28 Nov

Food for thought — from our friends at The Produce News: Battle brewing over organic standards for ‘bioponics’

“The National Organic Standards Board was set to meet the third week of November in St. Louis, where a controversial proposal concerning organic certification of “bioponics” would be on the agenda.

Bioponics is the relatively new umbrella moniker given to the soil-less and containerized production techniques of hydroponics and aquaponics. With an issue that is both complicated and confusing, it is no wonder that the proposal itself is convoluted.”

http://theproducenews.com/the-produce-news-today-s-headlines/20101-battle-brewing-over-organic-standards-for-bioponics