Thursday, March 10, 2011

Know About Organic Spices

Organic spices are the normal spices, but grown using organic farming methods. Organic farming is the new method of farming which has advantages like increased production, maintaining soil productivity and controlling pests and insects, using techniques such as green manure, crop rotation and biological insecticides and pesticides. With increased awareness of the threats to the environment due to the usage of chemical fertilizers, many countries are now encouraging organic farming by providing financial assistance.

Even the people are now aware of the benefits provided to the environment, by organic farming. As a measure to create an eco friendly environment, people as part of their responsibility towards mother Earth are buying products produced through organic farming. Organic farming is also known as green farming.

This farming is not just limited to fruits and vegetables but had even extended to spices. The international market for spices is much larger than any other commodity. The exports and imports of the spices are given much importance due to their extensive usage and limited geographic distribution. Spices produced in the organic way, were successful in creating large market for themselves. This made many manufacturers of spices to opt for organic farming methods for the production of spices.

Organic spices are found to have a good flavor and aroma, like a naturally produced spice. Various spices such as fenugreek, chillies, fennel, rosemary, allspice, and many other spices are produced by organic farming. These were found to have their medicinal properties intact, as the organic farming does not involve any chemical compounds. Due to the increased soil fertility in organic farming method, the spices produced were found to be of higher quality than normal spices. Hence, organic spices have successfully replaced the normal spices in their applications.

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