Production Techniques

Ecological agriculture is based on two fundamental principles: the production of natural food, free from chemical and toxic substances, and the conservation of the environment in the production areas. To fulfil these principles, different techniques are applied

Fertilisation

There are established natural methods that can be applied to ecological agriculture. The objective is to preserve the fertility and the biological activity of the soil.

Crop rotation

Alternate crop rotation is a strategy to conserve and allow the recovery of the levels of natural nutrients of the soil, in addition to avoiding problems with pesticides.

Crop associations

The association of crops applies to the concept of complementing species in order to enrich them. In the same plot of land, two or more different species can be sown which are mutually beneficial.

Protection of crops

with hedges and vegetation around the edges. One very effective practice is to protect with hedges that surround the crops which not only benefit the conditions of crop growth but also attract pollinating insects.

Methods of control

Of infestations and disease: To benefit the harmony and interaction of the species that live on our organic farms, in Fuensana Bio we place the highest importance in the control of infestations and disease, making use of satisfactory methods, and under the strict norms that the production and the market demand, of controls such as attracting by way of pheromones, with visual bait, botanic insecticide based on plant extracts etc.

To control herbs and weeds: To control weeds we use mechanical controls with inter linear weeding machines, and manual controls like hoeing, manual weeding, etc.

AECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE

Ecological agriculture is an agricultural system of production that excludes in a generic way the use of fertilizers and synthetic pesticides

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BIODYNAMIC AGRICULTURE

Biodynamic agriculture works hard to revitalise the land and plants. To fertilise the earth means that it creates further life

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