Mulch is a very important aspect of a healthy organic garden. The more you know about organic gardening mulch the more equipped you are to make the right choice for your gardening needs. Mulch is defined as a material that is added to provide protection for the soil and your plants. While you may think that this product is a man made invention, it is actually a part of nature. Leaves and pine needles that fall to the ground make natural mulch in the wild. There are many bene… Tags: Organic Gardening Mulch

Non-organic beef may also contain steroids or hormones. When the cattle is processed at the factory, there are still traces of these steroids and/or hormones in the meat which ends up on your table. When you buy organic beef, you can rest assured that the meat you are eating does not contain any of these potentially harmful byproducts. The grain fed to cattle on an organic livestock farm has not been treated with any chemicals. In addition, the cattle are not treated with st… Tags: Organic Beef Farming Information

If you are a farmer, then you should seriously consider attending an organic farming conference. It doesn’t matter whether or not you currently use organic agriculture techniques or not. Even if you are still using non-organic methods of farming you may learn a great deal at one of these conferences and decide to switch to organic methods. These methods may include crop rotation, the use of compost, and even the use of friendly insects like ladybugs which destroy pests that … Tags: Organic Farming Conference

Have you ever wondered what the difference between a hog and a pig is? Well, a pig is a young hog that weighs less than 125 pounds. A hog, on the other hand, is the term used to describe all members of the swine family. Hog farming is a generic term used to describe the raising of pigs, boars and other swine for the purposes of producing food products. Organic pig farms are much like non-organic farms except they do not use chemicals or hormones when raising their pigs. The … Tags: Organic Hog Farming