by martin | Nov 23, 2011 | News - Informative Info.
9. Promote Biodiversity and Beauty in Rural Landscapes. Organic farmers not only encourage biodiversity, they depend on it – both above and below the ground. Experienced organic farmers have learned over many decades that combining multiple crops with livestock and...
by martin | Nov 22, 2011 | News - Informative Info.
8. Improve Water Quality and the Safety of Drinking Water. Rainfall landing on a field of crops will carry a certain amount of soil, nutrients, and chemicals downstream or into underground aquifers. The more chemicals applied per acre, the greater the challenge in...
by martin | Nov 21, 2011 | News - Informative Info.
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, store shelves are stocked with turkeys of all types. It’s important to know, though, that not all turkeys are created equal. Organic turkeys, for example, are cage-free and required to have access to the outdoors. They are...
by martin | Nov 21, 2011 | News - Informative Info.
7. Preserve Local Crop Varieties for Future Generations. Today 50% of all food eaten worldwide comes from four plant species and three animal species. A handful of multi-national corporations own and control over 50% of the world’s seed market. Small organic farms...
by martin | Nov 19, 2011 | News - Informative Info.
6. Give Farm Animals a Healthy Measure of Respect. A significant share of the livestock raised on conventional farms live in crowded, stressful conditions that erode animal health, increase drug dependency, and take away any chance of carrying out natural behaviors....
