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Can organic agriculture sustain the world?

Amelia Martens, AGCM 220October 11, 2011

Sustainable?

(or can be) more efficient. better for the environment. “trendy.” tied to conventional systems.

Organic agriculture is…

NINE BILLION

More Fertilizer More Pesticides More Water

Current Production Methods

“Greener Revolution”

Efficient

Diverse

Yields

Natural methods for increasing soil fertility and warding off pests.

Agroecology

“A lot of the stuff we do has a bigger impact on the environment than just not using Roundup.”

Lisa Haynes, Tomahnous Farm

Conventional? Organic?

Sustainable…

“It all comes down to choice.”

DeAnne Bloomberg, Farm Bureau

Go Organic

“I want to promote an agricultural system that I value and believe in.”

Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant, Extension

Trendy

cannot be 100% organic.

An organic world…