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2.4 Healthy Soil Principles
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Use of synthetic chemicals
(for example insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, other “-cides,” synthetic nitrates, urea,
fumigants, and some organically approved chemicals, such as Oxidate)
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Mixed species cover crops
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Native plants, heirloom plants
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Soil organic matter between 3% and 5%
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Biofertilizers and composts