Should You Pursue Food Certifications?

Touch the Soil News #1990 – National Organic Program – (courtesy of USDA, Public Domain) –  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Malene) Agritecture news portal covers the ongoing debates of certifying your crops, be that organics, non- GMO or other certifications now being offered.  The upshot of the article is that consumers do pay attention to third-party verifications on what…

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India – On the Verge of an Organic Explosion

Touch the Soil News #1630 (Feature Photo – Aquaponics – CCA 4.0 International, Mbrickn) HortDaily brings us news of yet another organic aquaponics farm from India that is carving its way into the world of organics. Called LandCraft Agro, the company’s employees are mostly women – helping bring better food quality and economics to a…

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