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Tag Archives: Fertilizer
Change the Climate Through Your Diet
The Environmental Working Group has produced a list of the best and worst food choices for climate change. As I’ve noted recently, animal products typically generate far more greenhouse gases than fruits, vegetables and whole grains, due largely to the … Continue reading
Posted in Food Policy
Tagged Animal product, Carbon Footprint, Environmental Working Group, Fertilizer, Greenhouse gas, Meat, Milk
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Why Don’t We Regulate Organic Fertilizer?
Organic fertilizer is proving a weak link in an otherwise strong organic certification process. I’ve written before how organic farmers must obtain certification from a government-sanctioned certifier before selling products labeled “organic.” They have to follow the USDA’s rigid organic … Continue reading
Mulch Answers My Childhood Questions
As a child, I never understood why my father kept wood chips where he grew rhododendrons. Rhododendrons are a shrub we kept in our backyard because my parents thought they were pretty. And under the rhododendrons, there were always those … Continue reading
Posted in Food Policy
Tagged Fertilizer, Lawn, Mulch, organic food, Organic matter, pesticides, Soil, Weed control, Woodchips
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Can You Trust Crops Fertilized with Manure?
Let’s talk manure. Manure is a key component in organic farming and does wonders for the soil. Synthetic fertilizers give plants each year the minimal nutrients they need to grow, but over time does only harm to the soil. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Compost, Composted manure, Fertilizer, Food, Manure, Nitrogen, Organic farming, organic food, Plant, Soil
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What Organic Foods Are NOT
If you buy “organic” food, you know it was made without pesticides, chemical fertilizers, preventative antibiotics or bioengineering. This means a lot, for both your body and the environment. I discussed cancer statistics in an earlier post and will talk … Continue reading
What the Heck Is “Organic” Food, Anyway?
What does “organic” mean, when it comes to food? It means whatever your government says it means. Since 2002, in the U.S., you can slap the “USDA Organic” seal on your food products if they were grown without (1) synthetic … Continue reading
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