What are the advantages of organic farming?
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Question by Malia: What are the advantages of organic farming?
I was just on a website that listed a few advantages and health reasons.
But what have you heard about organic farming?
Can you help? Leave your own answer in the comments!
4 Responses to What are the advantages of organic farming?
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well i grow an organic garden in my backyard. it had salads and everything. I’ve been growing it since about 2 years ago and right now, its still healthy and my family is still healthy . so if u gave u advice then just go ahead and try to grow one and c with happens.
fluffyblue84
May 15, 2011 at 12:18 pm
I’m a produce broker in south Jersey for 37 yrs. If you are concerned
about eating healthy , almost all crops grown in the U S are safe
to eat with or without chemicals . As an organic grower of fruits
and veggies , you will need a target market willing to buy from you.
We all hope , wish , & think organic is great . Are people educated
enough to accept food with bug holes , not very nice looking ,
willing to spend more $ $ $ $ cause it is organic ??? and so on .
This area of organic farming growing & selling is very special.
The T V show in the 60s GREEN ACRES will help answers any
questions about down home farming .
richard g
May 15, 2011 at 12:21 pm
So organic by definition means that you input no synthetic fertilizers, nor apply synthetic pesticides. In theory this seems to reason to be a safer alternative, however, many of the most dangerous chemicals known to man have come from plants, not chemicals synthetically made. So organic isn’t exactly a saving grace. But, as with numerous other things, the media caught hold and blew things out of proportion and skewed facts and left others out, and most people won’t take the time to read for themselves or take university courses to learn the truth. I’m not altogether against organic, but right now people are doing it for the wrong reasons or just because the media says its good.
Brandon S
May 15, 2011 at 1:00 pm
The greatest advantage without a doubt is economic.
There is a premium market (which in my opinion is generally unjustified…certain crops I can accept organic) which encourages organic farming, because farmers can sell their crops for far more than they would with “conventional” farming.
My biggest problems with organic farming is that good organic techniques can be applied to conventional techniques. But it doesn’t go the other way. Sometimes (usually, if well managed), chemicals just do the job with little or no consequences.
yutgoyun
May 15, 2011 at 1:12 pm