Farm vs. Factory

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font-regular-bold">How does sustainable farming differ from industrial crop production? </p> <p class="gap20 ">Scroll down to see a side by side comparison of the two and learn the answers!<br><img src="assets/images/scroll-200.png" class="icon-fvfsm gap20 " alt=""/></p> </span></div> <div class="dividewhite10"></div> </div>   <section id="inforgraphic" class="e-block" data-stellar-background-ratio="0.5"> <div class="container pt-section" data-name="Infographic" id="ptsection-three"> <div class="dividewhite10"></div>  <div id="Stage" class="mobile"> <div class="Stage_family"><img src="assets/custom/images/bg_family-crop650h.gif" style=" width:100%;" /></div> <div class="Stage_factory"><img src="assets/custom/images/bg_factory-crop650h.gif" style=" width:100%;" ></div> </div>  <div class="dividewhite3"></div> </div> </section>   <section id="timeline" class="e-block" data-stellar-background-ratio="0.5"> <div class="container pt-section" data-name="Planting Practices" id="ptsection-four"> <div class="dividewhite10"></div> <div class="timeline"> <div class="timeline-badge primary">Planting Practices</div> <div> <div class="timeline-panel family"> <div class="timeline-photo"> <p class="timeline-time"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/cuesa/3985004638/" target="_blank">Central Coast Organic Farm Tour</a> by CUESA</p> <img src="assets/images/biodiversity.jpg" alt="biodiversity"/> </div> <div class="timeline-heading"> <h3 class="font-accident-one-normal uppercase">Creating Biodiversity </h3> </div> <div class="timeline-body"> <p class="fontcolor-medium-light">Promoting <a href="https://www.lexiconoffood.com/definition/definition-biodiversity" target="_blank">biodiversity</a> is a basic tenet of sustainable agriculture. <a href="https://foodprint.org/issues/raising-crops-sustainably/" target="_blank">Sustainable farmers</a> rotate between a diversity of crops to promote healthy ecosystems and reduce chemical use. Many integrate livestock with crop production to reduce or eliminate the use of synthetic fertilizers. </p> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-panel factory"> <div class="timeline-photo"> <p class="timeline-time"><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-193783835" target="_blank">Gregerly Zsolnai</a>/Shutterstock.com</p> <img src="assets/images/shutterstock_193783835.jpg" alt="Monocropping"/> </div> <div class="timeline-heading"> <h3 class="font-accident-one-normal uppercase">Monocropping</h3> </div> <div class="timeline-body"> <p class="fontcolor-medium-light"><a href="https://foodprint.org/issues/industrial-crop-production/" target="_blank">Industrial producers</a> typically plant the same small number of crops on the same fields year after year, called monocropping. This type of growing practice reduces biodiversity, depletes the soil, makes crops susceptible to disease and increases reliance on synthetic fertilizers and hazardous pesticides.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section>   <section id="timeline" class="e-block" data-stellar-background-ratio="0.5"> <div class="container pt-section" data-name="Pest Control" id="ptsection-five"> <div class="dividewhite10"></div> <div class="timeline"> <div class="timeline-badge primary">Pest Control</div> <div> <div class="timeline-panel family"> <div class="timeline-photo"> <p class="timeline-time"><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-192369584" target="_blank">Sever180</a>/Shutterstock.com </p> <img src="assets/images/ResponsiblePest.jpg" alt="Responsible Pest"/> </div> <div class="timeline-heading"> <h3 class="font-accident-one-normal uppercase">Responsible Pest Management</h3> </div> <div class="timeline-body"> <p class="fontcolor-medium-light">Sustainable farmers <a href="https://foodprint.org/issues/organic-agriculture/" target="_blank">minimize or avoid the use of hazardous pesticides</a> by managing pests and weeds through careful crop selection, strategic planting, <a href="https://www.lexiconoffood.com/definition/definition-crop-rotation" target="_blank">crop rotation</a>, <a href="https://www.lexiconoffood.com/link/how-can-you-manage-pests-through-plant-diversification" target="_blank">preservation of biodiversity</a>, <a href="https://www.lexiconoffood.com/unconventional-agriculture/mulch" target="_blank">mulching</a>, manual weeding and other non-chemical practices.</p> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-panel factory"> <div class="timeline-photo"> <p class="timeline-time">Spraying field <a href="https://stock.adobe.com/images/tractor-spraying-wheat-field/109982455?prev_url=detail" target="_blank">@Dusan Kostic</a>/Adobe</p> <img src="assets/images/Pesticides.jpg" alt="Pesticides"/> </div> <div class="timeline-heading"> <h3 class="font-accident-one-normal uppercase">Pesticides </h3> </div> <div class="timeline-body"> <p class="fontcolor-medium-light">Industrial producers rely on <a href="https://foodprint.org/issues/pesticides/" target="_blank">hazardous pesticides</a> to control weeds, fungi, insects and other pests. Pesticides degrade soil and water quality, kill pollinators and other beneficial organisms and pose a direct threat to the health of farmworkers, neighbors and consumers.