Sustainable Organic Farming and You

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Derek Wallace is a guy on a mission. He’s embarking on a world-wide tour working on organic farms and in exchange for room/board through a network called “World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms” (”wwoofing” for short).

The purpose of his trip is two-fold: to write a book about how other cultures have tackled the issue of sustainability and to bring back methods of organic communal gardening that United States citizens can employ to help combat their addiction to petroleum-based produce grown on factory farms.

He’s put together a pretty comprehensive website, for which he’ll use to post blogs, photos, videos, recipes, and even music from the various interesting people he’s sure to meet on the road.

Visit OrganicReform.com to learn more.

Keep an eye out for an exclusive interview with Derek Wallace, which we’ll be publishing in the future. Not only is he wildly creative, he’s also a prolific writer.

For this reason, the interview will be divided into fascinating bite-size chunks, covering topics like peak oil, couchsurfing, terrorism, war, and yes, sustainability.

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Ian MacKenzie is the founder and editor of Brave New Traveler. He is currently editing the One Week Job documentary. Aside from writing, he spends his time exploring the fundamental nature of existence and wishing he did more backpacking.

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  • eric replied on December 23, 2006

    i have been thinking about doing volunteering on organic farms as well for a few years now.

    i already farm a little on my own.

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  • Country-Yall replied on April 8, 2008

    I like the concept of your site, I also have a site about rural living and earth friendly ways to farm and protect the planet.

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  • vaibhav replied on September 14, 2009

    HI,
    I have been seriously thinking to get knowledge about organic foods and farming especially. The usage of pesticides and injecting vegetables to make them grow faster n bigger has increased which causing health hazaards more than anything else.

    i appreaciate if u provide me the details about organic food & organic farming.

    Thanks.
    vaibhav.

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