Organic, hydroponic, regenerative … the landscape of food production is changing and so are the certifications. Explore the role soil should play in it all and how to navigate the choices for both people and planet.

Jackie Skrypnek is a holistic nutritionist. She lives in Cochrane, Alberta, where she practises permaculture and operates an urban tiny house bed and breakfast.

Organic Agriculture

Life is about balance. We provide you with strategies for a lifelong commitment to strength and well-being in all areas of your life. 

Lifestyle

Find out how this 19 year old activist found her cause and the passion that illuminates her path. 

Carimé Lane is a Toronto-based freelance writer and lawyer.

How one fearless farmer is challenging conventions in Canadian agriculture

Tiffany Mayer is a journalist based in St. Catharines, Ontario. She finds no shortage of inspiration in the Niagara Region where she lives.

When you step up to support your local organic farmer, you vote for better health, ethical treatment of animals ... and even the preservation of our planet.

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Carol Pope is co-author (with Sharon Hanna) of <a href="http://amzn.to/2lWgDwC" target="_blank">The Book of Kale &amp; Friends: 14 Easy-To-Grow Superfoods</a> (Douglas &amp; McIntyre, 2014) and associate editor of more than 18 books on gardening and eating sustainably.

Organic Meat

Organic and biodynamic farming practices are kind to the planet. They produce healthier soil, avoid the use of pesticides, and care for livestock humanely.

Bev Yaworski is a writer who has worked for an organic food company and an environmental agency.

Growth, gains, and good food

Michelle Hancock is a frequent contributor to alive.

Organics

Natural is the way. We bring you credible approaches to preventative health, holistic treatments, and supportive supplements.

Health

Young farmers must innovate to keep industry alive

Rebeca Kuropatwa writes for a wide variety of newspapers, magazines, and other publications across Canada.

Urban Farming

After 55 years of farming, Elmer Laird is now retired and is president of the Back to the Farm Research Foundation and manager of the foundation's organic research and demonstration farm in Davidson, SK.

Pesticides

Rhody Lake is a freelance researcher and journalist, and former editor of alive.

Organic Agriculture

Organic Has Company

Taking a Stand for GMO Labelling, Regenerative Agriculture, and Nature

Blazing an organic trail

The Organic Question

Organic and Biodynamic Farming

Organics Get Organized

Good and Bad News for North American Crop Diversity

The Aging of Agriculture

Organic Group Takes Up Arms

Movement in Organic Agriculture