Vegan organic horticulture and agriculture
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Vegan Organic Horticulture and Agriculture aims to produce organically grown foods and other crops whilst minimising (preferably erradicating) the exploitation or harm of any living creature. It is therefore a method of farming without the use of animal products or byproducts. Vegan organic farming is similar to organic horticulture but does not allow the use of materials such as blood, fish and bone meal or animal manures because the production of these is viewed as either harming animals directly, or is associated with the use of animals for meat, milk or leisure activities.
Soil fertility is maintained by the use of green manures, composted vegetable matter and minerals, often supplemented with the addition of human waste such as urine, which provides nitrogen and 'humanure' produced from compost toilets. Such wastes may technically be considered 'animal products', however the majority of vegan organic growers (including the Vegan Organic Network) do not consider their usage unacceptable as there is unlikely to have been exploitation associated with their production.
See also; Veganic gardening
External Links
- Vegan Organic Network (http://www.veganorganic.net/index.htm)
- Vegan Organic gardening- the basics (http://www.veganorganic.net/info4.html)