The major elements of “sustainable” farming is according to HDRA some examples of sustainable practices are having the right soil cultivation at the right time, crop rotation, careful planning and crop choice, as well as using natural pesticides and encouraging useful predators that eat pests. The little that I do know about sustainable/organic growing is that it works in harmony with nature rather than against it. Sustainable growing is aimed at control pests and diseases without harming the environment, increase long-term soil fertility, as well as many other environmental benefits. Anything that benefits people as well as the environment resembles sustainable qualities to me. I myself don’t grow my own vegetables so it’s hard for me to say how my “ecological principles” are woven into this framework.
Yes I do often buy organic produce, and this is certainly from my mothers influence, she's always purchased organic produce and free range animal meat. She’s always given me a positive outlook on organic. I think I’d have to say I feel in between connected and disconnected with the current food system. I actually just learned about the Food Forest on campus, so that would certainly be somewhere I would like to grow my own vegetables, or help volunteer on the site so that I could take home my own vegetables that I helped grow.
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