Organic Gardening
Organic growing involves:
- Treating the soil and growing environment as a resource to be
husbanded for future generations rather than mined for short term
gain.
- Providing plants with a balanced food supply by feeding the
soil organisms with composts, manures and
other organic materials.
- Choosing renewable resources, thereby creating a sustainable
future.
- Reducing pollution of the environment, by recycling garden,
household and other wastes, rather than dumping or burning.
- Combating pests and diseases without using pesticides that may
prove harmful to human health and that of domestic and wild animals.
- Encouraging and protecting wildlife, by creating suitable habitats
and by minimising use of harmful pesticides.
- Creating a safe and pleasant environment in which to work and
play.
- Using good horticultural practices. For example crop
rotation
- Taking new scientific discoveries and ideas into account.
- The whole garden - flowers, trees, shrubs and lawns, as well
as fruit and vegetables.
Eat Organic food you can Trust
Organic farmers and growers produce food which: Tastes good rather
than simply looks good. Is grown without the use of artificial pesticides
and fertilisers, so minimising harmful residues.
- Contains no artificial hormones or growth promoters.
- Is never irradiated.
- Does not contain synthetic dyes, flavourings or additives.
- Is produced in ways which minimise damage to the environment
and
- Encourage wildlife on farms.
- Treats animals humanely with real concern for their welfare.
It produces a safe, nutritious, unadulterated food. The methods
of growth rely on modern and scientific understanding of ecology
and soil science. It also depends on traditional crop rotations
to ensure fertility, weed and pest control.
Food with the Soil Association Symbol has been certified to the
highest standards.
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What is organic
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Composting
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Crop rotation
Soil Management
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