VIDEO: Rodale CEO video interview explains how organic farming will combat climate change

Organic farming really helps the environment because any chemical use like pesticides will always have an impact to the environment and the air we breathe.

Staying as natural and plant organic plants is the best, just like nature tended it to be.

I don't make much money, but I still have enough to go to movies, go out for dinner, go golfing, go on a yearly trip out of state, and do various other entertainment-based activities. So paying more for my food should be possible. And the more I think about how much work goes into producing food, the more I realize it should cost more. Let's all think about our willingness to pay for what sustains our lives.

25% is a big number... My main question would be.. doesn't organic farming generally produce much smaller yields (tonnage per acre)? If that is true (I may be wrong) it seems like we would be improving the environment on the one hand.. while contributing to world hunger on the other. Organic typically costs the consumer more and with lower yields seems like it would be doing more damage than good.

Very interested video. Every one of us must do something to fight this, according to me, huge problem.If we don´t do something to reduce this global warming who will...

Will this system also reduce the addition of manure for farmers. Will this ecological way of farming produce similar incomes for the farmers and is adding manure no longer necessary.

manure, especially if used too much for increased crop grow, can do considerate damage to the environment. Especially bodies of water can get too much nutrients in this way and oxygen depletion will kill most animals or through the system off balance.

Does this new system also take on that problem?

Thanks for a very interesting interview. Concerning global warming problem the key question is how many thousand years will it take for the dramatic effect to the farming

Hi Tim, you just did a great job in sharing your earth and humanity healing solutions from Rodale. I would like to use this in my presentations, too. I'm a policy activist cum lobbyist in Pakistan and think there still is no better practical and physical solutions to climate change, food and energy crises than your experience. Congratulations for keeping the solutions simple and user friendly. More power!

Grace

Dear friend its a question that every body facing.Most of the farmers are aware of what is happening in the ecosystem.But its their intuitive opinion,we need to bring in the science of natural/organic methodology to the fore front.Alternative,community based,equitable marketing system needs to be looked at.The existing market system is unjust,manipulative and biased.
The main stream market is not interested and it doesnt recognise organic/natural products.This is the major question that prevail over many honest efforts done in the field of organic farming.
In India the aquifer depth has gone down till 400 metres.This un judicious and unfair to ecosystems.Now its innevitable for farmers to shift the land in to not only organic/natural but this requires a complete paradigm shift in the crop pattern that we have practiced so far.There is an urgent need to go in for biological diversity to meet the immediate requirements of soil for biological remediation and restoration.We nee to identify the local plant species that sustain both ecosystem and livelihood.
Regards
L.C.Nagaraj

Great Job, Tim!

I,intend to use this one in some of my presentations.

gwb

hi mate, how can you encourage framer to do organic farming? can u please answer of this que. as soon as possible. thankx