When a village woman in UK discovered that her health problems were coming from pesticides spraying happening next door, she immediately raised an alarm.However,surprise news-In UK farmers are under no obligation to reveal what chemicals they spray or affect on human health.
Is this reason enough to switch to organic farming?
http://www.theecologist.org/archive_detail.asp?content_id=581
Pesticide Nun
Jonathan Leake meets Georgina Downs, the one-woman whirlwind who’s holding the pesticide industry and politicians to account
Date:01/04/2006 Author:Jonathan Leake
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- Center for Sustainable Agriculture-India
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- Volunteer on Organic Farm (WWOOF)
- Murarka Rural Research Foundation
- Organic Certification Cost
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- National Programme for Organic Production
- Indian Organic Certification Agency
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