The 157 - hectare property of rich, red volcanic soil has been tilled for more than a century,
with synthetic fertilisers first used in the 1960s.
Not exact matches
This year Australian Organic will continue to provide people
with support and information to help them understand that organic products are better for our health and wellbeing, organic farming is so much better for the environment, organic standards demand high levels of animal welfare,
synthetic fertilisers and chemicals are harmful and buying GM free is important.
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With organic certification, not only has the bean grown on farms that don't use
synthetic pesticides,
fertilisers and GM, but farmers also have fair working conditions.
Bilbao describes the advantages of the envisioned concept: «
With our mineral
fertiliser salt and organic soil improver products,
synthetic phosphate
fertilisers are saved and overfertilisation from the application of livestock manure on the agricultural fields is prevented.
With traditional farming practices, the use of
synthetic chemical
fertilisers and pesticides can often lead to serious groundwater pollution.