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That same year, he founded Rodale Press, which marketed books and magazines. Inspired by his encounter with the ideas of Albert Howard, Rodale developed an interest in promoting a healthy and active lifestyle that emphasized organically grown foods, and established the Rodale Organic Gardening Experimental Farm in 1940. [7] [8] [4]
It taught people how to grow food with organic farming techniques. Today, Organic Gardening is the best-read gardening magazine in the world. [2] In 1950, Rodale introduced Prevention, a health magazine. In 1971, J. I. Rodale died during a taping of The Dick Cavett Show, and his son, Robert Rodale (1930–1990), took over the company’s ...
Robert was the U.S. representative at the November 5, 1972 founding of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (now IFOAM-Organics International) at Versailles, France. [9] Rodale was named chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Rodale Press, which grew to exceed $200 million in revenue under his management ...
It was founded in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, in 1947 by J. I. Rodale, an organic living entrepreneur. After J.I. Rodale died in 1971, his son Robert Rodale purchased 333 acres and moved the farm to Kutztown, Pennsylvania. Rodale Institute uses a long-term, side-by-side research trial model to compare organic and conventional agriculture.
In the U.S. during the 1970s and 1980s, J. I. Rodale and his Rodale Press (now Rodale, Inc.) advocated for organic farming methods. The press's books offered how-to information and advice to Americans interested in trying organic gardening and farming. In 1984, Oregon Tilth established an early organic certification service in the United States ...
Grace Gershuny (born 1950) is an American organic farmer, writer, and leader in the organic farming movement. [1] [2] ... Start with the Soil Rodale Press, 1993 [11]
The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control: A Complete Problem-Solving Guide to Keeping Your Garden and Yard Healthy Without Chemicals. Rodale, 1996. ISBN 0-87596-753-1; Anna Kruger, ed. Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening. DK, 2005. ISBN 0-7566-0932-1; Edward C. Smith. The Vegetable Gardener's Bible.
Rodale may refer to: J. I. Rodale (1898–1971), publisher, sustainable agriculture and organic farming advocate; Maria Rodale (born 1962), daughter of Robert Rodale, CEO and Chairman of Rodale, Inc. Rodale, Inc., a publishing company founded by J. I. Rodale; Rodale Organic Gardening Experimental Farm, an organic farm founded by J. I. Rodale