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According to Encylopedia.com organic farming
is the practice of raising plants—especially
fruits and vegetables, but ornamentals as well—
without the use of synthetic pesticides,
herbicides, or fertilizers. In the United States,
as elsewhere, awareness of the environmental
damage and threats to health caused by DDT,
dieldrin, and other insecticides and by the
excessive use of chemical fertilizers has
fostered interest in organic gardening,
particularly among home gardeners. Organic
gardeners use short-lived, biodegradable
pest-killers or biological pest control and prefer
manure for fertilizer. Organic farming on a large
scale is both difficult and costly, but a small,
steady market for organically grown, or
“natural,” foods supports a limited commercial
effort in the United States.
Organically grown foods are grown without synthetic
fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, or fumigants. In
addition they are not irradiated or genetically modified
organisms. Organic Farmers use earth friendly techniques
to grow produce that is safer and healthier. By utilizing
such methods as natural fertilizers, crop rotation and
integrated pest management organic farmers protect our
air, water supplies and soil from pollution. Organic farming
is also healthier for the farmers that work on the land.
Organically grown produce is more nutritious and safer to
eat, especially for children. Pesticides are poisons and the
"allowable" level of pesticides is based on an adult weight.
The average child receives four times more exposure to
"allowable" pesticides than an adult.
All of Country Organics produce is registered by a third
party organization in accordance with the USDA
guidelines. Organic registration assures the consumer that
the produce has been grown and handled according to
strict regulations. This is your guarantee that you will
receive the most wholesome chemical free seasonal
produce available on the market.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
defines sustainable agriculture as
Environmentally friendly methods of farming
that allow the production of crops or livestock
without damage to the farm as an ecosystem,
including effects on soil, water supplies,
biodiversity, or other surrounding natural
resources. The concept of sustainable
agriculture is an "intergenerational" one in
which we pass on a conserved or improved
natural resource base instead of one which has
been depleted or polluted. Terms often
associated with farms or ranches that are
self-sustaining include "low-input," organic,
"ecological," "biodynamic," and "permaculture."
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