Unless the NOP takes the task force's recommendation to issue updated policy, hydroponic and
aquaponic methods are permissible.
Not exact matches
At a meeting on the 1st November 2017, the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) rejected the proposal to ban hydroponic and
aquaponic production
methods under the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Organic Program
Since hydroponic and
aquaponic crops are generally grown in greenhouses, the
methods can help extend the growing season.
Chef Chris Kiyuna and owners Karen Leibowitz and Anthony Myint run their own
aquaponic green house in Oakland; source local, pasture - raised meats using a carbon - farming
method to minimize Co2 impact; and bake their bread with kernza, a perennial wheat that helps restore the soil ecosystem.
The Farm Service Agency, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), offers microloans up to $ 50,000 for small or beginner farmers, niche or non-traditional farm operations, CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture), restaurants and grocery stores or those using hydroponic,
aquaponic, organic and vertical growing
methods.
-- Backyard
Aquaponics is an very rich and well built resource site which «brings home» information about a «natural» food production
method which combines aquaculture and hydroponics.