7 Ways Organic Farms Outperform Conventional Farms

admin  |  25th Jan 2012  |  Filed under Using Organics, Vegetable Gardening

If you are like the organic gardeners at Safer® Brand, you are spending the Winter months planning your 2012 garden and reading articles and books on organic gardening practices, in order to boost your knowledge prior to the season.

Late in 2011, the Rodale Institute released their 30 year side-by-side farming study, comparing organic farming systems against conventional farming systems. This&hellip

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The Rise of Community Organic Gardens

Justin Emig  |  22nd Dec 2011  |  Filed under Vegetable Gardening

Much to the delight of any organic gardener, more and more community gardens are sprouting up in towns across the country. Hermosa Beach, California is no exception. As Doug Morino from DailyBreeze.com states in his article, officials in Hermosa Beach are looking to expand their already established community garden.

The new project will make plots of land available for public lease so&hellip

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A Trip to Rodale and the Rodale Institute

Justin Emig  |  23rd Nov 2011  |  Filed under Using Organics

I had the pleasure of visiting the campus of prominent publisher, Rodale Inc. and toured their beautiful LEED compliant facility which provides countless benefits for employees and sustainable living. The nature of Rodale is showcased throughout the building, from the quiet rooms on each floor, to the delicious food offered by their on site cafeteria.

I also had the pleasure of meeting the&hellip

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Don’t want to kill your insects…. you could always eat them!

Justin Emig  |  26th Oct 2011  |  Filed under Home Pest Control

While i much prefer to use organic pest control products like Safer® organic pest control products to eliminate my insects, there is certainly a number of people in the world who would rather eat the insects instead of killing them.

A number of cities including: LA, Memphis, Raleigh and Richmond are having events known as “Bug Cook-Offs” where participants are eating a wide variety of&hellip

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