This week, Charlie has some recommendations for hardy pear varieties that thrive in Zone 4.

When you want fresh vegetables through the fall, you'll want to plant now. Charlie also explains why it's good to be merciless in the mid-summer garden on this week's Vermont Garden Journal.

There are a number of delicious flowers for you to use in the kitchen. On this week's Vermont Garden Journal, Charlie profiles edible flowers.

One of Charlie's favorite midsummer flowering shrubs is the elderberry.  Listen to the Vermont Garden Journal Friday and Saturday to find out why.

This week on the Vermont Garden Journal, Charlie examines basil. It’s not just for making pesto! From its origins to harvesting techniques, Charlie Nardozzi leaves no leaf unturned.

President Obama wants to increase spending on the promotion of organic agriculture, and the enforcement of standards for what qualifies as organic.

Longtime organic farmer Richard Wiswall has written The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook to help farmers better manage finances and make a profit.  Also, the American Friends Service Committee has long been an active part of the peace movement, but now their Montpelier office is closing.

An organic seed company in Wolcott has won a legal victory that requires the government to conduct more studies of a genetically engineered crop.

Charlie Nardozzi, horticulturalist with the National Gardening Association, answers your questions about organic insect control.