Well, who wouldn't prefer to consume organic products as much as money allows?
Of course, we are what we eat and thus it is generally preferable not to consume chemical fertilizers and even less the common pesticides.
The following is an idea that I, as an ex-farmer, carry for some time: Looking beyond organic farming.
The problem:
There is a difference between organic and ecologic farming. For example, in the avocado fields where I used to work we used to import special organic fertilizers from overseas. Good for the trees and bad for earth. Why you may ask? Well, from the ecologic perspective the introduction of foreign materials to the local systems can have unpredictable outcomes. From minor changes to the local balance to the introduction of diseases that the local populations are not immuned.
This is just one example. There are many others where this came from. What I'd like to emphasize and bring forward is the idea that organic farming is not enough. Let us bring a new term to the world, ecologic farming. By this I mean farming that takes in consideration not only the needs of man but also the needs of earth. And sometimes puts the latter over the former? Just a thought.
In Australia I used to visit farms where over farming reduced the amount of bush land to the point where local fauna disappeared (I am sure this is not only a problem in Oz, no offense, great country and wonderful people). An ecologic aware farming would have added into the equation small, fence less, corridors of suitable bush. So ecologic farming is not necessarily a direct extension of organic farming.
There is more to it but the general idea is clear. In the same way that we nowadays return from the markets with bags full of organic food we may in the future find ourselves proudly returning with bags full of 'ecologically safe' food.
Now there is a need to push this idea forward. If you agree please help me spread the news...
Till next time.
Of course, we are what we eat and thus it is generally preferable not to consume chemical fertilizers and even less the common pesticides.
The following is an idea that I, as an ex-farmer, carry for some time: Looking beyond organic farming.
The problem:
There is a difference between organic and ecologic farming. For example, in the avocado fields where I used to work we used to import special organic fertilizers from overseas. Good for the trees and bad for earth. Why you may ask? Well, from the ecologic perspective the introduction of foreign materials to the local systems can have unpredictable outcomes. From minor changes to the local balance to the introduction of diseases that the local populations are not immuned.
This is just one example. There are many others where this came from. What I'd like to emphasize and bring forward is the idea that organic farming is not enough. Let us bring a new term to the world, ecologic farming. By this I mean farming that takes in consideration not only the needs of man but also the needs of earth. And sometimes puts the latter over the former? Just a thought.
In Australia I used to visit farms where over farming reduced the amount of bush land to the point where local fauna disappeared (I am sure this is not only a problem in Oz, no offense, great country and wonderful people). An ecologic aware farming would have added into the equation small, fence less, corridors of suitable bush. So ecologic farming is not necessarily a direct extension of organic farming.
There is more to it but the general idea is clear. In the same way that we nowadays return from the markets with bags full of organic food we may in the future find ourselves proudly returning with bags full of 'ecologically safe' food.
Now there is a need to push this idea forward. If you agree please help me spread the news...
Till next time.
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More on this matter can be found in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Organic_farming§ion=19#Controversy
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