Ever wanted to try your hand at hydroponics? All you need to get started are some gallon-sized plastic bottles, some small plastic cups, and vegetable seeds.

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How does a Vermonter, midwinter, find a ripe, organic tomato? It's a trick question on several counts. The quest for an answer begins at a grocery store. Dismiss, for a moment, the issue of localvore ...

The latest salvo in the battle between traditional organic farmers — who grow in nutrient-rich soil — and soil-free hydroponic operators centers on a prohibited weed-fighting chemical. Soil farmers ...