From sals@rain.org Mon Feb 23 00:42:05 1998 Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 12:49:04 -0800 From: sal To: Aquatfs@aol.com, sanet-mg@shasta.ces.ncsu.edu Subject: Re: New Definitions For Organic [The following text is in the "iso-8859-1" character set] [Your display is set for the "US-ASCII" character set] [Some characters may be displayed incorrectly] I like : The Codex Proposed Draft Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labeling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods, Alinorm 97/22A, define organic agriculture as: "A holistic production management system which promotes and enhances agroecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles, and soil biological activity. It emphasizes the use of management practices in preference to the use of off-farm inputs. This is accomplished by using, where possible, cultural, biological and mechanical methods, as opposed to using synthetic materials, to fulfil any specific function within the system." At 03:00 PM 2/22/98 -0500, Aquatfs@aol.com wrote: >I am thinking of proposing these definitions to USDA. Any comments or >thoughts? > >Definition of Organic Farm: > > >An Organic Farm is defined as a farm that produces crops and livestock that >are free of damage from pests, predators, and insects, and free of diseases >and pathogens, without any intervention to eradicate or control these symptoms >of adulterated farming practices. > > >Definition of Organic Farming Methods: > > >Organic Farming methods are defined as those that allow the plants and animals >to attain their highest potential through their inherent nature. > > >Definition of Organic Farm Inputs: > > >Organic Farm Inputs are materials that can be produced on an organic farm or >imported from another Organic Farm, that, when included in the farming >operation, result in the production of crops and livestock that are free of >damage from pests, predators, and insects, and free of disease and pathogens, >without any intervention to eradicate or control these symptoms of adulterated >farming practices. > >Thanks, > >Alan Ismond, P.Eng. > >To Unsubscribe:  Email majordomo@ces.ncsu.edu with "unsubscribe sanet-mg". >To Subscribe to Digest: Email majordomo@ces.ncsu.edu with the command >"subscribe sanet-mg-digest". > An organic growers homepage check out http://www.rain.org/~sals/my.html To Unsubscribe: Email majordomo@ces.ncsu.edu with "unsubscribe sanet-mg". To Subscribe to Digest: Email majordomo@ces.ncsu.edu with the command "subscribe sanet-mg-digest".