Organic Farming Garden Nursery Landscaping Guide
Organic Farming For Healthy Food
By Pixie Matthews
If you have not been in a grocery store lately, then you are
missing a huge trend. You would have to be living under a rock
to have not heard about the organic movement. Even the USDA has
gotten into the organic farming trend and is pushing for more
farmers to try this sensible and sensitive approach to farming.
The benefits are far more than the vegetables that reach your
table. You might be surprised to learn how beneficial farming
organically can be to the environment and your health.
Differences Between Commercial And Organic Farming
Commercial and organic farming differ. The first is in the use
of pesticides. Agricultural research has led to heartier crops
but has also led to the use of pesticides that may not be healthy
for people in the long run.
Even the animals raised commercially are often pumped full of
chemicals to make them grow faster and develop more muscle and
fat. Organic farmers do not use these methods, instead opting
to grow plants and animals naturally without hormones or pesticides.
The ban on genetically altered crops is fairly recent. The other
ban on pesticides and chemicals goes back to the 1930s. Even then,
some researchers were discovering links to illness through the
overwhelming use of sprays and chemicals. Many small growers stopped
using these chemicals.
Chemical Runoff Ends Up In Our Rivers And Streams
It was not only beneficial to the people eating the crops but
it was also beneficial to the environment. Chemical run off is
a huge problem with fields. The chemicals are sprayed onto the
crops and then the chemicals seep into the soil and are washed
away.
The polluted water makes its way into streams and lakes where
it can affect millions of people. Local farmers who have chosen
to grow their crops organically may lose a certain percentage
of their crops to pests but they are saving the environment around
them in a huge way.
Finding Out More Information On Organic Farming
If you are not quite convinced that organic farming is right
for you as a farmer, then you may need to seek out additional
information. The USDA can provide you with guidelines for growing
organically and can let you know the strict criteria for labeling
a crop as organic.
It may just seem like a passing trend to you initially but eventually
you will come to realize how vast the organic movement is and
how passionate people are for produce and crops that they can
consume without worry. Making the switch will not be easy but
it will be rewarding.
About the Author:
Pixie Matthews has written a number of articles on gardening and
landscaping including Organic
Vegetable Gardening, Vegetable
Gardening Tips, Spring
Vegetable Gardening, Compost
For Your Vegetable Garden, Vegetable
Gardening Tricks.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Little Known Farming Facts....
What is farming?
Farming is actually referred to as agriculture.
The practice of agriculture has been around for roughly 10,000
years. It encompasses livestock, plants, fuels, pharmaceuticals
and even illegal drugs and exotic products. Farms produce most
of the products that you would typically find in a home.
From the trees grown on farms for building
purposes to the herbs that you season your food with, agriculture
has a monumental impact on everyone's daily lives. It is hard
to be entirely self-sustaining. At one point or another you have
to buy something that is agriculturally produced that you cannot
provide for yourself. There are only a few places in the entire
world that agriculture does not take place. Science has played
a remarkable role in how farms have changed their planting and
growing techniques.
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