Organic Products & Farming

Food4Life

Kalfagianio Junior High School of FiliaLesvos-Greece

Comenius 2013-2014

WHAT DOES ORGANIC MEAN?

o Organic products are cultivated without Organic products are cultivated without fertilizers and pesticides fertilizers and pesticides

HOW ARE THEY PRODUCED ?o Organic products are produced by organic farmers who respect the environment, land and animalso Organic producers don’t use pesticides

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS?

ORGANIC PRODUCTS IN GREECE

Vegetables (Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Peppers)

Fruits (Lemons, Bananas, Oranges etc) Nuts (Almonds, Walnuts) Legumes (Beans, Lentils) Herbs (Tea, Oregano, Spearmint etc)

WHY ORGANIC PRODUCTS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE?

Organic products need more money than conventional products for their production.

The quantities of organic products grown are smaller than those of conventional products.

The charges of cost control and product certification.

WHERE CAN YOU FIND BIO IN GREECE?

FOOD MILESSome organic products areimported in Greece fromother countries. For example the apples inthe photo have travelled fromItaly. If this distance is coveredby car this createsapproximately 52 kg CO2!

HOW CAN I RECOGNIZE ORGANIC PRODUCTS?

o If the product is packed, it should have a label which says that the product is organic. Also it should say the number of the certification of the product.

o If you buy an organic product from stores you should ask the certificate that recognizes that the product is bio.

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