Showing posts with label hydroponics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hydroponics. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Aero Garden - What does organic mean?

With the Aero Garden becoming more popular, the word organic is being tossed around. But, what does organic mean?

According to Wikipedia, organic foods are produced according to certain production standards. For crops, it means they were grown without the use of conventional pesticides, artificial fertilizers, human waste, or sewage sludge, and that they were processed without ionizing radiation or food additives.

Now, organic foods are becoming much more widely available — organic food sales within the United States have grown by 17 to 20 percent a year for the past few years[3] while sales of conventional food have grown at only about 2 to 3 percent a year. Read more...

Organic produce is still quite expensive compared to non-organic produce in the stores. One way to combat the high prices and still enjoy organic produce is to grow your own using the Aero Garden.