Jun 30, 2014 11:41AM
No regulations exist to warn us that human sewage, not to mention toxins and heavy metals, might be part in the garden fertilizers we buy.
Vermont’s legislature has passed the first law in the country mandating labeling of products with 1 percent or more of genetically modified ingredients.
The Department of Agriculture has quietly opened the door to more non-organic and synthetic ingredients in products certified as organic.
The fact that the average American farmer is age 58 underscores the urgency of a new crop of programs now teaching younger farmers agricultural business and technical skills.
May 30, 2014 10:55AM
In a study of values involving 2,163 people, experiencing empathy and having loved ones were viewed as far more important to a good life than financial security or power.
Forty-two pristine parklands, including Mesa Verde and Grand Teton, are at risk from drilling.
A caring father helps kids acquire better spatial intelligence and lowers their shyness and sadness.
A new study detected surprisingly higher levels of carbon dioxide emissions in lawns than in cornfields.
A pioneering effort pairs up debt-hampered college graduates with nonprofits and their donors to help them pay down student loans in exchange for résumé-building volunteer work.
Widely-used fungicides, once considered harmless to bees, are a major cause of the die-off of honeybee colonies in the U.S., scientists say.
