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CONNECTING KIDS TO THE NATURAL WORLD.
TIED TO STANDARDS. LOCAL. RELEVANT. REAL.

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Biodiversity: Margaret's Farm

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Keywords: organic , integrated pest management , birds , ddt , pesticides , health , healthy soil , organic farming , ecosystems , conservation ,

Organic farming is about a lot more than removing pesticides: it's about supporting an ecosystem that's healthy from the soil up. Margaret Hull has worked hard to transition a family Christmas Tree Farm from conventional methods that relied on chemicals and fertilizers (including DDT) to more natural ways. The long slow process has started paying off, with flocks of birds returning to the habitat they had abandoned because their food sources were gone.

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