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1. The biggest barrier is simple inertia–people don’t want to change what they’ve already been doing. This is a complex question and it has very different answers depending on whether you’re talking about the question of farmers, government, or consumers.

   Consumers will choose to buy organic produce and meat when it’s cheap, fresh, and widely available. However, the more people learn about pesticides and commercial agriculture, the more likely they are to buy organic even when it’s more expensive.

   Farmers…it depends if you’re talking commercial argiculture or individual farmers. Commercial agriculture will take up organic farming when they see it as profitable and realistic. Often, for smaller farmers, organic farming though is already profitable–the biggest obstacle is having to re-learn everything. How does a farmer deal with pests and weeds without spraying synthetic herbicides and insecticides? While there are many ways of dealing with these questions, they tend to be a little tougher to answer. The answers vary regionally, and there are many different answers. However, once organic farmers get established, they find it is very profitable, because their goods fetch a higher price in the marketplace, and they have fewer costs. Again, the biggest barrier is education and information. Farmers need to be able to learn how to farm organically–a community of other farmers already farming organically can be a big help.

   As to the government, this is the toughest one. I believe that the majority of people in the U.S. support organic farming, and virtually no individuals oppose it–the only people who oppose it are the interests of big agriculture companies. There are different ways to deal with these issues. Obviously, we can write to our representatives telling them of our concerns and telling them that we want better government support for organic farming. Part of this needs to be an end to the current system of agriculture subsidies for various crops, which encourages mass large-scale argiculture. But there will be a lot of resistance to this change–perhaps we will need to form interest groups of concerned citizens and organize better before we can acheive these goals.

   

   Cazort
   October 4, 2011 at 4:53 pm
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2. To avoid worrying about this you can always just grow your own produce for the most part & thats organic!

   

   Amaryllis M
   October 4, 2011 at 5:37 pm
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3. that is what i have been doing for 5 years in Mexico.
   teaching about sustainable and organic farming.
   the best examples on this Earth of sustainable agriculture,
   are the chinampas of central Mexico ,the surviving ones(that have not been consumed by urban devellopment)have been going for more than 800 years ,that is sustainability.
   the are built from the mud of the lakes and enriched with compost ,in the old days with the toilet contents of the outhouses that were on the bridges going into town,which the indians collected with a canoo.

   Another example are the traced gardens of the Inca which have been going for more than a thousand years,there success is also because of the principle of using compost and their form which id a receptive concave absorb the rain waters and collect the dust from the wind (for hundreds of years and so increase in quality instead of the oposite.
   in the Ukraine are also examples of ancient agriculture due to no till farming and mulching(green organic matter that is added)

   in Mexico today are still examples from old Indian agricultural practises of diversity or companion planting.
   where by a series of 7 or 8 species of plants are put together or one folows the other.to create biodiversity ,and utilisation of space.
   Corn is planted for example ,wich is followed 4 weeks later by a bean that climbs it.
   and agavi and edible cactus is on the sides to protect these plants from foraging animals and add chemicals to the soil by their secretions.and others are in between to provide groundcover

   there are many forms of sustainable farming in the past,and today those who follow the principles of permaculture,no till farming,organic or sustainable farming are the new generation of agriculturists who have seen the light.

   Many farmers who live with the results of their bad agricultural practises are now eager to join the ranks.
   and their work cqn be seen in Vietnam,Australia,America,rare cases in Mexico,Africa,Europe.etc.

   ,
   i talk to a lot of agronomic engineers,farmers,school kids and rural comunities and most of my life i have been develloping people grounds to make them ,self sustainable and self suficient,which means using the land in such a way that it improves with time,and that it produces as many of the needs as is possible,for the people who ocupy it.and i design parks or make gardens

   the designers manual by Bil Mollison cost about 40 dollars.
   and is the best all round book you can get.(tagiari publishing, tagariadmin@southcom.com.au)

   Permaculture means permanent agriculture
   a concept put forward by Bill Mollisson in the 60`s
   which is a complete hand book for environmental design.
   for those who seek an ambiotic relationship with our planet
   With practical solutions for energy systems ,infratructure ,housing,
   animal shelter ,water systems and sustainable agricultural practises.
   With the world and it`s history as it`s source
   From the chinampas of Mexico to the teraced gardens of the Andes.
   From the dessert whadis to the steppes of Russia.
   Covering all climatic conditions temporal, dessert, humid and dry tropics.
   with chapters on soil ,Water harvesting and land design,
   Earth working ,Spirals in nature,Trees and water ,utilising energy flows,
   Strategy for an alternative nation

   this book also has many gardening tips,bio-gas,companion planting and ideas for structures ,how to cool down houses in hot climates ,how to warm up houses in cold climates with out using technology but rather by design.

   always aiming at autosuficiency and sustainability .
   this can all be found in the designers manual by Bill Mollisson,
   tagariadmin@southcom.com.au

   Collectively portraying an ancient and natural philosiphy
   With the Laws of Nature as its base
   coupled to the present day level of scientific knowledge.

   Permaculture is well known and you can find many references on the web.
   there is a University of Permaculture in Australia

   and poverty is not the target but quality of life is
   and since permaculture is extremly compact form of growing things.utilising all space and utilising all resource ,it is productive and economic.

   some other writers that are on the internet are
   david Holmgren
   Larry Santoyo
   Kirk Hanson

   Masanobu Fukuaka has written ,
   One-Straw Revolution
   The Road Back to Nature
   The Natural Way of Farming
   http://www.context.org/iclib/ic14/fukuok…
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/masanobu_fu…

   Simon Henderson
   and Bill Molisson.

   a representitive of the concept in USA is
   Dan Hemenway at YankeePerm@aol.com
   barkingfrogspc@aol.com
   http://barkingfrogspc.tripod.com/frames.htm
   http://csf.colorado.edu/perma/ypc_catalog.htm

   

   byderule
   October 4, 2011 at 5:48 pm
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