| While most of us have heard about organic | | | | these 100% organic plants should be |
| foods we may not have that much of an idea | | | | absolutely free from all traces of chemicals. |
| about what this term means. So where can you | | | | To allow the land time to recover from the |
| get this information without getting bogged | | | | abuse of these harmful products like |
| down by the technical jargon. There are a | | | | chemicals and pesticides you should uproot |
| number of different places like dictionaries, | | | | any chemically treated plants. Then you will |
| encyclopedias, television shows and even the | | | | need to leave the land alone for about 2 to 4 |
| internet. The main item to remember when you | | | | years. |
| are looking for organic food definition is in | | | | |
| many cases the standard answer. | | | | This time period will allow the land to |
| | | | recover from the various chemicals which were |
| The first thing to understand about organic | | | | heaped on it. Once you are sure that the land |
| food definition only covers the tip of the | | | | is ready for planting begin by fertilizing |
| iceberg as the saying goes. Well the basics | | | | the land with organic fertilizers. These |
| of organic food is quite simply food that is | | | | fertilizers will help prepare the land for |
| grown without any sort of man made substances | | | | plants. The first phase of organic food |
| being poured over it, around it and even | | | | definition includes the preparation of the |
| inserted under it. The condition for the | | | | land where the food is to be grown. |
| growing of the organic matter has to be | | | | |
| composed of 100% natural environment. | | | | Now you can plant your organic plant into the |
| | | | soil. Using only techniques which are healthy |
| Now that we have covered the organic food | | | | for your garden or land you should make sure |
| definition is short we should take a closer | | | | that friendly bugs and plants are used to |
| look at this subject. For any food to be | | | | protect your garden's harvest from plant |
| classified as being an organic food it needs | | | | hungry insects. |
| to be free from all genetically modified | | | | |
| internal cell structures. The plant must be | | | | The entire combination package of chemical |
| like the ones that you see growing in the | | | | free land, organically produced plants and |
| wild - but ones that we can eat without | | | | environmentally safe pesticides - read |
| getting poisoned - and their inner cell | | | | spiders and ladybugs here - along with |
| structure should not have been tampered with. | | | | protective, sweet smelling (to us that is) |
| | | | plants is what is ultimately meant by the |
| Next the land that you are choosing to plant | | | | organic food definition. |