What You THINK vs What You Know Organic Farms

[AwareAbleVision]

:) Greetings Dear Ones,

I have recieved some intersting emails about the farm we have for sale and there are some misconceptions (IMHE=InMyHumbleExperience), about what constitutes an organic farm.

I'd love to hear from you what you think or what you know about organic farms so as to clear the misconceptions about the how, how muches, how little, what and wheres of the subject.

Blessings and Vision to All

AWW and my Sweet Hubby, WayneZen_inlove_

[ap Dafydd]

:) Greetings Dear Ones,

I have recieved some intersting emails about the farm we have for sale and there are some misconceptions (IMHE=InMyHumbleExperience), about what constitutes an organic farm.



AFAIK an organic farm is one that's been certified as such, has to prove that it's gone something like 3 years without using forbidden chemicals, that sort of thing. Can't remember the name of the body who does the certifying though.

gwyn eich byd

Ffred

[Rowana]

Organic farms: a scary concept (in the world of livestock). Animals cannot be medicated, only all natural fertalizer (ie: cow/chicken poop or dead fish) can be used on plants. No pesticides. No hormones. etc, etc, etc. There is testing done to ensure the safety of the foodstuffs grown there, more agressive testing than in "normal" farms, and more expensive maintenence. People complain that organic foods are so expensive, but they are not over priced due to the high maintanence cost. People think that organic foods are healthier, but they are not! Vegetables raised on cow manure, when not properly cleaned before consumption (since it's organic, people assume that it is safe without cleaning) are likely to carry E. coli and other illnesses. There are many health benefits, especially for people with, say, thyroid problems who react badly to hormones often used in animal raising (though, BST is used much less commonly in the US than it was a few years ago), but I wouldn't dare try it. I won't use hormones on my cows to make them produce more milk, but hormones for heat regulation lower the cost of breeding because it gives you a definate and predictable heat, and there's no way I'm not treating that bout of mastitis! (Forgive my little rant. I'm and Animal Science major and have spent much of my life on a dairy farm. Also have taken a lot of classes on food and food safety...)