Posts tagged organic
DID YOU KNOW the average food item we eat travels more than a thousand miles before getting to our plate?
May 19th
When you “buy local” you get fresher and tastier food, support small farms, contribute to the regional economy, help protect open space, and prevent huge amount of resources going into packaging, shipping, and marketing.
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Healthy Food Comes from Healthy Plants-but let’s not forget the importance of Soil!
Apr 26th
Most of us know that fruits and vegetables come from living plants, but we don’t often think about the soil in which they are grown. Healthy soil hosts a living factory that’s full of bacteria, invertebrates, insects, and animals–which, under the right conditions, cause plants to thrive. Maysies Farm shows how organic farming practices such as composting can nurture healthy soil, which in turn grows healthy, delicious food for people to enjoy.
Biodiversity and Food: Maysies Farm from GreenTreks Network on Vimeo.
