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What makes it more sustainable?

• organsnyder 7y ago
  IMHO, there are quite a few reasons small "organic" (certified or not) farms like our CSA are more sustainable: - Small scale focuses more on adapting crops to the land rather than adapting land to the crops (using fertilizer, pesticides, herbicides, irrigation, etc.) - Crop rotation allows the land to produce more yield in the same space without chemical augmentation - Reduced emissions from transportation (the farm is about 10 miles away) - Fresher means better taste, so we eat more vegetables—and therefore less meat; and we also throw away less food (especially since our CSA uses a points system that allows us to choose veggies we're more likely to eat) - Reduced packaging use - No treatments required to preserve freshness (I know someone who has a severe intolerance for corn who has to be extremely careful with fresh vegetables, as they're often sprayed with a corn-based preservative) - More genetic variety, since freight-tolerance isn't nearly as important