#OrganicDelivers
More than you think
Organic farming appealed to me because it involved searching for and discovering nature’s pathways, as opposed to the formulaic approach of chemical farming. The appeal of organic farming is boundless; this mountain has no top, this river has no end.
Photo credits: Four Season Farm
We all know that organic is about producing healthy and sustainable food. Organic farming reconciles the regeneration of the environment with food sovereignty and respect for farm workers and consumers. But how much do you know about the way organic works? How different is it from conventional farming? How does organic reshape food systems, bring forward collaborative approaches, and pioneer agronomic innovation in order to provide the food we need with farming methods of the 21st century ?
Our series #OrganicDelivers aims to answer these questions.
Take the quick tour! Discover in 2 ten-minute videos how organic food systems work from the inside, how organic breeders create new varieties resisting to impairing diseases, or how organic principles bring together local actors to make changes in their own territories.
The videos are not enough for you, and you want to know more? Take the long tour! Listen to the extended interviews of the people you saw on the quick tour. Learn how they started and developed their activity with commitment and thoroughness, farming according to the organic principles of care, fairness, ecology and health.
Episode 1 – Innovation in plant protection: Organic breeding
The organic approach to plant health care relies on prevention and diversity. It combines agronomic measures, genetically diverse plant material, and – when necessary – natural substances. This approach is knowledge-intensive rather than input-intensive, making it more likely to ensure long-term sustainability and food security than techno-fixes such as NGTs, according to IFOAM Organics Europe.
By building on complex, varied strategies, organic farming can also prevent or delay the development of resistance in pests and diseases – something synthetic pesticides and GMOs often fail to do.
One key element of this approach is organic plant breeding. In this video, discover how dedicated breeders develop resilient varieties that resist disease without synthetic substances – and still deliver delicious fruits and vegetables.
The quick tour
This video is in multilingual. Subtitles are available in English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Hungarian, Dutch, Polish, Lithuanian, Finnish, Ukrainian, Slovenian.
Your language is missing and you would like to contribute by translating the subtitles? Reach out to communication@organicseurope.bio.
The long tour
Take the long tour and listen to the full interviews on YouTube podcasts, RedCircle or Apple Podcasts!
Episode 2 – Biodistricts: Organic principles beyond farming
Organic is a global and inclusive approach to farming, aiming to work with the various components of the ecosystem rather than sharply selecting them. When organic people are gathered in biodistricts, this way of thinking gets communicative in the local community.
The quick tour
This video is in multilingual. Subtitles are available in English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Hungarian, Dutch, Polish, Lithuanian, Finnish, Ukrainian, Slovenian.
Your language is missing and you would like to contribute by translating the subtitles? Reach out to communication@organicseurope.bio.
The long tour
Take the long tour and listen to the full interviews on YouTube podcasts, RedCircle or Apple Podcasts!
You noticed your language is missing from the video subtitles and you want to translate them? Contact us, we would be happy to add them!
For any question or feedback linked to the #OrganicDelivers campaign, please contact Francesca Lilliu at francesca.lilliu@organicseurope.bio.
The Organic Delivers campaign is supported by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, in the framework of the EURENI initiative.