| Organic foods are produced without the use of conventional pesticides, artificial fertilizers, human waste, or sewage sludge. In Vietnam organic produce is not genetically modified (Wikipedia). |
Here is a field of organic carrots grown on the ORGANIK Farm in April of 2008.
"Organic farming aims to sustain and enhance the health of ecosystems and organisms from the smallest in the soil to human beings" (Wikipedia).
What are some of ORGANIK's "organic farming" practices?
CROP ROTATION
Certain bugs or pests are hosted by particular plant families. Take for example this field of romaine lettuce. Certain pests love to live in lettuce and so after harvesting this lettuce we'll plant our romaine somewhere else. By rotating the crop in this way we contol the bugs without using chemicals.
COMPOSTING
Compost, also known as brown manure, is decomposed organic material. It is food for plants. In this picture you see some organic material from our farm in the early stages of decomposition. When decomposition is finshed we mix it with coir or peat and stir it into the soil. After that we plant lettuce, potatoes, squash etc. The compost, not chemical fertilizers acts as food for these hungry plants.
These are several helpful YouTube Videos explaining more about organic farming. Go to http://www.youtube.com and type in Organic Farming.
