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Environmental Ethics PHIL 323 / INDS 323 The University of Arizona |
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Research for the page was conducted by Meghan Stone. What Is Organic Farming? A farming process that minimizes the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators, and livestock feed-additives. Goals and Methods Farmers rely on crop rotations including legume crops to restore nitrogen, crop residues (such as using cornstalks as fertlizer to add nutrients back into the soil), compost, animal manure, and biological pest control (for instance, introduction of viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and fungi to control pests). Interesting Off-site Links California Certified Organic Farmers: www.ccof.org/ This site has a great definition of organic farming and links to the California Food Acts. The Organic Trading & Information Center www.organicfood.com gives the principles of organic methods and some history of the organic farming movement. Native Seeds Search Project is a project to preserve traditional North American farming methods and study ethnobotany of the Southwest. It serves to educate people and distributes/sells seeds. Links within Phil 323 pages Integrated Pest Management Pesticides |
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