Sustainable Farming Guide

 

 

Healthy, Fertile Soil Infertile Soil It is natural for a common man to question the authenticity of  “Organic food” available in the markets today. In fact, I would insist, one must. Knowing, what makes your food organic; will empower you to make the right choices. Sun, Soil, Water and Air make the food for everybody.  Each plays a pivotal and specific role in food production. It is a good idea to start with the Soil. Soil is made of minerals, air, water and organic matter-biomass from trees and living organisms. It takes around 200 years for formation of 1 cm of soil and 3000 years for it to have enough components to make it fertile. This should put the questions about the “Organic quality of soil” in perspective for us. A soil is either fertile or it’s a deserted land without any bioactivity. For beginners it is necessary to know about soil carbon, this enables growth. Plants get  all the carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen they need from carbon dioxide and