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section>   <section id="timeline" class="e-block" data-stellar-background-ratio="0.5"> <div class="container pt-section" data-name="Fertilizer Use" id="ptsection-six"> <div class="dividewhite10"></div> <div class="timeline"> <div class="timeline-badge primary">Fertilizer Use</div> <div> <div class="timeline-panel family"> <div class="timeline-photo"> <p class="timeline-time"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ronwls/2373506106/" target="_blank">Table Mountain cow pie</a> by Ron Lute</p> <img src="assets/images/NaturalFertilization.jpg" alt="Natural Fertilization"/> </div> <div class="timeline-heading"> <h3 class="font-accident-one-normal uppercase">Natural Fertilization</h3> </div> <div class="timeline-body"> <p class="fontcolor-medium-light">Sustainable farmers build healthy, <a href="https://foodprint.org/issues/raising-crops-sustainably/" target="_blank">fertile soil</a> and provide nutrients to their crops from natural sources such as manure, <a href="https://www.lexiconoffood.com/link/how-do-cover-crops-make-healthier-soil" target="_blank">cover crops</a> and <a href="https://www.lexiconoffood.com/image/why-compost" target="_blank">compost</a>. This enables them to avoid the resource-intensive synthetic fertilizers used by industrial producers.</p> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-panel factory"> <div class="timeline-photo"> <p class="timeline-time"><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-37098211" target="_blank">Tyler Olson</a>/Shutterstock.com</p> <img src="assets/images/SyntheticFertilizers.jpg" alt="Synthetic Fertilizers"/> </div> <div class="timeline-heading"> <h3 class="font-accident-one-normal uppercase">Synthetic Fertilizers</h3> </div> <div class="timeline-body"> <p class="fontcolor-medium-light"><a href="https://foodprint.org/issues/industrial-crop-production/" target="_blank">Industrial crops</a> are grown using synthetic fertilizers, which require large amounts of fossil fuels to produce. These fertilizers often wash into waterways, killing fish and causing <a href="https://foodprint.org/issues/how-industrial-agriculture-affects-our-water/" target="_blank">toxic algal blooms</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section>   <section id="timeline" class="e-block" data-stellar-background-ratio="0.5"> <div class="container pt-section" data-name="GMO Technology " id="ptsection-seven"> <div class="dividewhite10"></div> <div class="timeline"> <div class="timeline-badge primary">GMO Technology</div> <div> <div class="timeline-panel family"> <div class="timeline-photo"> <p class="timeline-time"><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-169029779" target="_blank">ducu59us</a>/Shutterstock.com</p> <img src="assets/images/gmoFree.jpg" alt="GMO Free"/> </div> <div class="timeline-heading"> <h3 class="font-accident-one-normal uppercase">GMO-Free</h3> </div> <div class="timeline-body"> <p class="fontcolor-medium-light">Sustainable farmers avoid <a href="https://foodprint.org/issues/gmo-foods-genetic-engineering/" target="_blank">genetically modified (GMO) crops</a>, instead choosing <a href="https://www.lexiconoffood.com/seeds-and-grains/heirloom" target="_blank">seed varieties</a> suitable to local growing conditions. Many also use traditional breeding practices that create hardier, drought-resistant crops.</p> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-panel factory"> <div class="timeline-photo"> <p class="timeline-time"><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-132471944" target="_blank">fotohunter</a>/Shutterstock.com</p> <img src="assets/images/GeneticEngineering.jpg" alt="Genetic Modification"/> </div> <div class="timeline-heading"> <h3 class="font-accident-one-normal uppercase">Genetic Modification</h3> </div> <div class="timeline-body"> <p class="fontcolor-medium-light">Industrial producers often grow <a href="https://foodprint.org/issues/gmo-foods-genetic-engineering/" target="_blank">genetically modified (GMO) crops</a>, which are paired with greater herbicide use, and force farmers to buy expensive fertilizers and pesticides from a handful of powerful seed companies. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section>   <section id="timeline" class="e-block" data-stellar-background-ratio="0.5"> <div class="container pt-section" data-name="Soil Health" id="ptsection-eight"> <div class="dividewhite10"></div> <div class="timeline"> <div class="timeline-badge primary">Soil Health</div> <div> <div class="timeline-panel family"> <div class="timeline-photo"> <p class="timeline-time"><a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-69145018" target="_blank">J. 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They prevent soil erosion through <a href="https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/ct/ct-1.html" target="_blank">conservation tillage</a> and build healthy soil through crop diversification and organic fertilization.</p> </div> </div> <div class="timeline-panel factory"> <div class="timeline-photo"> <p class="timeline-time"><a href="http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/photogallery/ia/soils/gallery/?cid=1711&position=Promo" target="_blank">Shelby Soil Erosion</a> by USDA</p> <img src="assets/images/ErosionNutrientDepletion.jpg" alt="Erosion Nutrient Depletion"/> </div> <div class="timeline-heading"> <h3 class="font-accident-one-normal uppercase">Erosion and Nutrient Depletion </h3> </div> <div class="timeline-body"> <p class="fontcolor-medium-light">The same crops are often grown on wide expanses of land year after year, leading <a href="https://foodprint.org/issues/how-industrial-agriculture-affects-our-soil/" target="_blank">to loss of soil nutrients</a>. 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