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Organic Farming:

Agricultural production system without the use of Genetically Modified Organisms, Pesticides and Synthetic Fertilizers. A from of farming that existed before the chemical age. Crop or stock farming where only natural fertilizers, pesticides and nutritional supplements are used. Hormones and synthetics chemicals are not used at all.

Organic farming is a production system which avoids or largely excludes the use of synthetically compounded fertilizers, pesticides, growth regulators, and livestock feed additives. To the maximum extent feasible, organic farming systems rely on crop rotation, crop residues, animal manures and mechanical cultivation to maintain soil productivity and tilth, to supply plant nutrients, and to control weeds, insects and other pests.

An approach to farming based on biological methods that avoid the use of synthetic crop or livestock production inputs. Farmers who wish to have their operations certified as organic must be certified by the National Organic Program administered by the USDA.

Organic farming is a way of farming that avoids the use of synthetic chemicals as well as genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and usually subscribes to the principles of sustainable agriculture. Its theoretical basis puts an emphasis on soil health. Its proponents believe that healthy soil, maintained without the use of man-made fertilizers and pesticides, and livestock raised without drugs, yields higher quality food than conventional, chemical-based agriculture.

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