Ecological Farming
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Ecological Farming Marina Rodríguez & Angela Olcina
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Ecological Farming. Marina Rodríguez & Angela Olcina. What does “Ecological farming” means?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Ecological FarmingMarina Rodríguez & Angela Olcina
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.
Benefits of Ecological Farming
Sustainability over the long term Soil Water Air and climate change Biodiversity Genetically modified organisms Ecological services
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.
Ecological farming 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.
Ecological farming in Spain
Camargo (Cantabria)It’s about 12.000 metres squared to destine to ecological sustainable gardens.
Ecological farming 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.
Ecological farming in Elche
La Cistella Ecològica - What is “La Cistella Ecològica”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.
Ecological farming in Elche
Huerto de la CuernaIt’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…
Ecological farming in Elche
Huerto de la Cuerna-Activities: seed exchangeThey make a seed exchange, that consists in an
exchange of seed between the farmers of the Valencian Comunity, an event to keep the material flow between farmers and gardeners.
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MADE BY:Angela Olcina SalaMarina Rodríguez Santos
