According to the 2024 Monterey County Crop and Livestock Report, there were 73,551 total acres of land used for organic ...

Starting an organic farm requires space, seeds, livestock and money. Fortunately, some financial help is available for people hoping to establish an organic farming operation. Organic farms grow ...

At dawn in a village field, a farmer bends to the soil and runs it through his fingers. It is dark, soft, alive. There is no smell of chemicals, no white residue on the leaves. What grows here is not ...

Champions of organic farming have long portrayed it as friendlier to humans and the earth. But a new study in a California county found a surprising effect as their acreage grew: Nearby conventional ...

Organic food sales nearly doubled between 2013 and 2022, to more than $61 billion. The top seller, according to the Organic Trade Association, is produce. Those organic fruits and veggies usually come ...

When it comes to sustainable practices on organic farms, bigger is not always better. In fact, large-scale organic farming practices often more closely resemble those of conventional farming, while ...