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Compared to conventional agriculture, the energy efficiency of organic farming depends upon crop type and farm size. [96] [126] Two studies – both comparing organically- versus conventionally-farmed apples – declare contradicting results, one saying organic farming is more energy efficient, the other saying conventionally is more efficient.
An organic garden on a school campus. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to organic gardening and farming: . Organic farming – alternative agricultural system that relies on fertilizers of organic origin such as compost, manure, green manure, and bone meal and places emphasis on techniques such as crop rotation and companion planting.
Organic gardening is designed to work with the ecological systems and minimally disturb the Earth's natural balance. Because of this organic farmers have been interested in reduced-tillage methods. Conventional agriculture uses mechanical tillage, [5] which is ploughing or sowing, which is harmful to the environment. The impact of tilling in ...
An organic product is made from materials produced by organic agriculture. Most well known organic products are organic food items, however clothing and personal care items can also be made with organic agriculture. Many countries have strict consumer safety regulations to protect consumers from consuming harmful products.
The term "organic farming" was coined by Walter James (Lord Northbourne), a student of Biodynamic Agriculture, in his book Look to the Land (written in 1939, published 1940). [ 10 ] [ 11 ] In this text, James described a holistic, ecologically balanced approach to farming, "the farm as organism," [ 12 ] basing this on Steiner's agricultural ...
The Organic Foods Production Association of North America (OFPANA) (now the Organic Trade Association), National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Coalition for the Misuse of Pesticides (NCAMP), and Pesticide Action Network (PAN) were at the forefront of establishing a need for this ...
Organic farm weed population and richness was believed to be lower in mid-crop land because of weed-removal methods such as under sowing. [3] Switching from conventional to organic farming often results in a “boom” of weed speciation due to intense chemical change of soil composition from the lack of herbicides and pesticides. Natural plant ...
The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 "requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances which identifies synthetic substances that may be used, and the nonsynthetic substances that cannot be used, in organic production and handling operations."