organic garden

Pesticide-free growing space

An organic garden is one cultivated without synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, or genetically modified organisms.

Gardeners rely instead on compost, natural pest control, and companion planting to maintain soil health and manage insects.

The term implies both a method and a philosophy—working with natural systems rather than against them: We started an organic garden in the backyard.

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mulch · worms · seedlings · from seed · seed saving · harvest · growing season · crop rotation · permaculture · raised beds · companion planting · pollinators · bees · beneficial insects · ladybugs · manure · weeding · trowel

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cultivation method

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Mechanized large-scale agriculture

factory farm · commercial agriculture · intensive agriculture

scale and purpose

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Large-scale commercial agriculture

factory farm · industrial agriculture · agribusiness · feedlot · plantation

human intervention

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Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region

vertical farm · fallow field

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