Land Stewardship & Sustainability Council certifies sustainable farming
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The Land Stewardship and Sustainability Council (LSSC) is an international organisation that certifies sustainable farms and farming practices.
Farms can apply for LSSC certification if they meet certain thresholds and ratios:
1) Permaculture is used on the majority of the land (trees, shrubs and perennial herbs);
2) Polyculture and crop rotation is practiced on tilled land;
3) Old trees and hedges provide ample habitat for wild birds and animals;
4) Rainwater from roofs and paved surfaces is harvested;
5) Farming practices are organic or close to organic (e.g. no use of pesticide or synthetic fertiliser);
6) Animal farming is free-range and all farmed animals are guaranteed animal rights.
The LSSC seal of approval gives the produce of certified farms a marketing advantage in front of sustainability-conscious customers. The LSSC certification process is also a valuable consultancy service for farms of all sizes.
The Land Stewardship and Sustainability Council (LSSC) is an international organisation that certifies sustainable farms and farming practices.
Farms can apply for LSSC certification if they meet certain thresholds and ratios:
1) Permaculture is used on the majority of the land (trees, shrubs and perennial herbs);
2) Polyculture and crop rotation is practiced on tilled land;
3) Old trees and hedges provide ample habitat for wild birds and animals;
4) Rainwater from roofs and paved surfaces is harvested;
5) Farming practices are organic or close to organic (e.g. no use of pesticide or synthetic fertiliser);
6) Animal farming is free-range and all farmed animals are guaranteed animal rights.
The LSSC seal of approval gives the produce of certified farms a marketing advantage in front of sustainability-conscious customers. The LSSC certification process is also a valuable consultancy service for farms of all sizes.
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| Sustainable farming (Source: Wikipedia) |
Stanford University. "Crop diversity can buffer the effects of climate change: Researchers uncover benefits of diversified farms for protecting wildlife and buffering against climate change." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 18 March 2020.
ReplyDelete'The findings, published in this week's issue of the journal Nature, highlight the importance of farms that grow multiple crops in a mixed setting instead of the more common practice of planting single-crop "monocultures."
"There are so many cash crops that thrive in diversified farms. Bananas and coffee are two great examples from Costa Rica -- they're planted together, and the taller banana plant shades the temperature-sensitive coffee bean"
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200318143704.htm