Monroe County Farmers' Market
Sardis, OH
Woodsfield Farmers' Market
Woodsfield, OH
Approximately 2% of the total farms in the US are certified organic farms. Organic farming is a growing sector in the agriculture industry, but still represents a small portion of overall farm operations in the country.
by organic pesticides.
Organic farms,from the soil!
Overall, yes. Eating organic is also important because, first, all the chemicals that are used in non-organics always seep into the water system and air. Also, they usually get on the food. Organic farms have even proved to be less harmful to the surrounding than other farms. Organic farms also have more sustainable practices. Check this blog out for for info, it has some useful information: http://pl-greenlife.blogspot.com/
Yes, the government funds organic farms differently than they do non-organic farms. Organic farms need to fulfill certain requirements and pass regular inspections through governmental organic agriculture-supportive programs. The eligibility and funding requirements reflect different cultivation requirements and marketing systems.
The National Organic Program database lists 114 certified organic operations based in Kentucky in 2010. About 10 of these are strictly organic processors; the rest are farms.
Organic farms, commercial farms, "factory" farms, grain farms, ranches, chicken farms, pig farms, dairy farms, beef farms, bison ranches, etc.
According to the USDA 2008 Organic Production Survey, there were 4.1 million acres of farms and ranches in organic production, comprised of 14,540 individual farms. They were counting only those farms that were certified organic or were exempt from certification because their sales were less than $5,000US annually.
How were people who lived on farms or in a rural areas affected by the gold rush
WWOOF is an acronym for Willing Workers on Organic Farms.
In 2007 there were 1,087 dairy farms, 128 organic vegetable farms and only three percent of the States workforce are involved in agriculture.
A lot of people, especially gardeners and organic people, have worm farms because it makes the soil nurtritious from the worms stool. Which is great for garderners, because it is like organic fertilizer for their plants!