If you are an organic gardener, chances are you are always looking for better organic farming components for healthier crops. I want to share a few general ideas and tips to help you with your organic gardening.
If you have not been in a grocery store lately, then you are missing a huge trend. You would have to be living under a rock to have not heard about the organic movement. Even the USDA has gotten into the organic farming trend and is pushing for more farmers to try this sensible and sensitive approach to farming. The benefits are far more than the vegetables that reach your table. You might be surprised to learn how beneficial farming organically can be to the environment and your health.
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There are two major components to organic farming. These two components are a ban on the use of pesticides and an agreement to not grow genetically manipulated crops. Yes, agricultural research has come out with vegetables and other crops that are more resistant to pests, diseases and climatic changes but organic farmers and their customers believe that the benefits do not outweigh the significant risks associated with using genetically modified foods.
The ban on genetically altered crops is fairly recent. The other ban on pesticides and chemicals goes back to the 1930s. Even then some researchers were discovering links to illness through the overwhelming use of sprays and chemicals. Many small growers stopped using these chemicals. It was not only beneficial to the people eating the crops but it was also beneficial to the environment. Chemical run off is a huge problem with fields. The chemicals are sprayed onto the crops and then the chemicals seep into the soil and are washed away. The polluted water makes its way into streams and lakes where it can affect millions of people. Local farmers who have chosen to grow their crops organically may lose a certain percentage of their crops to pests but they are saving the environment around them in a huge way.
Organic farming does take work and a lot of education. But if you are a farmer or even just a consumer who wants to know the facts about going organic, then the USDA can help provide you with a wealth of information. There are also numerous websites that are devoted to living organically. You can find information ranging from local farmers growing organically to clothing that is organic. You may decide to embrace the lifestyle wholeheartedly.
