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Ecological Farming

Ecological Farming. Marina Rodríguez & Angela Olcina. What does “Ecological farming” means?.

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Ecological Farming

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  1. Ecological Farming Marina Rodríguez & AngelaOlcina

  2. What does “Ecological farming” means? • Ecological Farming ensures healthy farming and healthy food for today and tomorrow, by protecting soil, water and climate, promotes biodiversity, and does not contaminate the environment with chemical inputs or genetic engineering.

  3. Benefits of Ecological Farming • Sustainability over the long term • Soil • Water • Air and climate change • Biodiversity • Genetically modified organisms • Ecological services

  4. Challenges of Ecological Farming The challenge for ecological farming science, is to be able to achieve a mainstream productive food system that is sustainable. To enter the field of ecological farming, location relative to the consumer, can reduce the food miles factor to help minimise damage to the biosphere by combustion engine emissions involved in current food transportation.

  5. Ecologicalfarming in Spain • INEA (Valladolid) In its 28Ha it has got a lot of different types of cultures like cherry-trees, corn, potatoes, wheat and other kinds of trees.

  6. Ecologicalfarming in Spain • Camargo (Cantabria) It’s about 12.000 metres squared to destine to ecological sustainable gardens.

  7. Ecologicalfarming in Spain • El Fresnedal (Villamantilla, Madrid) It takes up 5.000 metres squared. It has two greenhouses that weigh 500 metres squared each one. They cultivate there cabbage, cauliflower, beans, green beans, lettuces and leek.

  8. Ecologicalfarming in Elche • La CistellaEcològica - What is “La CistellaEcològica” They propose to the consumer an economical option to buy ecological food. - How does it work? People order ecological food every 15 days from the web site.

  9. Ecologicalfarming in Elche • Huerto de la Cuerna It’s the first ecological farming in Elche. It takes up 1300 metres squared. It has been four years since its opening, and it has been a good place to learn about ecological farming from children to retirees. They cultivate cabbage, beans, artichokes, lettuces, chard…

  10. Ecologicalfarming in Elche • Huerto de la Cuerna -Activities: seed exchange They make a seed exchange, that consists in an exchange of seed between the farmers of the ValencianComunity, an event to keep the material flow between farmers and gardeners.

  11. TheEnd MADE BY: AngelaOlcina Sala Marina Rodríguez Santos

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