Organic Food/Farming
Organic agriculture produces products using methods that preserve the environment and avoid most synthetic materials, such as pesticides and antibiotics (USDA)
Common practices designed to minimize the human impact on the environment, while ensuring the agricultural system operates as naturally as possible (European Commission)
Organic Food/Farming
It is a system that relies on ecosystem
management rather than external agricultural
inputs. It is a system that begins to consider
potential environmental and social impacts by
eliminating the use of synthetic inputs, such as
synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, veterinary
drugs, genetically modified seeds and breeds,
preservatives, additives and irradiation. These
are replaced with site-specific management
practices that maintain and increase long-term
soil fertility and prevent pest and diseases. (FAO:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
To keep and build good soil structure and fertility
To control pests, diseases and weeds
Soft-bodied insects (mites, aphids, mealybugs):
Mix one tablespoon canola oil and a few drops of Ivory soap into a quart of water. Shake well and pour into a spray bottle. Spray plant from above down, and from below up to get the underside of the leaves. The oil smothers the insects.
Cover Crops or Green Manures
Cover crops and green manures are basically the same term. When these plants are alive they are cover crops. When the plants are decaying they are green manures. Green manuring has all the soil benefits of classic composting, plus other benefits:
The roots of certain legume green manures can supply tons of free atmospheric nitrogen per acre to the topsoil
All green manures supply extra organic matter to feed and breed beneficial soil organisms for soil fertility and soil health
Organic Farming
Resistant Crops Genetic diversity
Careful use of water Animal husbandry International standards

Organic Food/Farming Organic agriculture produces products using methods that preserve the environment and avoid most synthetic materials, such as pesticides and antibiotics (USDA) Common practices designed to minimize the human impact on the environment, while ensuring the agricultural system operates as naturally as possible (European Commission)Organic Food/Farming It is a system that relies on ecosystemmanagement rather than external agriculturalinputs. It is a system that begins to considerpotential environmental and social impacts byeliminating the use of synthetic inputs, such assynthetic fertilizers and pesticides, veterinarydrugs, genetically modified seeds and breeds,preservatives, additives and irradiation. Theseare replaced with site-specific managementpractices that maintain and increase long-termsoil fertility and prevent pest and diseases. (FAO:Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)To keep and build good soil structure and fertilityTo control pests, diseases and weedsSoft-bodied insects (mites, aphids, mealybugs):Mix one tablespoon canola oil and a few drops of Ivory soap into a quart of water. Shake well and pour into a spray bottle. Spray plant from above down, and from below up to get the underside of the leaves. The oil smothers the insects.Cover Crops or Green Manures Cover crops and green manures are basically the same term. When these plants are alive they are cover crops. When the plants are decaying they are green manures. Green manuring has all the soil benefits of classic composting, plus other benefits: The roots of certain legume green manures can supply tons of free atmospheric nitrogen per acre to the topsoil All green manures supply extra organic matter to feed and breed beneficial soil organisms for soil fertility and soil healthOrganic FarmingResistant Crops Genetic diversityCareful use of water Animal husbandry International standards
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