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Organic cultivation of mixed vegetables in Capay, California Organic farming in Virginia, USA. "Organic agriculture is a production system that sustains the health of soils, ecosystems and people. It relies on ecological processes, biodiversity and cycles adapted to local conditions, rather than the use of inputs with adverse effects. Organic ...
Wildcrafting (also known as foraging) is the practice of harvesting plants from their natural, or 'wild' habitat, primarily for food or medicinal purposes. It applies to uncultivated plants wherever they may be found, and is not necessarily limited to wilderness areas.
Rice was the most valuable agricultural crop in the world in 2016. It was third to sugarcane and maize (corn) in quantity produced. This is a rice field in Cambodia.
Organic food sales have grown by 17 to 20 percent a year in the early 2000s [141] while sales of conventional food have grown only about 2 to 3 percent a year. [142] The US organic market grew 9.5% in 2011, breaking the $30bn barrier for the first time, and continued to outpace sales of non-organic food. [137]
Chicken litter, which consists of chicken manure and bedding, is an organic fertilizer that has been proposed to be superior for conditioning soil for harvest to synthetic fertilizers. [14] It contains similar minerals to other manures, while also having trace amounts of copper, zinc, magnesium, boron, and chloride. [13]
The organic textures, shapes and materials of this wooden table tray make it look like it costs way more than just 25 bucks. Designed wolden handles, wooden knot imperfections and an organic color ...
Light harvesting materials harvest solar energy that can then be converted into chemical energy through photochemical processes. [1] Synthetic light harvesting materials are inspired by photosynthetic biological systems such as light harvesting complexes and pigments that are present in plants and some photosynthetic bacteria. [1]
Police are investigating the online footprint of the 15-year-old girl who allegedly opened fire with a handgun at her Madison, Wisconsin, Christian school, killing a teacher and another student.