Sentences with phrase «organic farming because»

While there are restrictions on use of raw manure in U.S. organic farming because of concern over bacteria, no such rules are in place regarding antibiotics or hormones.

The couple started organic farming because they wanted to make cheaper organic food available to more people, locally.

We support organic farming because it is good for the environment and the juice from pure ingredients is tasty and fresh.

«I think making people aware of the possibilities of organic farming and the organic movement was his strong suit and a number of people were encouraged to start organic farming because of him.

Pimentel noted that although cash crops can not be grown as frequently over time on organic farms because of the dependence on cultural practices to supply nutrients and control pests and because labor costs average about 15 percent higher in organic farming systems, the higher prices that organic foods command in the marketplace still make the net economic return per acre either equal to or higher than that of conventionally produced crops.

Not exact matches

organic responsibly farmed salmon or organic baby kale because it hadn't considered that maybe customers would prefer to pay less.

Still, it's not as if Whole Foods was charging more for organic responsibly farmed salmon or organic baby kale because it hadn't considered that maybe customers would prefer to pay less.

But now, because of organic permaculture farming systems, you can buy some bush foods — such as the bush tomato — by the ton.

I don't buy organic wheat because I trust conventional farming (we don't all spray with Roundup before harvest).

Furthermore, organic growers and handlers are inspected at least once a year, and ingredients and products can be tracked from the farm to the grocery store shelf because of the traceability requirements included in organic regulations.

Humility also descends form HUMUS: that is why this word chosen, because from the network» associations «point of view organic farming means defending the soil's organic fertility, the environment, nature and the dignity of its inhabitants.

Just because a product says «organic» or UTZ certified (sustainable farming), it doesn't necessarily mean it's healthier or contains less sugar.

Wild blueberries contain less sugar per serving, are twice as high in antioxidants, and are even usually always grown without pesticides and herbicides, even if they're not organic because they're wild harvested and not subjected to traditional farming methods.

«There's a lot of juggling and organising with the organic side of the business because farm management has to abide by the Australian Certified Organic Standard,» Jason says.

Because industrial agriculture was on the rise and milk prices were unrealistically low to sustain family farming, Straus saw an exciting opportunity — Create an organic marketplace; one which reflected the true costs of production and promoted responsible land stewardship, offering a viable, principled, sustainable business model for small dairy farms.

We seek organic certification because we feel that a third - party certification system helps consumers more easily identify and support farms that use sustainable growing practices.

The review of relevant research conducted by Stolze et al. (2000) concludes that under European conditions organic agriculture has beneficial effects on the characteristics of soil organic matter because the soil organic carbon content is higher on organically farmed soils than on conventional ones.

In many cases, heirloom plants do meet the guidelines of the USDA's National Organic Program because they are typically grown by small - scale gardeners who have adopted organic farming practices.

We use high quality organic ingredients because they contain more antioxidant nutrients + are farmed without the use of harmful pesticides.

We grow and buy certified organic wheat because we believe that organic farming will help to preserve the quality of our soils and water and to maintain the health of our rural communities.

Farming organically can significantly increase their costs because they can only use organic inputs (such as certified organic animal feed) or manually weed - so why not support their efforts?

There's no one so ungrateful as someone who is already on the receiving end of tremendous generosity, and one lady wrote in to Dear Prudence today to complain about the fact that her sister was only giving her tens of thousands of dollars worth of free childcare, because that dastardly sister was not also operating a free local, organic, farm - to - table restaurant for her niece.

We only choose the freshest ingredients from certified organic farms — no fillers, added sugar or salt, or artificial preservatives of any kind — because we want the best and will only feed your baby food that we would eat ourselves.

She will also eat only organic food because she is solely reliant on subsistence farming to support her and her family's nutritional needs.

You didn't buy the organic, farm - raised, non-GMO, grain - fed, etc., etc., etc. chicken because regular Perdue was on sale

Other families choose organic because they feel it is a more responsible way to farm and maintains a healthier environment.

U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists grew weeds in three sites: an organic farm in western Maryland, a park in a suburb of Baltimore, and in downtown Baltimore, which is choked with smog and about 3 to 4 degrees warmer than the surrounding countryside because of the urban heat island effect.

This waste contains fertilizers, and its production has increased over the last years because of intensive farming and has been traditionally used in soils as an organic amendment.

We've all heard proponents of conventional agriculture claim that organic farming is a recipe for global starvation because it produces lower yields.

Because organic agriculture produces on average only half the yield of crops per unit of land as conventional farming, any mass conversion to organic would end up using much more land.

The opportunity to pour carbon back into the soil exists because farming over the past century has depleted its levels of organic carbon, Rice notes.

Because of the lower yields with typical organic farming, the amount of energy required to deliver a consumer - worthy product is typically higher but also depends on how hardy (Potatoes?)

The research farm at Beaumont is suitable for the study, Zhou noted, because it met the criteria to be certified organic in 2012 and has been maintained as such since.

«In severe drought conditions, which are expected to increase with climate change, organic farms have the potential to produce high yields because of the higher water - holding capacity of organically farmed soils,» Reganold said.

In early June, a farmer in southern England used weed killer to destroy 26 acres of engineered oilseed rape produced by a biotech company called AgrEvo, because his farm's trustees were opposed to the trials and were worried that the rape might contaminate nearby organic crops.

Protect the Environment - CSA farms are often organic, and because they grow many types of fruits and vegetables (not just a single crop like large industrial farms) they promote a more balanced ecosystem.

Because organic farming doesn't use fossil fuel fertilizers, it keeps an enormous amount of greenhouse gas from ever entering our environment.

This is because organic or not, the estrogen content in all dairy can vary considerably depending on where you get the dairy from, and how dairy farming is carried out in your particular area.

If you can't go organic because it's too expensive or it isn't available in your area, consider purchasing your meat from a local farm.

«I like organic - free range eggs because I like knowing that I am supporting local farmers and that the eggs I'm eating are not coming from a commercial farm with abused chickens.

Wild blueberries contain less sugar per serving, are twice as high in antioxidants, and are even usually always grown without pesticides and herbicides, even if they're not organic because they're wild harvested and not subjected to traditional farming methods.

So, I ordered some from my very favorite source, Tropical Traditions, because I know they only have the highest quality organic produce that comes from small family farms in rural southwestern Wisconsin.

Neither study involved the use of grass - fed organic meats, which is critical because hormones and pesticides used in livestock farming also have negative long - term effects on patient health.

So generalizing that all farmers do the bare minimum to sell organic milk may not be fair but to the consumer it doesn't matter if some of the organic dairy farmers are using good practices because the milk will get mixed in with farms of lower standards.

I had been hanging onto carrots and parsnips because I worked on an organic carrot and parsnip farm, as soon as those went out my blood sugar stabilized and my moon time returned in all of its glory!

Because the availability of organic lamb and bison bones is limited, they are not certified organic, however all of the lamb and bison bones come from 100 % pasture raised animals and independently - owned small family farms.

Being organic is central to everything we do because it is the fairest, purest method of farming.

Our products are clean because being organic means that no chemicals can be used in the farming processes that make our ingredients.

Now when humans get rid of GMOs because they're not labeled, they have to do some strategy, buy organic, they switch to whole food, more or less processed foods, and so that introduces potential co-factors to explain the improvements but then on the farm when they take cows and pigs and they substitute GM corn or soy with non-GM soy or corn the same improvements occur as described by the humans as described by the purity and public studies inflicted on by the American Academy.

Unfortunately, many Americans are deficient in organic minerals because modern farming, pesticides and herbicides have destroyed and depleted the soil.