USDA says aeroponics are still eligible for sale as organic

Two months after an advisory board voted to deny organic certification to aeroponic agriculture, the USDA said aeroponic crops remain eligible for the organic seal. “USDA will consider this [advisory] recommendation; aeroponics remains allowed during this review,” said the Agricultural Marketing Service in a bulletin to organic growers. The National Organic Standards Board voted 14-0… » Read More

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