Veganic Farming
I came across this artical in the Washington Post, I actually never really thought about what is used to grow my lovely vegetables, like manure. I did’nt even know that organic farming can use animal by byproducts to grow vegetables. Instead of using the traditional manure veganic farmers use “green manure”, which is composed plant matter. According to the Veganic Agriculture Network there are only two farms on the East Coast and United States that are Veganic Farms. One of them is in New York and other in Florida. Maybe this will be the next organic or local, but with only 2 farms in the whole country its going to take some time.
Much like certified organic farmers, veganic farmers use no synthetic chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides or genetically modified ingredients. Veganic farmers take it to another level by not using any manures or slaughterhouse byproducts. They don’t even use organically approved pesticides.
Here are some good resources to learn more about Veganic Farming:
Veganic Agriculture Network: http://www.goveganic.net
Vegan Organic Network: http://www.veganorganic.net
Certified Naturally Grown: http://www.naturallygrown.org
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute: http://www.michaelfieldsaginst.org