Tag: Commercial Farming
Organics Series, Part 3: Non-Organic vs. Organic

In Part 2 of the Organics Series we looked at basic soil science 101 principles to get an understanding of what is going on in organic soil that actually provides nutrition for plants.  We learned that the microorganism population is responsible for all aspects of soil and plant health, including creating vitamins, enzymes, converting inorganic compounds … Read More...

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By Brad Jacobson ‘Poultry litter’ is exactly what it sounds like: the filthy stuff scraped off the floor of a chicken coop. Feeding it to cattle (yes, that happens) risks the spread of mad cow disease—yet the FDA has done nothing to stop it. Anyone who pays even scant attention to where our food comes … Read More...

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