Organic Food Production

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Organic production is farming which adheres to the regulations, production and processing 
requirements of the certifying agency eg. USDA. Typically these regulations and processes include:
•        conserving natural resources
•        preventing commingling with nonorganic products)
Non- use of most synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, growth hormones, sewage sludge, irradiation, and genetic engineering (genetically modified organisms or GMOs) 

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