What is organic food?

It is the process of adopting environmentally friendly farming practices that protect soil health, the environment and ultimately your own health. Converting to Organic Farming is very challenging and requires patient and committed farmers. Organic farming is subject to the unpredictability of mothernature - making it vulnerable to weather and pest infestations which have no "quick fix" solutions. Farmers utilize a blend of old and new technologies and scientific research to balance the earth's natural ecosystems.

Examples of organic farming methods include:

Rotating crops between fields. This helps keep pests from building up and improves soil fertility.

Planting selected bushes and flowers to attract beneficial insecticides which ward off unwanted pests.

Using biological insecticides which make use of pests' natural predators to control pest populations.

Organic farming produces nutrient rich, fertile soil, which nourishes the plants. Keeping chemicals off the land protects water quality and wild life. It's also about practising good animal welfare where everything from breeding, rearing and handling, to feeding of animals is strictly regulated and a free range lifestyle is implemented