A lot of people have heard about organic food, but many don't know how it's different from other food. Learn some of the basics to make better decisions for yourself and your family

1. What’s
Organic?
Presented by Miguel Braganza and Green
Essentials

2. WIKIPEDIA
Organic farming is the form of
agriculture that excludes or strictly
limits the use of…
CERTAIN “BANNED” ITEMS

3. 1) manufactured (synthetic)
fertilizers
2) pesticides (which include
herbicides, insecticides
and fungicides)
3) plant growth regulators
such as hormones,
4) Other materials like
genetically modified
organisms, human
sewage sludge etc.

4. INSTEAD
Organic agriculture
relies on natural
organic inputs and
techniques such as
crop rotation, green
manure, compost
and biological pest
control.

5. Who invented synthetic fertillisers
and pesticides?
Same people that made the bombs
in World War II. Explosives
factories.
But Why?
They needed something to do

6. ONLY WHAT
I SAY IS
ORGANIC,
IS REALLY
ORGANIC.

7. ORGANIC IS MORE
THAN A LABEL.
Its healthier.
Its tastier.
It’s ecologically sustainable.

8. ORGANIC MEANS
Organic agriculture is a production system that
sustains the health of soils, ecosystems and people.
It relies on ecological processes, biodiversity and
cycles adapted to local conditions, rather than the
use of inputs with adverse effects.
It combines tradition, innovation and science to
benefit the shared environment and promote fair
relationships and a good quality of life for all
involved.
- IFOAM

10. Tests at India’s Agricultural Universities
are validating the tangible benefits of
local formulations of Effective Micro-
organisms like PANCHAGAVYA,
SANJIBAN, AMRITPANI, etc...
Traditional ‘Science’
being validated

11. BUT since we’re
Maharajas of
our own castles,
let’s create our
own household
definition of
ORGANIC

12. Maybe something like this?
It’s the growing of food in our
gardens…
1. Using only natural inputs for growth
promotion and pest management
2. While taking care to avoid the
intrusion of un-natural substances
3. And with the belief that Prevention is
BETTER and CHEAPER than Cure

13. Our simple
organic
principles

14. THE
MAGIC IS
ACTUALLY
IN HERE

15. KEEP ADDING
ORGANIC
MATTER

16. PRESERVE
GOOD
MICRO-
ORGANISMS

18. OBSERVE YOUR
GARDEN CLOSELY

19. TRUST
HERBAL
PEST
REMEDIES

20. TRY AND GET
SEED FROM
ORGANIC
SOURCES