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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
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Organic Farming – Amyjo Johnson speaks at Google
Nutritionist Amyjo Johnson speaks to Googlers about organinc farming.
Duration : 0:55:19
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.
Why is organic farming better than intensive farming? Need information for a speech?
And any other info about organic farming?
Organic is intensive farming, especially the small farms that grow over 50 different kinds of crops plus raise livestock. Do you mean conventional vs organic?
look at http://www.organiocconsumers.org http://www.ota.com http://www.rodaleinstitute.org, http://www.localharvest.org
Cornish Voices Organic farming series video 1
Brian & Mark organic farming using horses at Trevalon Organics in South East Cornwall
Duration : 0:5:46
Which one do you prefer and why- Genetic food or organic farming?
Which one do you prefer and why- Genetic food or organic farming?
In class, we were talking about this stuff today and the discussion was reallyy heated. I just want to know your viewpoints. Do you prefer genetic food or organic famring, and why? One paragraph, since i am actually going to create a collage of viewpoints. I have three so far, i need a like fifteen for this project. THanks! Please be detailed, to enhance your viewpoint and to convince others at our "political fair." (Program at school. Thanks!
Genetically engineered food allows for larger production of crops per acre, in addition to a higher quality of food. Some modified foods even have insect repellents or resistance encoded in their genome, allowing for less chemical use. With proper control, genetically modified foods are the way to go.
Here’s a question: How many cases of human problems caused by genetically modified foods do you hear about versus how many cases of Salmonella do you hear about?
Organic Farming: Can It Feed Us? (Part 2)
VVH-TV News Special
Organic Farming: Can It Feed Us? Part 2
Karl Grossman Chief Investigative Reporter examines Organic Farming on Eastern Long Island.
What is organic farming?
Organic farming can be defined as an approach to agriculture where the aim is to create integrated, humane, environmentally and economically sustainable agricultural production systems. Maximum reliance is placed on locally or farm-derived renewable resources and the management of self-regulating ecological and biological processes and interactions in order to provide acceptable levels of crop, livestock and human nutrition, protection from pests and diseases, and an appropriate return to the human and other resources employed. Reliance on external inputs, whether chemical or organic, is reduced as far as possible. In many European countries, organic agriculture is known as ecological agriculture, reflecting this reliance on ecosystem management rather than external inputs.
The objective of sustainability lies at the heart of organic farming and is one of the major factors determining the acceptability or otherwise of specific production practices. The term ’sustainable’ is used in its widest sense, to encompass not just conservation of non-renewable resources (soil, energy, minerals) but also issues of environmental, economic and social sustainability. The term ‘organic’ is best thought of as referring to the concept of the farm as an organism, in which all the component parts – the soil minerals, organic matter, micro-organisms, insects, plants, animals and humans – interact to create a coherent and stable whole.
The key characteristics of organic farming include:
protecting the long term fertility of soils by maintaining organic matter levels, encouraging soil biological activity, and careful mechanical intervention;
providing crop nutrients indirectly using relatively insoluble nutrient sources which are made available to the plant by the action of soil micro-organisms;
nitrogen self-sufficiency through the use of legumes and biological nitrogen fixation, as well as effective recycling of organic materials including crop residues and livestock manures;
weed, disease and pest control relying primarily on crop rotations, natural predators, diversity, organic manuring, resistant varieties and limited (preferably minimal) thermal, biological and chemical intervention;
the extensive management of livestock, paying full regard to their evolutionary adaptations, behavioural needs and animal welfare issues with respect to nutrition, housing, health, breeding and rearing;
careful attention to the impact of the farming system on the wider environment and the conservation of wildlife and natural habitats.
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