I've been thinking about the rage of organic gardening...which I am
all for. But does it seem that sometimes we call it organic if it comes
from a bag? We buy organic vegies and throw away the peels while
buying bags of "organic fertilizers."
We rake and clip and throw away
needles, pine cones and leaves to send to the trash while buying mulch.
We steer away from manure because of its messiness.
Are we taking away organic from organic? Do we make organic to
sterile and too difficult?
Organic according to the dictionary is
"relating to or derived from organic material. Produced without
pesticides, herbicides and fertilized."
It can also be defined as the "continuous or natural development" and
a "relation between elements of something such that they fit together
harmoniously as necessary parts of a whole."
My definition of organic is, "to work with what we have. To see the
relation and connection between the elements around us. To get out of
the way of the natural processes."
What do you think?
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