The latest issue of Vegetarian Voice magazine
features an article titled “A Growing Phenomenon: Veganic Organic
Farming.”
The following “Introduction to Veganics” from The Veganic Agriculture
Network appears in the article:
“Veganic agriculture is an approach to growing food
that encompasses a respect for animals, the environment, and human
health. Also known as ‘stockfree’ ‘vegan organic’ and ‘plant-based,’
this is a form of agriculture that goes further than organic
standards, by eliminating the use of products that are derived from
confined animals.
“Organic farmers are currently permitted to use animal
products as fertilizers, such as manure, blood meal, and bone meal,
but these animal products are often obtained from intensive farms and
slaughterhouses. Not only does large-scale animal farming have a heavy
impact on the environment, most modern farm animals are kept in highly
confined conditions and are exposed to a variety of contaminants.
Veganic agriculture breaks the link between livestock operations and
the production of organic plant-foods, by maintaining fertility using
plant-based techniques.”
This is truly an “eye-opening, must read” article, especially for
anyone who buys (or is thinking about buying) “organic” products! You’d
be shocked to learn what the USDA Certified Organic farms are allowed to
spread on their fields! Antibiotics, hormones, and growth regulators
like arsenic that builds up in the animals’ bodies are also spread onto
“organic” fields.
Veganic organic is definitely the way to go!
To learn more, be sure to visit:
www.goveganic.net
