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The golf industry and synthetic pesticides go way back. For decades, courses have relied on a cocktail of chemicals to maintain their playability and visual appeal. During the post-war years, when the ...

When you see the word organic on a label, it's easy to assume it means healthier, safer or more sustainable, but the truth is more nuanced. Organic food is defined by how it's produced, not ...

One of my favourite fridge magnets states: ‘I love organic food. Or as my grandparents called it, ‘food’.’ It’s a perfectly succinct way of summing up contemporary farming methods and the man-made ...

Environmental health advocates and farmers are raising a glass to the expansion of hop production to help boost the viability ...

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Organic cotton is cotton that is grown without the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. While polyester has dominated the fiber for nearly 20 years, organic cotton continues on an upward trend ...