Early Beginnings
I’ve devoted the first two installments in this series to exploring the dual wellsprings that gave rise to organic agriculture. Organic Agriculture: Its Origins and Evolution delved into Sir Albert Howard’s pioneering vision of organic agriculture as a self-regulating system of integrated crop and livestock production that provides optimal nutrition for [...]
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The Organic Certification Process
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Bird Houses: Using Nature to Control a Farm Pest
Jon Bansen, a third-generation dairy farmer, demonstrates one of his techniques for using nature to control his fly populations. For those who may be so inclined, here are instructions on how to make your own bird house.
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