farmers through one-on-one technical support and formal ...