Organic Foods

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  1. 2. The Canadian Organic _________ governs organic food standards within Canada.
  2. 4. A chemical used to repel unwanted bugs and other organisms.
  3. 6. Open-pollinated and heirloom seeds are naturally _________ so you can sow their seeds next season.
  4. 7. Organic standards are very similar to Canada in this country.
  5. 8. Organic farming aims to help protect the _________.
  6. 10. Foods that are grown or made without the use of synthetic fertilizers, man-made pesticides, genetically modified organisms, antibiotics or growth hormones.
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  1. 1. Food must be at least this percent organic ingredients in order to label itself as "organic."
  2. 3. This type of seed has been genetically modified.
  3. 5. These types of plants make pest control easy without the use of chemicals.
  4. 9. Crop _________ helps to balance soil nutrients.
  5. 11. An organism that has been given a gene it does not usually express in order to improve performance.
  6. 12. Accredits organizations to certify organic products.