Overthepastcoupleofyears,thepriceforhealthcareandunemploymenthasincrease,andour economycontinuestostruggles.OrganicFarmingforhealthandprosperitycomesatagoodtime whentheworldfacesurgentneedsandoffersasolutiontohelpimportantproblemsimprove Organicfarmingprovidesbenefits,producefood,fiber,andfeed.Organicfarminghelpsmakes healthyfood,healthyplants,healthysoil,andahealthyenvironment.Organicfarmingisbecoming moreandmorepopularwithahealthierlifestyleandenvironment,andconsumersarechangingtheir eatinghabits.Itisaformofagriculturethatareusingdifferenttechniques.Organicfarming promotesproductivityintheecosystemandpromotesanimalwelfareThemarketshowmore content...
Itissaidthatfarmingwhoproduceorganicproductsanduseonlyorganicmethodsharvestlesser producecomparedtofarmerswhousetheconventionalwaysoffarmingOrganicproductsdo requiremorelandthanperunitofproductgenerateshighnitrogenleaching,ammoniaemissions. Organicfarmingrequiresthefarmerstobeveryskilledwhenitcomestoorganicfarming.They havetobeabletoknowaboutthedifferentmethodsoforganicfarmingaswellastheapplications neededtogrowfoodorganically.Farmerswhowantstotransitionfromconventionalfarmingto organicfarmingcanbeverychallengingItisabletoofferbenefitstotheenvironmentandtothe
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OrganicFoods
"Youarewhatyoueat",orsotheysay.Intoday'ssupermarkets,organicfoodsareeverywhere.Not onlyarethereorganicfruitsandvegetables,buttherearealsoorganicdairyproducts,organicmeats, organicconveniencefoods,organicwine,beer,coffee,teaandevenclothesmadewithorganic cotton.Allofthesechoiceshavemadeorganicfoodsthe"fastest–growingsegmentofthegrocery industry."TheOrganicTradeAssociation(OTA),inits"BusinessFacts"factsheetavailableat wwwotacom,citesNaturalFoodsMerchandiser,atrademagazine,asmeasuringorganicindustry growthat20percentorgreaterforthepastnineyears.ApproximatelytwopercentoftheU.S.food supplyisgrownusingorganicmethods.Inshowmorecontent
Manyofthechemicalsusedtogrowandprocessfoodtodayhavegreatlyexpeditedtheentirefood productionprocess.However,ResearchersandScientistsinthepastreliedsolelyontheefficiency aspectoftheprocesswithlittleregardtoanylong–termhealthaffectspotentiallyresultingfromthe intakeofsuchfoods,especiallywiththeyoungerpopulationwhoseimmunesystemismoreproneto ailment.
Oneofthemainprinciplesoforganicfarmingisthecultivationofproductswithouttheuseof harmfulchemicalsandadditivesThisuseofchemicals,bothpastandpresent,hasledto"Factory Farming,"apopulartermdescribingthemassquantitiesoffoodproducedthroughoutthetwentieth century.Theriseofthesefactory–producedfoodscausedthedeclineofsmallscaleandfamily ownedfarmsHowever,themorerecentriseinawarenessandwavesofenvironmentalism,organic farms,smallandlargearebackontopandoftenbenefitlocalcommunities,landandespeciallythe peoplewhofarmthem(B.Wyland,PersonalCommunication,1,March,2005).
ThewordOrganicitselfdescribesawayofgrowingfood.It'saformofagriculturethataroseinthe lastcenturyinresponsetotheincreasinguseofsyntheticandoftentoxicchemicalstogrowfood TheNationalOrganicStandardsBoard(NOSB),agovernmentaladvisorypaneltotheNational OrganicProgram,wrotethiscondenseddefinitionoforganicfarmingin
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