The U.S. District Court in San Francisco affirmed the legality of U.S. Department of Agriculture certification of organic hydroponic operations. The case stemmed from an ongoing debate about whether hydroponics may be certified organic.

The Center for Food Safety had asked the USDA to prohibit the organic certification of hydroponic production systems and the USDA declined the request. The ruling was celebrated by the Coalition for Sustainable Organics, which advocates for hydroponic organic agriculture.

A & A Organic Farms is now offering garlic from Argentina. “With both organic and conventional available this year we took the opportunity to pack this year’s crop in our new Double A label,” said  Andy Martin, president. “We are excited to announce the expansion of A & A’s Organic Farms imported garlic offerings.

The Organic Produce Network has released its inaugural State of Organic Produce, a comprehensive overview of how the industry performed last year, including data and analysis of retail sales of organic fresh produce.
 
The newly published report includes information related to:

For the past couple of years, Phillips Mushroom Farms has seen exponential growth in the organic mushroom category. This has caused the company to add a new state-of-the-art facility dedicated to that production technique to go along with its older organic farms.

Avocados have been on an unparalleled growth curve for the past two decades, with continued increases forecast for the future. Supplies of organic avocados have mirrored that growth and should also continue to increase.

Homegrown Organic Farms boasts a full plate of California-grown, organic citrus varieties that almost takes its customer on a full year ride.