How to reach Sustainability
Today most farmers don’t have a sustainable way of producing
food that can protect the environment. Most today use chemicals, or GMO’s that
are very harsh to the soil and the surrounding environment. It effects
everything.
I believe
that one of the key elements to reach agricultural sustainability is farming
organic. No GMO’s, pesticides, or chemicals to help plants grow. In the movie
“Symphony of the Soil” it discussed the importance of compost and using the
natural resources around you to help sustain a healthy environment. For example
in the movie we met a man from India who is a farmer and he uses everything he
has on his farm to create compost and recycle it back into the earth. By using
dung, plants and dirt he made compost. I believe that this can make a
sustainable environment.
Another way
to reach agricultural sustainability I believe is by organic farming. A lot of
GMO’s that are made are very harsh. They’re made to withstand animals, climate
change, and survive with less water. This is great but then its not great. More
than not most GMO’s are so harsh that after planting them over and over again
the soil and dirt that it grew in is dead. It takes the water out of the soil
and renders it useless. I believe that organic farming is a huge key to keep a
healthy environment. Everyone deserves
to be treated with love and care and we are not treating our earth right by
feeding it so many chemicals. Not only will organic farming treat our earth
better but the food we produce and eat will be treating our bodies better as
well.
It is
important to have synergy between our famers and the land. Treating the
surrounding environment is critical because the way the world and everyone is
treating the dirt and soil is horrible. We are already seeing the affects.
Drying out the dirt and all the nutrients in the soil is not treating our earth
right. We need to make changes in the way we buy food and by supporting the
people who grow food the right way.
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