Organic Farming Observation Paper

Farming, specifically growing fruits and vegetables and selling them, is an interesting concept critical to the production of food and it 's consumption. Agriculture is often an occupation that is both misunderstood and underrated. As it being the core of food production and consumption of food, it 's imperative that farming and agriculture be a highly explained topic. Thus, to gather more information and provide a deeper look into the business of agriculture and farming, I spoke with local farmer Willie Sams, a farmer who grows his own fruits and vegetables and sells them himself. Upon interview Mr. Sams, we discussed the process for starting a traditional farm versus the process for starting an organic farm and the differences between the two. The first question that I asked Mr. Sams regarded how long he had been in the farming industry. “I 've been farming since I was a young boy. My dad and grandfather were farmers also so my brothers and I started farming at a young age. I was seven …show more content…
Not all organic farmers are officially certified.” He concluded with the statement that, “Certification has benefits, but not being certified doesn 't mean you can 't actually be organic.” After my interview with Sams, I went to piece together a pile of information in which I felt concisely identified the key differences in organic farming versus conventional farming. The difference between traditional farming and organic would be the method in which things are grown. Additionally, the policies for organic farming are much more tedious and specific as opposed to conventional. Also, obtaining certification for organic farming is much more tedious of a process compared to traditional