Principle of health

• Organic Agriculture should sustain and enhance the health of soil, plant, animal and human as one and indivisible.
• This principle is the foundation of organic agriculture.
• Health of all living systems and organisms, from the smallest in the soil to human beings, are mutually dependent.
• Health is the maintenance of physical, mental and social well-being and not simply the absence of disease or illness.
• The healthy soil produces healthy crops that foster the health of animals and people.
• The organic farmer must cultivate the soil at the right time and in the right ways to provide the best living conditions for the soil life and plant roots.