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Organic Food
Organic Food is the category of Food/Drink which is grown, processed, and/or managed by "organic standards."
"Organic" means no exposure to many harmful herbicides and pesticides, and is also a way of farming (agriculture).
That involves the "health" of the soil and ecosystem in which crops and livestock are raised. Organic practices recognize that a healthy, vibrant, and live soil and ecosystem significantly benefits crops. Natural, undisturbed soil is alive with microbiotic organisms which exist in harmony between the native plant life and the inorganic minerals that provide the soil's substrate. When herbicides, pesticides, and fast acting inorganic fertilizers are used, the microbiotic activity is destroyed, and soil becomes merely an anchor for plant material, which requires constant input to continue.
From (MOFGA) Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners page
Sites selling organic products will not be listed here.
Sellers should submit their site in Shopping/Food/Organic/
Sites in Organic Food
Organic Certifiers
Providing certification of organic quality to grower or farmer.
Organic Vs "Organic":The Corruption of a Label
A reprint of an article about the USDA and the term "organic."
Organic Materials Review Institute
OMRI offers organic industry streamlined standards, review programs and helps create agreement on materials. For commercial, organic companies.
Organic Pathways
A link list to articles about organic food.
The Soil Association (UK)
Food you can trust, annotated links and information explaining how clean soil makes healthy food.
Quality Assurance International Organic Certification
A private, professional service corporation developed for the purpose of verifying the authenticity of food, fiber and other products which are organically grown under a management policy of sustainable agriculture.
Don't Panic Eat Organic
A lighthearted and fun to read personal page about organic food and issues.
Planorganic.com
A guide, analysis, comment, and data-base resource for the organic food industry.
Why Certified Organic Food Is Better Food
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association provides information, resources and certification standards.
Organic Trade Association
Features platform for action, a forum for dialogue, and a community concerned about developing an ecologically responsible agriculture system.
Organicfood.co.uk
A site for those interested in organic food.
Reasons to Buy Organic
Information from the Certified Organic Associations of British Columbia.
The O'Mama Report
Information about organic agriculture.
Low Luckens and Whiteholme Farms
A non-profit making charity in north-east Cumbria. Site provdes information about organic meat, foot and mouth, sustainability in farming, and local conservation programmes. |
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