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Organic Farming & Gardening

             Organic and sustainable are favorite buzz words right now. It is important that you understand what these terms mean so that you can make the best decisions for yourself and your garden. All produce labeled “organic” must be certified by the USDA. The USDA states that organic certified food animals have been grown without antibiotics or growth hormones and that plants have fewer pesticides than other traditionally grown produce. Organic farmers cannot use GMO seeds. Organic farmers are also supposed to use crop rotation and other methods to help with soil erosion and soil health. Sustainable Farming is not a certified term and can hold many similarities to organic farming. Sustainable farming mimics the natural world as much as possible. Here is an example, in organic gardening you can use a pesticide made from chrysanthemums (pyrethrin compounds) it is used for controlling aphids, potato beetles, leafhoppers, etc., but it also kills ladybugs, lacewings and honeybees which are beneficial to your garden not to mention poisoning aquatic life and birds. In sustainable farming if you have an aphid problem (or ideally before you have an aphid problem) you would import or attract ladybugs which eat the aphids. Both valid pest control options for organic farmers but one is sustainable and one is not.

             These little differences are the reason why it is really important to know exactly where your food comes from. If you know the farmer and their beliefs and their farming methods you can be comfortable with your food and how it is grown. When you buy organic food at the grocery store that can mean a lot of different things and sometimes it doesn’t mean what you think.

             On our website we tend toward the sustainable options of organic farming. You should evaluate your beliefs and decide for yourself which methods will work best for you and your family. Sustainability can take time, so often people will start out organic because it allows them some easy measures in the interim until they can create a fully sustainable eco-system.

             Because sustainable farming is creating a self-sustaining eco-system it will require less input into the soil and allow you a more profitable garden.

             We believe that they key to a healthy earth is sustainability and not labels. Every sustainable piece of land helps save the earth.

By not planting your plants in rows but in small blocks you are mimicking nature keeping more moisture in the ground.

Going organic

Is it more than a buzz word?

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