The plant strengthening agent being
used by the organic farmer contained DDAC as an undeclared, and illegal, ingredient.
Farmers who are not organic can and do use all fertilizers and soil amendments
used by organic farmers.
Not exact matches
We work directly with
farmers and cooperatives, many of whom are Rainforest Alliance Fair Trade Certified and all our
farmers use organic and ethical farming methods which are accredited
by Ecocert and the UK Soil Association.
We
use only certified
organic Muscabado whole cane sugar in the fermentation of our vinegar, grown
by a cooperative of small scale family
farmers in the Philippines.
Thanks to products that have been approved for
use by Australian
Organic under the Australian Certified
Organic Standard brands like Seasol have been able to assist
organic farmers and home gardeners grow fresh
organic produce.
Produced
by a cooperative of small
farmers who practice an ancient method of removing impurities from
organic whole cane juice
by using wild - crafted herbs and then sun drying.
They describe
organic approaches like those
used by cocoa
farmers in Sulawesi, and GM approaches like those being developed
by Florida citrus
farmers.
Commonly
used by farmers to control weeds, and Landcare groups to kill grass and weeds before tree planting, many don't have any qualms about
using glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup ® — but not the Storti's and thousands of other
organic farmers.
Le Moulin du Pivert's factory makes its
organic cookies without palm oil and supports small local
organic farmers by using fair trade ingredients from development programmes (France).
(Guinda, CA) Full Belly Farm has
used organic practices since 1985 and is certified
by California Certified
Organic Farmers.
Other shifts include the USDA issuing a directive saying that
farmers could
use pesticides on
organic crops if «after a reasonable effort» they determined it didn't contain any chemicals restricted
by the
organic labeling rule.
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.
But this same protein actually has been regularly
used for years as a spray even
by organic farmers,» he added.
They describe
organic approaches like those
used by cocoa
farmers in Sulawesi, and GM approaches like those being developed
by Florida citrus
farmers.
Since
organic dairy
farmers are prohibited from administering growth hormones
used by factory dairy farms, they have less output — or you know, the normal amount of milk a normal cow should be producing.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) dictates that
organic foods must be produced
by farmers who «emphasize the
use of renewable resources and the conservation of soil and water to enhance the environmental quality for future generations.»
By supporting
organic dairy
farmers, we ensure that the cows have quality access to pasture without the
use of antibiotics or growth hormones.
Start with
organic coffee beans, produced
by farmers who don't
use pesticides.
This week's recipe comes from Melissa's Everyday Cooking with
Organic Produce
by Cathy Thomas, a book that makes
using that
organic produce you find at the
farmer's market even easier.
USDA
Organic Seal: The USDA
Organic Seal indicates that 100 % of the ingredients in this product are produced
by certified
organic farmers who emphasize the
use of renewable resources and the conservation of soil and water to enhance environmental quality for future generations.
You'll discover an enthusiastic tourism office, a Saturday morning village square
farmers» market where you can buy the
organic vegetables grown
by the locals
using traditions time almost forgot, rustic, handmade garden furniture for sale, a local bakery, ancient burial grounds, an
organic restaurant and a couple of places to stay.
sir no doubt
organic pesticides are very effective in controlling most of the plant diseases and pests vizaviz protecting the envirinment but the most important drawback is that it cant be
used on a small patch surrounded
by inorganically treated crops / fields, so the way out is to popularize the
use of
organics among
farmers as a holestic approach.
CATA will develop a series of workshops around nutrition, engage with
organic farmers in the Bridgeton area, set up an an
organic farmers» market that is easily accessible, and finally cultivate a plot of land to be
used by our membership to grow their own food that they can bring home to their families as well as sell their produce.
Developing countries — where
farmers may not have access to expensive fertilizers — could almost triple their yield
by using organic methods without putting extra farmland into production.
you've made two points in particular that i think are spot - on: the fact that small,
organic farmers are more likely to
use bio-diesel and / or alternative fuels in bringing their produce to market, especially in the bay area where the Salon piece focused, and also that the storage time post-harvest for the wholesalers is not insignificant from a carbon footprint angle
by any means.
Scientists have known since the 1920s that
organic fertilizers
used by farmers to supplement conventional systems — composted animal manure, rock phosphates, fish emulsions, guano, wood ashes, etc. — further contaminate topsoil with varying concentrations of heavy metals.
Organically grown food, while a preferable choice for green shoppers in grocery stores and
farmers markets, isn't necessarily the same thing as food grown
using smart carbon farming practices, and though the two aren't mutually exclusive, demand for
organics is driven more
by marketing, while the other is still a bit of a mystery to the average person.
But I've started
by using some
organic foods & buying from local
farmers (in the summer).