This category is for sites concerning the issues of organic food. Organic Food is the category of Food/Drink which is grown, processed, and/or managed by "organic standards."
"Organic" means no exposure to many harmful herbicides and pesticides, and is also a way of farming (agriculture).
That involves the "health" of the soil and ecosystem in which crops and livestock are raised. Organic practices recognize that a healthy, vibrant, and live soil and ecosystem significantly benefits crops. Natural, undisturbed soil is alive with microbiotic organisms which exist in harmony between the native plant life and the inorganic minerals that provide the soil's substrate. When herbicides, pesticides, and fast acting inorganic fertilizers are used, the microbiotic activity is destroyed, and soil becomes merely an anchor for plant material, which requires constant input to continue.
From (MOFGA) Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners page
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| Organic Certifiers - Providing certification of organic quality to grower or farmer.
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| Organic Vs "Organic":The Corruption of a Label - A reprint of an article about the USDA and the term "organic."
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| Organic Materials Review Institute - OMRI offers organic industry streamlined standards, review programs and helps create agreement on materials. For commercial, organic companies.
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| Organic Pathways - A link list to articles about organic food.
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| Soil Association - Campaigning for organic food and farming and sustainable forestry. Site includes extensive document library covering organic issues.
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| Quality Assurance International Organic Certification - A private, professional service corporation developed for the purpose of verifying the authenticity of food, fiber and other products which are organically grown under a management policy of sustainable agriculture.
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| Don't Panic Eat Organic - A lighthearted and fun to read personal page about organic food and issues.
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| Planorganic.com - A guide, analysis, comment, and data-base resource for the organic food industry.
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| Why Certified Organic Food Is Better Food - Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association provides information, resources and certification standards.
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| Organic Trade Association - Features platform for action, a forum for dialogue, and a community concerned about developing an ecologically responsible agriculture system.
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| Organicfood.co.uk - A site for those interested in organic food.
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| The O'Mama Report - Information about organic agriculture.
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| Low Luckens and Whiteholme Farms - A non-profit making charity in north-east Cumbria. Site provides information about organic meat, foot and mouth, sustainability in farming, and local conservation programmes.
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