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Farmhand Foundation: Cultivating Organic Change in Southern California

Food Tank

Making the switch from conventional farming practices to organic is a three-year process, and comes with a series of steps. So, what we wanted to do [with the tracker] was measure how many pesticides we were actually preventing from going into the food system by sourcing organically. Become a member today by clicking here.

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Complete Practical Guide on Organic Dates Farming

Agric4profits

Organic Dates Farming is a sustainable approach to cultivating date palms without the use of synthetic chemicals. Organic Dates Farming uses environmentally friendly techniques that respect nature’s processes. This farming method avoids synthetic pesticides and fertilizers.

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Sustainability Means ‘Freedom to Really Farm How We Should Be Farming’

Food Tank

I sold pesticides for 10 years, and now I don’t. She studied agriculture in college and worked for a pesticide company for about a decade. But it’s a process of trial and error. Niman Ranch cultivates a strong relationship with its farmers and focuses on supporting the next generation.

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Black Earth: A Family’s Journey from Enslavement to Reclamation

Civil Eats

He also cultivates 75 acres of wheat, 83 acres of soybeans, 65 acres of corn, and 45 acres of hardwoods and pine trees. Grover established a peach orchard in 1935, and cultivated grain and raised livestock until the late 1970s. Now its OK to talk about, because now we actually have a little bit of ownership in the process, he says.

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Introduction to Organic Agriculture Practices

Agric4profits

Organic agriculture practices focus on cultivating crops and raising livestock using natural processes. This method avoids synthetic chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides,

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20 Sustainable Sips to Cheer For

Food Tank

It also reveals that the production cultivation of barley and hops is responsible for most of the environmental impact of beer. Drop Bear takes care of some of their energy needs with solar panels and uses excess heat generated during the brewing process to warm their buildings. Mijenta grows agave without pesticides or herbicides.

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Guest Post: Is the Future of Organic Food at Risk? Research Funding Holds the Answer

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

This translates to healthier food and a healthier environment and reduces reliance on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. Managing soil health, pests, and diseases in protected cultivation such as high tunnels. Organic production of crop seeds and transplants. Organic utilization and production of perennial planting stock.

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