Organic means different things to different people. Here at Bumble Beets Farm it means that from seed to harvest, the crops are not treated with any chemical pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or chemical fertilizers. To make this possible we use several different strategies. We do our best to find open pollinated, non-GMO, and naturally disease and pest-resistant seed varieties that are suited to our climate. To give the plants the full range of nutrients they need, we use: compost, calcium, seed inoculant to boost plants’ ability to add nitrogen back into the soil, and rock phosphate, which activates and releases minerals when the roots come into contact with it. Mulch has become our best friend in decreasing weeds and pests and protecting the soil-surface. There are many other techniques that also help with organic crop management, like crop rotations, intercropping, cover cropping, and companion planting. Growing organically often requires far more work, and much closer monitoring than conventional methods, but we choose to embrace the challenge and go the extra step to steward our land and our food well.
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