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Where did the term Organic Food come from?

Where did we get the term “organic” food? Apparently in the early 20th century Walter James the 4th Baron Northbourne wrote a book called Look to the Land and coined the term organic farming as a holistic, ecologically based approach to farming in contrast to what he called chemical farming. Walter was a multi talented man being an agriculturalist, author and ever competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics where he won the silver medal.

Thanks for the Tip!

He contrasted his new method of farming with what he called chemical farming which relied on imported products and which could not be described as self sufficient. He described this as imported fertility. So here’s to you Walter, thanks for the great idea!

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