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Advances in Horticultural Science, Vol. 34, No. 1S, Special issue on postharvest (2020), pp. 109-115 (8 pages) This study was aimed to investigate the quality at harvest and during storage of ...

Creating organic raisins begins by growing grapes using certified organic principles. To grow organic grapes, farmers must avoid a list of banned chemicals, including most common pesticides. This ...

Even with “natural” wine so trendy these days, organic still isn’t something consumers seek out in droves. In fact, some vintners who farm organically still don’t mention that fact on their labels, ...

Organic and biodynamic are two big buzz words in wine. What exactly do they mean? While many practices overlap, they do not mean the same thing. In the U.S., organic wine falls into two categories: ...

Champions of organic farming have long portrayed it as friendlier to humans and the earth. But a new study in a California county found a surprising effect as their acreage grew: Nearby conventional ...

In this article, we are going to discuss the 20 largest organic wine producing countries. You can skip our detailed analysis of the global organic wine market, and sustainable winemaking in the United ...

It seemed too good to be true, and it appears it may have been — a new organic weed treatment marketed to work nearly as well as synthetic-chemical herbicides not allowed in organic farming. Many ...

Back in November, we published a story by freelance writer Ted Vaden about the Chapel Hill venture capitalist Greg Bohlen and his plans for growing muscadine grapes at Union Grove (formerly Maple View ...

Whether you're pouring a glass at home after a long day or celebrating a special occasion, there are plenty of reasons to enjoy a glass of wine. Much of what goes into your glass boils down to the ...

A New Hampshire woman is warning others to carefully check and wash their produce before eating it after finding what appears to be a black widow spider in organic grapes. “They looked good, and I did ...