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SEATTLE TILTH FARM WORKS
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Philip H. Howard | Organic Industry Zoom
“Organic Production” is defined by the USDA as, “a production system that is managed… to respond to site-specific conditions by integrating cultural, biological, and mechanical processes that foster cycling of resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity.”Organics:
•Decrease in health risks associated with pesticides•Improved nutritional value of food•Improved water and soil quality•Increased biodiversity
Which of the following is most important to organic Agriculture?•Access•Environmental quality•Fair prices•Low pesticides/toxics•Local/distance from harvest to plate•Workers/wages
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