sustainable farming, what, how & why the wellness salon thursday, september 13, 2013
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Sustainable Farming, What, How & WhyThe Wellness SalonThursday, September 13, 2013
Types of Farmers Corporate/Commodity Wholesale Family Market Gardeners
Ways of Farming Conventional IPM Biodynamic Certified Organic Organic Exempt Farmer’s Pledge
Farm Products Honey Vegetables Fiber (Wool) Meat Eggs Dairy Fruit Nuts Maple Syrup Fungus (Mushrooms)
Markets Wholesale Farm Stand Farmer’s Market
(Summer &Winter) Pick-your-own CSA
(Spring/Summer; Winter)
CSA History Seed Money Share Risk Share Harvest
Importance of Local Farms
Economical Environmental Social/Economic
Helping Farmers The Facts Go Local Seize the season Support Fair
Trade Farm to Table Foster a Farmer Get involved!
Your Support Helps Keep farmland productive Keep Dollar$ local Reduces energy use Increase farm profits Increase local food production
Organic OR Conventional?
Pesticides Herbicides GMO
Organic or Conventional?
Organic OR Conventional?
Desertification in China
Dead Zone-Gulf of Mexico
Drought 2012
Organic OR Conventional?
Pesticide Residues NO GMO/Antibiotics Nutrient levels Improving Soil
The End…?
The Beginning!
