This week in the REEU we visited the Sundance Organic Farm in Danielsville, Georgia. There we met farmer Ed who grows everything on his farm organically. This means that he must abide by certain regulations and avoid the use of certain pesticides and GMO crops in order to meet the organic requirements. Instead of pesticides, he relies on planting small portions of crops and rotating them often to avoid getting a severe infestation. He said he once got an insect problem and had to go squish them by hand and spray with neem oil (an organic bug deterrent) to fight them off. He also avoids the use of herbicides and picks weeds by hand. He says farming is better this way, rather than spraying "poision" on your crops and then feeding it to your family. He did admit though, he would potentially be open to planting editted tomatoes if they still contain only the tomato genome. However, this would breach the organic regulations and would therefore be impossible for him. Nonetheless, his produce grows bountiful - below are some images of his bellpeppers and leeks that he will sell. I believe that his conversation concerning organic farming comes from a place of passion and experience that is forever learning and growing.
I thought it interesting that he also raises puppies to sell, below are some great Pyrenees puppies that are more similar to sentient cotton balls than dogs.
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