Mt Olympus Farm is committed to being good stewards by utilizing the best practices for our land including conventional, organic, no-till, and sustainable agricultural production. It is our job to produce healthy, nutritious products. We are also dedicated to making the land better than we found it and be good neighbors and community helpers.
The philosophy of organic food production maintains certain principles: biodiversity, ecological balance, sustainability, natural fertilization, natural pest management & soil integrity. Certified organic crops are produced on land that has been free of known and perceived toxic chemical pesticides and fertilizers for at least 3 years prior to certification. Also, synthetic fertilizers and pesticides are not used in production. Natural based pesticides may be used. Mt Olympus uses green manures, low-impact pesticides, and limited synthetic fungicides.
After the USDA standards were implemented all farmers describing their product as "organic" had to go through a national certification process involving a substantial fee and extensive record keeping.
This process was too costly and time consuming for many smaller "organic" and sustainable producers. Most stopped using the word organic instead of certifying their farm. This is why Mt Olympus Farm is not certified organic at this time.