Organic Ecology Archive:

This is an archive of miscellaneous short articles and tidbits which don't fit elsewhere. Some of them are background news stories, some are solid organic information, some are trivia.

Organic information

An introduction to Organic farming and its principles, and an article on alternative retail outlets. How Organic farming benefits the environment.


A list of ten good reasons to eat organic food and a short article on the beginnings of organic farming.

What certifiers do. And what worms do. They both help farmers, but in different ways. How a farmer fertilises the soil.

Biodiversity is one of organic farming's key benefits; co-operative working is one of its key concepts.

We ran a quick web-check to see just how organic the major supermarkets were.

Background

Wider issues surrounding sustainable agriculture.

How to experience Organic farming first-hand.


Trivia

Miscellaneous facts about patron saints and the struggle between Aubergines and Potatoes, an illustration of the wider topic of companion planting.