What does organic mean?

Answer 1

"Organic" by iteself - the meaning depends on the use.

In gardening, it means agriculture that relies on ecosystem management rather than external agricultural inputs, or a form of gardening that uses substantial diversity in pest control to reduce the use of pesticides. The use of organic fertilizers, biological controls, etc are used instead of traditionally produced pesticides and herbicides.

Certified organic products means the producers of the food or products have had their business tested and certified (and no non-organic fertilziers have been deteded in the soil, etc.)

Answer 2

what does organic mean?

Organic systems recognise that our health is directly connected to the health of the food we eat and, ultimately, the health of the soil.
Organic farmers aim to produce good food from a balanced living soil. Strict regulations, known as standards, define what they can and can't do. They place strong emphasis on protecting the environment.

They use crop rotations to make the soil more fertile. For example, a farmer might graze sheep on a field one year, making the soil more fertile, then plant wheat the next and so on.

They can't grow genetically modified crops and can only use - as a last resort - seven of the hundreds of pesticides available to farmers.

Parasite problems in farm animals are controlled through regularly moving the animals to fresh pasture and other preventative methods, rather than routinely dosing the animals with drugs.

Here are some of organic farming's main features:

· Organic farming severely restricts the use of artificial chemical fertilisers and pesticides

· Instead, organic farmers rely on developing a healthy, fertile soil and growing a mixture of crops

· Animals are reared without the routine use of drugs, antibiotics and wormers common in intensive livestock farming.

The word organic is defined by law. Any food labelled organic must meet a strict set of standards. Look for the Soil Association symbol for your guarantee of the highest organic standards.

Answer 3

organic on the Web:

* relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis; "hydrocarbons are organic compounds"
* of or relating to or derived from living organisms; "organic soil"
* involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs; "an organic disease"
* of or relating to foodstuff grown or raised without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides or hormones; "organic eggs"; "organic vegetables"; "organic chicken"
* simple and healthful and close to nature; "an organic lifestyle"
* constituent(a): constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)
* a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter

or·gan·ic Pronunciation (ôr-gnk)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or derived from living organisms: organic matter.
2. Of, relating to, or affecting a bodily organ: an organic disease.
3.
a. Of, marked by, or involving the use of fertilizers or pesticides that are strictly of animal or vegetable origin: organic vegetables; an organic farm.
b. Raised or conducted without the use of drugs, hormones, or synthetic chemicals: organic chicken; organic cattle farming.
c. Serving organic food: an organic restaurant.
d. Simple, healthful, and close to nature: an organic lifestyle.
4.
a. Having properties associated with living organisms.
b. Resembling a living organism in organization or development; interconnected: society as an organic whole.
5. Constituting an integral part of a whole; fundamental.
6. Law Denoting or relating to the fundamental or constitutional laws and precepts of a government or an organization.
7. Chemistry Of or designating carbon compounds.
n.
1. A substance, especially a fertilizer or pesticide, of animal or vegetable origin.
2. Chemistry An organic compound.