Outline of organic gardening and farming

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to organic gardening and farming: Organic farming – alternative agricultural system that relies on fertilizers of organic origin such as compost, manure, green manure, and bone meal and places emphasis on techniques such as crop rotation and companion planting. Biological pest control, mixed cropping and the fostering of insect predators are encouraged. Organic standards, in general, are intended to enable the use of naturally occurring compounds while restricting or strongly limiting the use of manufactured substances. Biodynamic farming Biodynamic gardening Climate-friendly gardening Forest gardening History of organic farming Organic farming Organic gardening (Organic horticulture) Organic lawn management Permaculture Square foot gardening Synergistic gardening System of Rice Intensification Vegan organic gardening Wildlife gardening Principles of Organic Agriculture The Principle of Health – "Organic agriculture should sustain and enhance the health of soil, plant, animal and human as one and indivisible." The Principle of Ecology – "Organic agriculture should be based on living ecological systems and cycles, work with them, emulate them and help sustain them." The Principle of Fairness – "Organic agriculture should build on relationships that ensure fairness with regard to the common environment and life opportunities." The Principle of Care – "Organic agriculture should be managed in a precautionary and responsible manner to protect the health and well being of current and future generations and the environment." List of flowers Organic lawn management Aquaponics Companion planting List of companion plants Compost Biofertilizer Intercropping Managed intensive rotational grazing Multiple cropping No dig gardening Pollination management Sheet mulching Square foot gardening Succession planting Sustainable agriculture Weed control techniques (see also 'weeds' below) Stale seed bed Xeriscaping (water wise gardening) Greywater irrigation Neglected crops Underutilized crops History of organic farming Integrated pest management Biological pest control Disease resistance in fruit and vegetables Physiological plant disorders (i.