Organic farming was a specialized branch of agriculture which made use of the most traditional and natural farming techniques possible, rather than using artificial techniques such as chemical pesticides and fertilizers.
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The Armada, a farming colony on the Maltese asteroid belt, was Federation approved organic, with birds and insects introduced into the ecosystem to control infestation, and fertilized with pungent natural fertilizer. (TNG - The Space Between comic: "Space Seeds")
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- Organic farming article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.