Sentences with phrase «organic practices»

The natural ingredients are grown using organic practices, which earn the food the label of being certified organic.

When grown with organic practices, ancient grains are also easy on the planet.

To learn more about organic practices in general, this in - depth guide should do the trick — organic food is a green basic, after all.

He is very happy to share his knowledge and enthusiasm for organic practices.

Some follow organic practices but opt to avoid the paperwork involved.

Furthermore, organic practices support the health and welfare of animals that aren't continually confined.

I also completed a summer apprenticeship program at a local farm learning about organic practices.

It is not certified organic although they claim to use many organic practices.

These wineries embrace organic practices and simply have not sought out the certification or they do not promote the fact that they are organic.

While many organic farms were or are helped by initial grants or other funding, some will require continued effort to preserve and advance organic practices.

She talks about art school as an optional path, an experience that provides a creative «fertilizer,» but makes art into a less organic practice.

The research also highlighted the role that adapting organic practices could have in improving local education and community cooperation.

Consumers continue to demand transparency about the source of their food, whether it is to ensure humane treatment of animals or organic practices in raising livestock.

In partnership with development agencies and donors, regional membership and like - minded institutions, IFOAM - Organics International promotes the adoption of organic practices as sustainable solutions to poverty, food insecurity, soil erosion, biodiversity decline and climate change.

By using certified organic practices to nourish the soil and what grows out of the ground, we can ensure only the best flows out of our Partner Farms» cows.

Started in 1981 to study what happens during the transition from chemical to organic agriculture, the FST surprised a food community that still scoffed at organic practices.

Crucially, even if small - scale organic practices did prove sufficiently productive, more agricultural labor would be needed, perhaps encouraging (or requiring) many people to move back to the countryside.

«This makes the clearest, strongest argument we've yet seen in a reputable publication like this for adopting organic practices,» said Laura Batcha, Executive Director of the Organic Trade Association.

Bostock New Zealand uses sustainable organic practices to preserve and enhance New Zealand's fertile soils, rivers and underground aquifer for future generations to enjoy.

Common organic practices also contribute to adaptation.

We all know the price of food has precious little to do with what farmers are paid, but if sufficient quantity and moderate price can't be achieved with our current organic practices, what must we learn and adopt to make it happen?

OTA's focus was to ensure that proposed food safety regulations reflect the law and fully take into account organic practices.

However, the research plan does not include research on agricultural production practices, including organic practices, that have a demonstrated impact on pollinator health

The intention was an attempt to align organic practice with consumer expectations; the reality was an expectation that consumers would distinguish between differing standards offered by different certification bodies, which in retrospect seems naïve and was certainly unsuccessful.

Participants of the OAAEA will be able to extend their collaboration skills and promote the uptake of environmentally sound organic practices.

While working part - time at the university's organic dairy farm, Jarrod saw the positive effect organic practices had in the health and the temperament of the cows.

Organic standards define organic practices.

Fields Farm was one of the first to become certified organic and persuaded other farmers not only to switch fields from soy and corn to fruits and vegetables but to also try organic practices.

(Guinda, CA) Full Belly Farm has used organic practices since 1985 and is certified by California Certified Organic Farmers.

We are also committed to supporting earth friendly and organic practices by offering a selection of Organic, Fair Trade and Rainforest Alliance coffees.

Biodynamic vintners start with these same organic practices, but they also consider the whole ecosystem of the vineyard in growing their grapes, including more obscure factors such as lunar cycles.

A soothing, natural lip balm made with beeswax from happy bees, raised using organic practices from an urban beehive project.

Many small, local farmers are following strict organic practices yet do not exhibit the USDA organic stamp.

A paper in this week's issue of Nature reinforces the argument that a hybrid path in agriculture — incorporating both industrial - style production and organic practices where they make sense — gives the best chance of feeding some 9 billion people by midcentury with the fewest regrets.

Our research department is committed to building healthy soil through organic practices and establishing research projects that...

The study found that organic practices outperformed traditional methods and chemical - intensive conventional farming and also found strong environmental benefits such as improved soil fertility, better retention of water and resistance to drought.

«Atmospheric deposition» — the transfer of pollutants from the air to the earth — has nothing to do with organic practices per se but is, rather, the result of industrial processes beyond the farmer's control.

The organic standards encourage farmers to replenish soils on site, via manure or crop rotations or no - till agriculture, or other organic practices.

Safeguarding the integrity of organic practices in the finished product, the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) prohibits the use of toxic inputs in the processing of finished organic apparel and textiles.

KAMUT ®, which means «wheat» in ancient Egyptian, is trademarked to ensure that it's always grown with certified organic practices and never genetically modified.

Started in 1981 to study what happens during the transition from chemical to organic agriculture, the FST surprised a food community that still scoffed at organic practices.

Conscientious Inventory Consumers continue to demand transparency about the source of their food, whether it is to ensure humane treatment of animals or organic practices in raising livestock.

It was only for land use where Fairtrade cotton's cost was a little high as the yield for organic practices for cotton per acre is lower than conventional.»

«This makes the clearest, strongest argument we've yet seen in a reputable publication like this for adopting organic practices,» states Laura Batcha, executive director of the Organic Trade Association.

Livestock raised following organic practices are not pumped up with antibiotics but just treated when needed.

The Dirt on Biodegradable Plastics: Are they compatible with organic practices?

This CSA program, Farm Fresh Healthy Living of Forsyth County, N.C., was developed, administered, and evaluated by a partnership of university researchers, Experiment in Self Reliance Inc., a community nonprofit agency, and Harmony Ridge Farms, a Forsyth County, N.C., farm using organic practices.

ll, If people followed the organic practices you show, millions would die of hunger around the world.

This means that we should eat meat only from animals raised on pasture rather than confinement operations, eat vegetables grown on a small scale using organic practices, and buy both, whenever possible, from local farmers.