Organic Farming: 5 Major Benefits (Plus, Can It Really Feed the World?)

Organic products are increasingly available in most grocery stores and demand is increasing.

Organic farming and organic products are the result of hard work by the farmers as well as intelligent use of a variety of techniques. These techniques include rotating crops, planting crops close together and adjacently planting crops that are symbiotic.

For a product to be considered organic, it must pass strong rules which include no use of chemical pesticides or herbicides and no gmo crops.

Organic soil is essential to creating a truly organic product and would include compost from the breakdown of foods, which one would assume must also have been organic, other plants, leaves etc.

Key Takeaways:

• Organic farming is defined as no conventional pesticides used during farming.
• Organic soil is important in organic farming. The soil cannot be maintained by pesticides or other unnatural additions.
• Crop rotation is used in organic farming to manage weeds growing around the plants.

“Anyone caught selling or even just labeling a product “organic” when it doesn’t meet USDA standards can be charged a fine of up to $11,000 for each violation.”

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