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Growing Organic
Healthy Soil, Healthy Food,
Healthy People!
Honor the Earth
and our connection with it.
Feed the soil
with compost and manures.
Welcome earthworms, ladybugs & mantises.
Mulch with wood chips, leaves and straw.
Work with Weather.
Follow earth, moon & sun cycles.
Use simple tools
shovel, hoe, rake trowel.
Cultivate beauty.
Practice companion planting.
Be humble - Be empowered
Discourage pests with barriers, traps, decoys.
Avoid synthetic fertilizers,
herbicides or pesticides.
Observe... Adapt
Record planting dates & outcomes year to year.
Save seeds - tell stories.
Rotate crops... rest the earth.
Savor the abundance.
Eat local & regional food in season.
Shop at food co-ops, CSAs, and farmers markets.
Oppose corporate control of seeds.
Beware of greenwash.
Join community gardens.
Make outrageous salads.
Stay informed about food issues.
Understand organic is more than a certification.
Share the harvest with your neighbors.
Cook, process and put up food together.
Know food, know freedom.
Give thanks.