Do farmers know what pesticides are coating their seeds? A new study finds a disturbing number of farmers say they do not. The variety of life on Earth is an incredibly important factor in the health and resilience of ecosystems, but worldwide, it is in decline – insect and bird populations are being decimated, something that has been repeatedly linked to the damaging practices of intensive farming. Organically managed land, however, has been shown to support biodiversity levels around 30 percent higher than conventionally farmed fields. Both Eastern and Western monarch butterflies are seeing their populations plummet precipitously, worrying scientists that the future of the species is in peril, according to multiple surveys of butterfly populations. In other news, hemp and veggies soon to grow organically on Bethlehem Authority land in Pennsylvania Poconos. The authority will lease nearly 300 acres it owns in Monroe County to Pocono Organics, an organic regenerative farm in Long Pond, in Tunkhannock Township.

All the reasons why organic food doesn’t deserve such bad press

The variety of life on Earth is an incredibly important factor in the health and resilience of ecosystems. But worldwide, it is in decline – insect and bird populations are being decimated, something that has been repeatedly linked to the damaging practices of intensive farming. Organically managed land, however, has been shown to support biodiversity levels around 30 percent higher than conventionally farmed fields.

Monarch Butterfly Populations Are Plummeting

Both Eastern and Western monarch butterflies are seeing their populations plummet precipitously, worrying scientists that the future of the species is in peril, according to multiple surveys of butterfly populations.

How Industrial Food Makes Us More Vulnerable to COVID-19

Our industrial food system is decimating our environment. Second, our nutrient-depleted, and chemically saturated processed food supply is changing our bodies from the inside out. It was also clear how these two issues are deeply linked: What we do to our environment, we do to ourselves.

Do Farmers Know What Pesticides Are Coating Their Seeds?

A new study finds a disturbing number of farmers say they do not.

Hemp and veggies soon to grow organically on Bethlehem Authority land in Poconos

Acres of organic vegetables and industrial hemp could soon sprout on Bethlehem Authority land in the Poconos. The authority will lease nearly 300 acres it owns in Monroe County to Pocono Organics, an organic regenerative farm in Long Pond, in Tunkhannock Township.