In Organic agriculture, unlike most other forms of agriculture, you can not use fossil fuels fertilisers so have to find other ways of giving nitrogen principally to crops. This is achieved by several ways; including crop rotation by planting things like alfalfa that puts nitrogen back in soil and is used as fodder for livestock. Or by applying handmade concoctions (mixed in with animal manure – a time and tested ancestral way of feeding plants with extra food).  In the Cooperatives in Altiplans they have been using Recipes passed on by grandmothers which are still in the early stages of optimising...

Insects are a vital part of the pyramid of life. Overuse of harmful chemicals and pesticides has been extremely damaging to the insect population and our naturally growing crops. So why should you shop organic?