Define organic farming in your own words. Is it a much better method of growing food than conventional farming

Question

Consider cost and practicality in your answer

Answer 1

Organic farming is far healthier for your body and the enviorment.  With non-organic some farms use growth hormones in the soil to make the crops bigger.  Not only that but also the only food that livestock is feed is only organic like plants and other items, instead of old cow grind ups mixed with growth hormone.

Answer 2

The organic and conventional farming debate has changed dramatically over the last few years.

Both sides of this once heated debate have joined forces and together are pooling their resources against something that could end life as we know it... Genetically Modified Food farming.

GM foods and seeds are acting like a virus. GM food DNA is working its way into all other plants.

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Answer 3

Organic farming is the alternate method of farming where only minimum injuries to nature is happened so as to endure the farming for long. Here soil is more important than plany and if we feed the soil, soil in turn will feed plants.

Answer 4

organic farming is just farming without chemicals or having your livestock ingest chemically enhanced foods, or incerting chemicals into your livestock and crops to improve production and yeild. usually you can sell you organic crops and livestock for a higher price than conventional.

Answer 5

Organic farming is simply the practice of farming without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers.

There is no "better" method. Organic farming is generally better for the environment and at times even more practical for the small farmer (fertilizers and pesticides can be very expensive.) However, organic farming is a luxury afforded to well-off nations. Where else would citizens advocate a method of farming known for lower yields and higher labor costs, regardless of the health benefits?

Organic farming cannot feed the world. It is too labor intensive and does not have a high enough crop yield. Animal manure is simply not an efficient enough provider of nutrients for the intensive farming required for the human population of the future. Organic also holds no intrinsic benefits if it is grown in far off countries- simply shipping a crate of organic grapes from Chile to the U.S. negates any proposed environmental benefit.

Results: Organic will always remain a large niche market for those who can afford it, but it is not a very practical solution to feed the world's poor. What should be advocated is the practice of eating locally- organic or not- because eating local foods benefits small farmers (who are more likely to farm organically or near organically anyway), encourages cooperatives, and dramatically reduces the carbon footprint of many foods.

Answer 6

Like all aspects of agriculture, it has become an 'economies of scale' debate....