John Dietz is freelance writer based in Manitoba.
Intercropping Option for Organic Growers
By John Dietz
Special Delivery: Testing a Natural Disease Blocker Delivered by Bees
By John Dietz
A common organism is blocking diseases like botrytis and sclerotinia, and raising hopes among organic growers. No spray required, just bees.
Corporate Family Farming: A New Path to Organic
By John Dietz
Canada's largest organic potato farm also happens to be corporate and family-run. The fourth and most recent generation of stakeholders, which includes 91 individuals in the 20-30-40 age range, is slowly changing the corporation's thinking and transitioning the farm to organic.