Join WSU associate professor of horticulture Preston Andrews for a fascinating presentation on the evaluation of the nutritional value of organically grown foods. This public and free webinar will be offered Nov. 2 at 10. Click here to access the webinar at that time. If you missed it, click here — it’s still available.
Organic farmers have claimed for years that better quality soils produce more nutritious foods, but until recently scientific evidence for such claims has been wanting. Recent research of organic farming systems provides some evidence that this claim may be true under certain circumstances. Detractors of organic farming claim that the only reason why organic crops may at times have more phytonutrients than conventional crops is that organic crops are exposed to more stresses. This may be because of the lower nutrient availability of organically approved fertilizers or injury caused by pests and pathogens because of limitations on the pesticides that can be used. To evaluate the claims both for and against, research comparing organic and conventional farming systems will be presented, along with a discussion of ways in which more nutritious fruits and vegetables can be grown.
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By Bruce Coulthard/ Owner Founder. on December 27th, 2011 at 10:02 am
Great vehicle for sharing valuable information to those that understand the benefits of natural and sustainable farming practices and those that soon will.
Some truth to the stress exposures regarding nutrient uptake and disease. However, with proper balance of your soils, mycorrhizae, beneficial bacteria and the food groups that feeed the rhizosphere, the plants will be more efficient in nutrient uptake,water use and disease suppression.
If one is serious about this wonderful natural system, simply have your soils evealuated by a leading plant and soil lab that specializes in more than just NPK and minor elements. Then build your soils properly so they may produce far superior food crops, instead of the traditional caustic fertilizers. Then in order to protect the plants from disease, traditional farming uses fungicides to stop the infection, and so goes the vicious circle.
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Best regards, Bruce Coulthard.
