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Five additions of organic farming |
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Answer» BUILDING Soil Fertility Organic farmers build and maintain soil fertility through a number of PRACTICES that mimic the natural ECOSYSTEM, rather than supplying crop needs through application of chemical, fossil fuel-derived commercial fertilizers. One characteristic of organic farmers is their strong belief in the soil as a complex place that is home to a living ecosystem of billions of organisms that work together to provide cycling of nutrients, and not merely a physical medium that holds plants UPRIGHT and provides a place to store chemical nutrients until they are taken up by plants. The care of this living system and the cycling of its nutrients in field crops, vegetables, pastures, and domestic animals are central to the philosophy of organic farming and a foundation on which farmers build sustainable systems. |
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