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This book explains the method that may be the first comprehensive organic farming system. The same year he gave eight talks on the
spiritual foundation of agriculture, later called biodynamic agriculture.
1935 - Mokichi Okada established an agricultural system originally called, "no fertilizer farming" or "Nature Farming" in
Japan.
He derived the term from his concept of "the farm as organism" which he explains in details in his book “Look to the
Land” (1940).
This the first scientific, side-by-side comparison of organic and conventional farming
1940 - Sir Albert Howard published "An Agricultural Testament," a book that focuses on composting methods.
1942 - J.I. Rodale started publishing Organic Farming and Gardening magazine (founded
Rodale Inc. in 1930). Today the magazine is known as Organic Gardening.
1947 - Sir Albert Howard published "The Soil and Health, A Study of Organic Agriculture."
1962 - The famous scientist and naturalist Rachel Carson published "Silent Spring."
The book played a key role in the prohibition of DDT in the US, according to many. In the
book, Carson writes about the effects of DDT and other pesticides on the environment.
1972 - The year marks the creation of IFOAM - the International Federation of Organic
Agriculture Movements in Versailles, France.
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