Ecology

BIOLOGICAL FARMING CAN HEAL THE PLANET

Organic farming practices support a diversity of beneficial soil life.
These soil microbes help farmers grow nutrient dense crops.

chain of life drawing from sun feeding plants whose roots feed beneficial microbes that other creatures live on

image above from Soil Biology Primer

The picture above shows biodiversity in the soil. This starts the chain-of-life that
creates biodiversity everywhere.

In bio-regions where biological farming practices are widely adopted, biodiversity
grows. A strong diversity of life supports ecological stability and resilience in the face of extreme weather.

IS BIODIVERSITY THE KEY TO ORGANIC FOOD SECURITY AND PROSPERITY?

WATER

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Community Partners

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Urban Farmers

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