Area of Focus: Organic Farming

Created: Jan 05, 2007
Updated: May 31, 2007

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Organic Farming

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food production, produce, ecological health, standards, labels, hormones, pesticides, synthetic fertilizer, food diversity, whole system agriculture, plant cultivation, low-impact, gardening, horticulture, farmer's markets, safe processing and packaging, markets, farm income, crop yield, organic production standards, farmer's markets, soil conservation, small organic farming

Organic farming is the practice of producing crops and livestock without the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and other chemicals, and is an approach to agriculture where the aim is to create integrated, humane, environmentally sustainable agricultural production systems. Organic farming systems rely on crop rotations, crop residues, animal manures, legumes, off-farm organic wastes, mechanical cultivation, and biological pest control to maintain soil productivity, to supply nutrients to plants, and to control weeds and pests.

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tros 4 months ago

I would like to suggest another area of focus be added within Agriculture...alongside organics and permaculture, which would be biodynamics. It is different to these even though similar. There are many Biodynamic organisations worldwide, which make it signficantly different to organic farming and gardening. PLease take alook at www.howtosavetheworld.co.nz which is a film of how Biodynamicss is being accepted in thousands of Indian villages. Iain (tros)

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tnchig 7 months ago

I am glad you were quick to point on that aspect - it is natureness; but can you say whether the picture is organic or inorganic? It is very important to define that one way or the other.

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wen2li3 7 months ago

I don't see the advantage of adding color or adjusting formatting on this or any other Area of Focus portal. I really, really like the way Facebook has chosen to identify groups, people, events and everything else through a main image and fields for various kinds of information. I'm afraid that the custom content for this page distracts from the (I predict) most used content - the "Connections" box.

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