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How does one control Helopeltis Bug in Organic Farming? especially on a Tea Estate?
Helopeltis Bug is a menace on Tea Estates in North East India. Though inorganic controls are available, how does one control this pest in an Organic Environment?
You might want to check out bio dynamic pest control. For insects:
you collect about 50 specimens of the bug,
burn them to ash at the right time of year (depends which phase of insect development you wish to discourage),
then dynamise the ash,
potentise it (same as homeopathy),
then spray during the last quarter of the moon.
Did you see Penn & Tellers latest show on Organic Farming?
I know these two are hard core liberals but they went after their own kind (far left nuts) with this show. Do you know if we were forced to go to all organic farming that 2-3 billion of the people of the world would starve to death. They asked the question, which 2-3 billion people would you choose to starve? WELL?
No, I didn’t see the show. But there is nothing true about what you claim. Organic farms can yield enough food to feed everybody. We produce way more than is needed. We produce millions of tons of corn and soy, 90% of which is not eaten by people.
A huge part of it is fed to animals. Animals that have no evolved to eat corn and soy and so they have to be pumped full of drugs to keep them from getting sick. If animals could be raised through sustainable grazing along with a complete food chain on the farm we could raise enough food and it would be healthier tastier food, too.
I would recommend reading Michael Polan’s "The Omnivore’s Dilemma" to learn alot about what is wrong with our factory farms, and even industrial organic farms and see models for real, sustainable organic farming being practiced today.
Old School Skills: Organic farming in Carver
Donna Blischke wakes to the sound of a rooster crowing.
Outside, hens flap their wings to shake off the night’s sleep.
The goats, Krista and Fern, toss their heads at one another, and blow steam out of their nostrils. “The girls,” as they are called, rise from the warm hay, their spindly legs unfolding as they stand.
This is how each day begins at Web of Life farm in Carver.
Blischke rolls out of bed, dresses and goes out the door. She first feeds the hens, tossing pans full of grain and corn across the barnyard. The hens peck at the kernels, while the goats prance around them, trying to grab a share.
While the hens eat, Blischke collects eggs from 25 nests and places them in a basket for her family’s morning meal.
Blischke has been living the life of a farmer for the past 13 years. Before that, she commuted to Boston where she worked as an administrator for the federal Women, Infants and Children program that helps low-income families obtain milk and other nutritious foods.
After her first child was born in 1986 she traded her suit, blouse and high heels, for jeans, a tractor and braids.
Money was tight then, and it is now, but the tradeoff is that her children Travis, 21, and Stephanie, 14, grew up surrounded by the bounty nature provides.
The farm has expanded from producing just fruits and vegetables to one that sells eggs, herbs, honey, home-made soap, goat’s yarn, lip balm and hot pepper sauce.
Most of her products are certified organic.
She uses modern techniques and equipment, but the sweat and hard work is the same as it was more than a 100 years ago when the South Shore boasted hundreds of farms.
Today, there are only a handful, and most only grow produce. Profits are rare, and every year is a struggle, Blischke says, as she stops hoeing a row of potatoes to watch two birds whiz by overhead.
“I’ll never go back to working in an office,” she says. “You can’t see a Baltimore Oriole or a Blue Herring sitting in an office.”
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Is it True that Obama and His Administration are Trying to Criminalize Backyard Gardening and Organic Farming?
HR875 and S425 will make it illegal for people to grow their own food or have organic farms because it forces Americans and American Farmers to use genetically modified seeds and use Corporate backed pesticides.
Does Obama support this or is he against it ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zP2teJMuCs
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If you read the actual bills you will find these are bills to enforce regulations upon large farms and processing plants and will not hinder back yard gardening nor small farmers selling unprocessed foods direct to their customers. It has nothing to do with abolishing the USDA organic program nor fining housewives for not using approved foods nor forcing America’s farmers to use GMO’s (the conventional guys are pretty close to 100% using these already so stay away from corn soy, canola, rice, beet sugar, papayas and cottonseed. There are no other GMO foods in commercial production…yet)
This has nothing to do with the Obama Administration and everything to do with the congress-i.e. The executive branch did not write this bill though Obama may sign the bill into law if it passes through the house and the Senate
where do I find free organic farming curriculum for my class of all ages?
I am starting a class at a small private school to teach sustainable farming and living. The kids are from the k thru 12. I am trying to compile a curriculum but have no money. Any help will be highly appreciated!
try these sites
http://www.rodaleinstitute.org
http://www.attra.org
http://www.organicconsumers.org
THERE IS AN ORGANIZATION CALLED NO FA,AND IT STANDS FOR NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMING ASSOCIATION.i CANT LOCATE IT?
I am looking for info on an organic farming organization in mass. called NO FA. They put out a publication of interest to farmers , I cant locate their web page. Nancy N.
For there web page, go to:http://www.nofa.org/index.php
To get there, use map quest. http://www.mapquest.com/beta
Hope I helped!!! 
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Organic Farming – Amyjo Johnson speaks at Google
Nutritionist Amyjo Johnson speaks to Googlers about organinc farming.
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How sustainable is organic farming for the western world?
How important are pesticides & fertilizers to maximise our yields? Is ‘organic’ only ever going to be a luxury for the wealthy?
No, because organic food is a luxury item and out of reach for most people. For the same cost, is a working-class mother going to buy a bag of regular apples or a single organic apple?
Organic Farming Part II – ‘Cow dung to biogas’
Like many organic farmers, Jose Elanjhimattam is both a practical and abundantly resourceful man. Starting with cow dung, Jose has created an ingenious system that simultaneously captures and separates nitrogen-rich organic manure and methane gas. Unlike dried cow dung, which tends to lose nitrogen throughout the drying process, the liquefied organic manure produced through Joses slurry provides soil with far higher levels of nitrogen. Additionally, the methane gas removed is used as a form of fuel. Jose estimates that the dung from two cows is sufficient to provide enough biogas to support the cooking requirements of a family of four. Resourceful, intelligent, simple great stuff!
Thanks to www.organicguide.com for this summary!
see also
Part I ‘organic farming’
Part III ‘Organic pesticide and fungicide
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what are the various methods for organic farming?
which is the cheapest method to do organic farming?
Your three questions are basically the same. As to costs the main thing is your labor. Organic farming is very labor intensive. Other costs are cheaper than in conventional farming, but will require a lot of planning and work to obtain your materials.
Enhancing soil health is the cornerstone of organic farming. A variety of methods are employed, including crop rotation, green manure, cover cropping, application of compost, and mulching.
Organic pest control involves the cumulative effect of many techniques, including, allowing for an acceptable level of pest damage, encouraging or even introducing beneficial organisms, careful crop selection and crop rotation, and mechanical controls such as row covers and traps. Effective organic pest control requires a thorough understanding of pest life cycles and interactions.
Weeds are controlled mechanically and through the use of mulches.
Animals in organic farming are allowed free ranging, non crowded conditions. Animal health depends upon naturally healthy conditions and not antibiotic use.
This answer just barely touches what you need to know about organic farming.
You could start by reading these articles, then follow their references to other articles.