Small organic growers would no longer have to struggle alone but would have the support of a coordinated, nationwide organization with their best interests in mind.
Not exact matches
No - till, low - input technology has the potential to conserve soil health and support robust vegetable production for
small - scale and low - capital
organic vegetable
growers, reports Gladis Zinati, Ph.D., associate research scientist at Rodale Institute.
This year's program is set to probe critical global issues from Brexit to climate change, explore the growing sustainability movement, delve into new technology available to the wine trade, and shine the spotlight on
small and
organic growers.
This kind of initiative will be positive for our
organic industry in Australia as we have a
smaller grower base.
Just make sure you look out for a certification logo like Australian Certified
Organic or OGA (an
organic certification program specifically for
small growers).
This ranges from
small amounts of produce lovingly grown in members» back yards to large quantities grown by certified
organic growers.
Small organic producers to major
growers, family - run
organic operations to nationwide companies, researchers and policy advocates to distributors and retailers will all come together to advance
organic policy priorities.
According to an industry source, about 80 percent of
organic production currently comes from family farms, and
organic growers (especially in the case of vegetables) produce on
smaller areas than conventional farmers.
Rainbow Valley Orchards (RVO) created a
grower group in the early 1990's to provide
small (1 to 20 - acre)
growers with various benefits, including
organic farming education and
organic certification.
Getting the
organic certification can be highly cost prohibitive for many of the
small growers we work with.
The
organic growers have been seeking to prohibit Monsanto from pursuing patent - protection lawsuits if their crops become cross-contaminated with
small amounts of modified genes.
As much as I like to grow my own food, and to support
small local
organic growers, my family and I still depend on the grocery store for many of the things we eat, especially in the off season.