The problem has also arisen this year in Europe, where genetically modified material was discovered in supposedly conventional crops.
They also cite less need for pesticides than conventional non-organic crops.
Almost every commercial and conventional crops are cultivated here.
A sufficient buffer exists between the organic coffee and the closest conventional crop.
Seawater contains 35,000 to 38,000 parts of salt per million, and researchers believe most conventional crops could not be bred to tolerate levels that high.
As far as scientists can tell, the foods taste the same and are neither more healthful nor more dangerous than conventional crops.
Compared with conventional crops, grapes require less land and reap higher profit per acre.
Experiments conducted by the Soviet space program in the 1970s suggest it is possible to grow conventional crops with the 354-hour light, 354-hour dark cycle.
I'll still rely on conventional crops on the rest of the farm.
Also, they can convert a much higher fraction of their biomass to oil than conventional crops, e.g. 60% versus 2-3% for soybeans.