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Organic Farming



Organic farming is described as a form of agriculture that relies on techniques such as crop rotation, green manure, compost and biological pest control to maintain soil productivity and control pest on a farm. Organic farming excludes or strictly limits the use of manufactured fertilizers, pesticide, plant growth regulators, food additives and genetically modified organisms.

Organic agriculture has been around for thousands of years. However after the industrial revolution and the introduction of inorganic methods, with some even having side effects, the organic movement began in the 1940s as a reaction to agriculture's growing reliance on synthetic fertilizers.

Organic Agriculture emphasizes closed nutrients cycles, biodiversity, and effective soil management providing the capacity to mitigate and even reverse the effects of climate change. Organic agriculture can decrease fossil fuel emissions and, like any well managed agricultural system, sequesters carbon in the soil. The elimination of synthetic nitrogen in organic system decreases fossil fuel consumption by 33 percent and carbon sequestration takes CO2 out of the atmosphere by putting it in the soil in the form of organic matter which is often lost in conventionally managed soils.

Efforts such as Farmers Markets allow, independent farmers to sell their produce directly retail, and with the constant interest of a large portion of the population on organic grown produce, cutting out the middle man, and therefore getting a better profit than if the sold it wholesale and providing fresher items to the public. It is also important to note that Organic Farming often require more labor than traditional farming, therefore it provides rural jobs.

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