Organic Principles
The first 4 Principles behind the Federal Organic Standards (adopted in 2009) apply directly to us at Colony Farm Community Gardens
- Protect the environment by minimizing soil erosion and degradation and by avoiding the use of pollutants
- Maintain soil fertility
- Maintain biological diversity
- Recycle materials and resources internally wherever possible
What soil amendments are allowed at Colony Farm Community Gardens?
- Sea Soil
- peat moss
- your own home-made compost, provided it is pesticide-free
- dried leaves, leaf mold
- bagged products from garden centers marked “Omri approved”
- topsoil of any kind, bagged or not
- mushroom manure (it contains toxic chemicals used in the mushroom cultivation processes)
- any other material not listed above without approval of the executive