Sustainable Agriculture and Farming
Sustainable agriculture refers to practices that optimally utilize resources to provide the best quality agricultural products. There are numerous ways in which agriculture can be considered sustainable. Taking advantage of the unique characteristics of local resources is one of the hallmarks of sustainable agriculture. For farms this can mean … Keep Reading → growing crops that are local to the area and have been proven to be resilient to local conditions. This can include those crops that require less or even no use of pesticides. Much of the responsibility for sustainable agriculture working effectively rests on the consumer. Farmers and other producers of food will only be motivated to utilize local resources if there is a market for the products. When the producers are providing better quality products, and we as consumers are eating a better quality product, then everyone wins.
