Go Organic with 720 ABC Radio 

This winter the Organic Association of WAhas teamed up with Eoin Cameron’s breakfast program on ABC Local Radio to encourage more West Australian’s to grow their own organic vegetables.

 

Eoin Cameron

“For the last two weeks Eoin Cameron has been inviting listeners of his popular Breakfast program on 720 ABC Perth to join him in growing organic veges over winter. The response has been incredible- showing just how interested people are to grow fresh produce in their own garden. The first 1000 packets of seeds supplied by the Organic Association were snapped up in a flash and so the decision was made to make another 1000 available for keen organic gardeners. They didn’t last long either and now all 2000 organic gardening kits have been distributed.

That doesn’t mean you can’t be a part of it, you’ll just have to source your own seeds. Eoin will be asking for your organic gardening stories, tips and photos throughout winter. Eoin has now got his own vegetable patch up and running in his backyard and will be sharing his own success stories (or otherwise) with listeners. There is great prizes up for grabs so keep listening to 720 Breakfast and go to the program page for updates.”

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What does the term Organic Mean?

Organic farming uses the earth's natural resources for sustainability. It emphasises appropriate land management and aims to ecologically achieve the balance betwe en animal life, the natural environment and food crops.

Organic farmers do not use pesticides, herbicides, genetically modified foods, growth promoters or hormones. Organic meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products come from animals that are given no antibiotics or growth hormones.

The produce that is produced through Organic farming is thus at its most natural form.