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Vegan organic gardening aims to produce Organically grown Foods and other crops whilst minimising (preferably erradicating) the exploitation or harm of any living creature. It is therefore a method of Farming without the use of Animal Product s or byproducts. Vegan organic farming is similar to Organic Horticulture but does not allow the use of materials such as Blood , Fish and Bone Meal or animal Manure s because the production of these is viewed as either harming animals directly, or is associated with the use of animals for Meat , Milk or leisure activities. While just about all veganic gardeners try to maintain a healthy soil environment, and prefer to rely on compost, green manures, and cover crops, as much as possible, to maintain soil ecology and good levels of plant nutrients, some veganic gardeners are not strictly organic, and may utilize pesticides and industrially-produced plant nutrients, in addition to using organic techniques such as compost, green manures, and cover crops. Soil fertility doesn't originate from animals; it comes from plants at the bottom of the food chain. When grass is filtered through a cow most of the nitrogen is lost in her urine. Instead, take the grass that would go to feed a cow and put it directly into your compost pile - you'll get the nitrogen you need in addition to other nutrients that aren't found in manure. Using the grass and other plant-based materials yields more organic matter than manure. Soil Fertility is maintained by the use of Green Manure s, Compost ed vegetable matter and Mineral s, often supplemented with the addition of human waste such as Urine , which provides Nitrogen and ' Humanure ' produced from Compost Toilet s. Although some veganic gardeners avoid the potential health risks of using human waste. Such wastes may technically be considered 'animal products', however the many vegan organic growers (including the Vegan Organic Network ) do not consider their usage unacceptable as there is unlikely to have been exploitation associated with their production. Benefits of Vegan Organic Gardening
VEGANIC GARDENING The Kenneth Dalziel O'Brien Veganic Gardening Method is a distinct system that was developed by Rosa Dalziell O'Brien , Kenneth Dalziel O'Brien, and May E Bruce , although the term was originally coined by Geoffrey Rudd . The Kenneth Dalziel O'Brien system employs very specific techniques based around the addition of straw and other vegetable wastes in order to maintain Soil Fertility . Unlike other stockfree systems, gardeners following the Dalziel O'Brien system do not use soil covering Mulch es, instead employing non- Compacting surface cultivation techniques using a special wide-bladed hand Hoe called a ' Scrapper '. Kenneth Dalziel O'Brien published a description of his system in Veganic Gardening, the Alternative System for Healthier Crops, published in 1986 by Thorson's Publishing Group. ISBN 0-7225-1208-2 Many veganic gardeners do not hesitate to use mulches. They generally prefer natural materials but will use commercial materials on occasion. FURTHER READING/REFERENCES
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