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Support local farmers who follow better practices, such as low/no till or organic. Buy meat that was grazed on local grass, which is the single best thing we ca
by ed25519FUUU 5y ago
Support local farmers who follow better practices, such as low/no till or organic. Buy meat that was grazed on local grass, which is the single best thing we can do to build better soil. Buy things in season that grow well locally.
- refurb 5y agoOrganic still uses pesticides, just “organic” ones. https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/organic/national-list https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/organic/national-... For crops it includes copper sulfate, peracetic acid, ferric phosphate.
- 34679 5y agoSome very effective organic pesticides/fungicides are bacteria. Two examples are Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis for larvae that feed on roots[1] and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, which out-competes soil pathogens[2] and prevents powdery mildew on foliage.[3] Research in this area is an important step toward learning how to build healthy soil instead of killing it. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_thuringiensis_israelensis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_thuringiensis_israele... [2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_amyloliquefaciens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_amyloliquefaciens [3]https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00883/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2015.0088...