I believe that Organic certification needs to be limited to soil farming because that is the basis of being certified to begin with. I also believe in establishing a separate certification for ...

WASHINGTON, April 12, 2017 - Can hydroponics – fruit and vegetable growing systems that don’t use soil – be certified as organic farming? The Agriculture Department’s answer is likely ...

Hydroponic Veggies Are Taking Over Organic, And A Move To Ban Them Fails : The Salt Many organic tomatoes or peppers are grown in greenhouses, where they get nutrients from water. Critics say that ...

It cites the hydroponic-free organic standards of Mexico, Canada and most of Europe — standards that apply to home markets but evaporate when products arrive in the U.S. and qualify for a ...

Organic status of hydroponics back on the docket at NOSB semi-annual meeting this week. By Elizabeth Crawford. 17-Apr-2017 Last updated on 30-Jul-2017 at 04:51 GMT.

(Beyond Pesticides, March 26, 2021) Certified organic, soil-based growers were dealt a blow on March 22 when a U.S. District Court in San Francisco ruled that soil-less hydroponic growing operations ...

Hydroponics ruled allowable under organic law. Published 12:30 pm Monday, September 26, 2022 ...

Buying organic food will reduce your exposure to synthetic chemicals, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture allows organic-certified food to be grown on hydroponic farms, which some people ...

Organic uses soil, hydroponic uses liquids or solutions which advocates say is clean and sterile. I am not a big fan of this system because I like to use soil.