The United States Supreme Court ruled Monday (May 2013) in favor of biotech giant Monsanto, closing the door on a patent case

The United States Supreme Court ruled Monday (May 2013) in favor of biotech giant Monsanto, closing the door on a patent case that has pitted a smalltime farmer from Indiana against a titan of the agriculture industry.

The high court said early Monday that 75-year-old farmer Vernon Bowman of Indiana violated Monsanto’s patent rights when he purchased a mix of seeds from a grain elevator that he later planted on his Midwest farm. This is his story in his own words from February, 2013 interview covered in the Huffington Post.

Urban Ecosysterms: Permaculture entrepreneur Jason Raschke shows off his own space, an urban oasis, and shows us how to landscape an urban yard. Restoration of native habitat, attracting birds,

Urban Ecosysterms: Permaculture entrepreneur Jason Raschke shows off his own space, an urban oasis, and shows us how to landscape an urban yard. Restoration of native habitat, attracting birds, bees and some food crops.  Compost and worm bins are part of the picture.

Green City Growers Cooperative, a Cleveland based, employee-owned business, expects to harvest its first crops from one

Green City Growers Cooperative, a Cleveland based, employee-owned business, expects to harvest its first crops from one of the largest urban greenhouses in the country, a 3 1/4-acre hydroponic operation off East 55th Street in the city's Central neighborhood. Mary Donnell is chief executive officer of Green City, said