OR101 History and Principles of Organic Agriculture – Exercise 4
Your assignment: Complete this worksheet to review key concepts from the lesson.
1. Those interested in organic agriculture include 1) who believe organic foods provide more quality and health benefits, 2) organic looking for market
opportunities, 3) favoring organic practices to protect natural resources, and 4) counterculture favoring small farms over large commercial agriculture.
2. J. I. began publishing Organic Farming and Gardening magazine in the 1940s.
3. Rachel wrote the book Silent Spring which was an important publication for the movement. 4. Congress passed the Organic Foods Production Act in . 5. Under the(NOP), organic producers must be by a state or private certification agency accredited by .
6. Identify these organic principles.
a. A diverse natural ecosystem supporting beneficial organisms:
b. Including several rotated crops and possibly some livestock:
c. Each enterprise values or helps reduce the cost of other enterprises:
d. An operation which can sustain itself and the environment into the future:
e. Using natural soil processes rather than chemical fertilizers:
f. Controlling weeds and insects with healthy soil and plants and beneficial insects:
g. Giving consumers what they buy and pay for:

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