Weekly Health Quiz: Sunflower Seeds, Soil and Fasting

1 Which of the following has been shown to sequester the greatest amount of organic carbon in soil?

• Organic farming methods
• Biodynamic farming

  Biodynamic sites have the greatest amount of organic carbon in the soil, followed closely by sites using organic principles. Either method is far superior to conventional farming, sequestering 12.8% and 9.4% more carbon per acre than conventionally farmed land respectively. Learn more.

• Conventional farming methods
• A combination approach: No-till combined with restricted use of synthetic fertilizers