Why Convert to Organic Farm?
After the interview, we learned that there are three reasons why farmers would choose to convert to organic farming.
1. The Love for land
Many farmers convert their farm into organic farm because of their love for land and nature. The normal farming method uses a huge amount of chemicals, which causes an unmeasurable damage to the environment. The main idea of organic farming attracts many farmers to join this movement of protecting the earth.
2. Profit
Compare to non-organic food, organic foods have more stable and higher price, since non-organic foods’ price infatuates a lot due to natural disasters like typhoons. Because of this, organic farmers have a more stable income. Even though organic farmers need to devote more efforts than normal farmers, lots of young farmers still chose to practice organic farming method to increase their own living standard.
3. Personal Health
Chemical pesticides allow farmers not to worry about their crops getting eaten by pests or die from diseases. As a consumer, we are afraid that the toxic substance remain on the vegetable will endanger our health; However, seldom realize that the chemicals endanger the farmers’ health more than our health. In fact, many farmers passed away because of chemical poisoning. Practicing organic farming methods to grow agricultural products can prevent farmers from chemical poisoning, which is why many farmers convert to organic farming.
1. The Love for land
Many farmers convert their farm into organic farm because of their love for land and nature. The normal farming method uses a huge amount of chemicals, which causes an unmeasurable damage to the environment. The main idea of organic farming attracts many farmers to join this movement of protecting the earth.
2. Profit
Compare to non-organic food, organic foods have more stable and higher price, since non-organic foods’ price infatuates a lot due to natural disasters like typhoons. Because of this, organic farmers have a more stable income. Even though organic farmers need to devote more efforts than normal farmers, lots of young farmers still chose to practice organic farming method to increase their own living standard.
3. Personal Health
Chemical pesticides allow farmers not to worry about their crops getting eaten by pests or die from diseases. As a consumer, we are afraid that the toxic substance remain on the vegetable will endanger our health; However, seldom realize that the chemicals endanger the farmers’ health more than our health. In fact, many farmers passed away because of chemical poisoning. Practicing organic farming methods to grow agricultural products can prevent farmers from chemical poisoning, which is why many farmers convert to organic farming.
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