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BronxBoy

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10. Organic specifications

Reply to cali (Original post)

Mon Feb 17, 2014, 02:57 PM

Feb 2014

require an integral use of cover cropping and crop rotations to help the soil naturally replenish itself and maintain soil health. Hydroponics is an open system that requires the addition of fertilizer inputs in order to be successful. Be interesting to see how the NOP addresses this

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Should other than soil based crops be designated as organic? VT Congressional delegations says no [View all] cali Feb 2014 OP

I think organic presupposes your plants were grown in a natural environment Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #1

good observation. cali Feb 2014 #3

Yet another reason the term Organic is so misleading and useless. MattBaggins Feb 2014 #2

If you have the USDA organic stamp on your food..... BronxBoy Feb 2014 #12

I think they got it right. HappyMe Feb 2014 #4

I think so too. I don't know much about hydroponics but cali Feb 2014 #5

As long as the Organic Farmers don't start .. MicaelS Feb 2014 #6

We need to demand that all food labeled "organic" be primarily composed of hydrocarbons. n/t Silent3 Feb 2014 #7

When Fukushima happened and sent some hot particles flamingdem Feb 2014 #8

and so we have another group working to redefine a product to their own commercial advantage dembotoz Feb 2014 #9

Excellent, I wish I had thought of that. MicaelS Feb 2014 #13

huh? how is food grown not in soil "organic" cali Feb 2014 #15

Organic specifications BronxBoy Feb 2014 #10

My grandparents did some hydroponics. Tomatoes, I think. Recursion Feb 2014 #11

It all comes down to the inputs... BronxBoy Feb 2014 #14