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Saturday 27 July 2013

Heavy Fertilizer Use In Relation To An Organic Market

By Rob Sutter


There are a number of ways to help crops grow and I feel like there aren't many who can argue with this. Those who have invested a great deal of time in making sure that some of the best items arise from the soil will most likely utilize various methods but whether or not they are going to be sustainable depends on their viewpoints. This is why I'd like to talk about the subject of fertilizer. As any organic market worth its weight can tell you, heavy usage may not best the best way to go.

According to Health Impact News Daily, the subject of fertilizer is far more complicated than most have probably assumed. For those who don't know, fertilizer has two major components which creates it - phosphorous and potassium - and it seems like they have been seen less and less. This is especially troubling when you take into consideration that these substances are not able to be produced through synthetic methods. This has been news to me and it made me wonder why these two have decreased in numbers.

I think that there are a number of reasons but ultimately you have to look into how the business of large-scale farmers comes about. What is seen is a monoculture system of farming and what this means is that an area of land is able to produce one type of crop in great numbers. While the idea itself isn't bad, what may not be as attractive is that fertilizer ultimately hinders the quality of the items which are growth. Quantity is placed over quality; this should not be.

You can rest assured with the knowledge that an organic market is not going to abuse such matters. You have to keep in mind that the system talked about before is one which can greatly decrease the levels of potassium and phosphorous seen throughout the world. Not only does this impact the soil in the most negative of ways possible but the environment itself is not going to be as great in the long term. It's clear that authorities along the lines of Colle Farmers Market understand why doing away with synthetic processes is for the best.

More and more people should take the idea of farming into account since so many details rest on the matter. Fertilizer has never been something that I had focused on much until just recently and I started to see just how many components go into it. However, this is also the product's downfall, since too much utilization can often lead to greater resources being seen less and less. Only the most mindful of farmers are going to understand which methods are best to incorporate.




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