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Test Your Knowledge about Organic Farming

How much do you know about organic farming? Test your organic knowledge with this handy quiz. You’re promoting healthier eating and a healthier planet when you educate yourself and your family, friends, colleagues, and employees about organic food.

Review the information in Organic 101, then take the quiz — if you get all 12 questions right, we’ll send you a coupon good for $1 off any Earthbound Farm product!

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1. Complete the sentence: The cornerstone of organic farming is

organic certification
ideal weather patterns
creating rich, healthy soil
hand weeding

2. Complete the sentence: Cover crops

fix nutrients in the soil and prevent the proliferation of weeds
provide shelter for insects and small mammals
are considered invasive weeds
protect the fields from inclement weather

3. Crop rotation is an important part of organic farming. Why is mono-cropping problematic?

The crop is vulnerable to organized crop thieves.
It encourages the build-up of diseases and pests that plague that particular crop.
It hypnotizes crop-duster pilots.
Farmers get bored by their crop and don't pay enough attention to their job.

4. Complete the sentence: Organic fruit and vegetables can be more expensive than conventional produce because

The National Organic Program sets a pricing standard for all organic produce items.
The Organic Union charges growers $1 per pound to certify their organic produce.
Most of the crops are lost to insects and snails.
Organic farming is labor intensive, and crops are more expensive to grow.

5. Complete the sentence: Microorganisms in healthy soil

help kill plant pathogens in the soil
break down nutrients to make them available for plants
make the soil more fertile
all of the above

6. Complete the sentence: Modern organic farming

lacks sophistication and science
takes advantage of new organic farming research in concert with traditional methods of crop rotation
is farming that lets nature take its course
is a new way to apply compost and manure

7. Complete the sentence: Cover crops do not

absorb all the nutrients out of the soil
put nutrients and nitrogen into the soil
prevent weeds
add organic matter to the soil

8. Why are ladybugs beneficial insects?

They scare away birds with their spots.
They add aesthetic appeal to the plants.
They eat up to 5,000 aphids in their lifetime .
They help keep the soil aerated and dry.

9. Which of the following is not an organic method used to control weeds?

cover crops
herbicides
pre-irrigation
flame weeding

10. Complete the sentence: Pest insects

eat crops
sting and buzz
eat other insects
destroy bacteria

11. Which of the following are beneficial organisms to have in an organic field?

aphids
thrips
parasitic wasps
worm eggs

12. What does the acronym NOP stand for?

Natural Order of the Planet
National Organization for Plants
Natural Organic Products
National Organic Program