
{"id":51317,"date":"2025-11-03T16:50:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T21:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missioninclusion.ca\/?p=51317"},"modified":"2025-12-10T15:59:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T20:59:34","slug":"agroecology-farming-differently-to-respect-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missioninclusion.ca\/en\/non-classifiee\/agroecology-farming-differently-to-respect-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Agroecology: farming differently to respect nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||14px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#00a341&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;12px||9px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Agroecology is a way of farming that is more respectful of nature and people. In short, agroecology means producing and consuming without harming the environment!<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;12px||14px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;9px||13px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#BE0055&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>In practical terms, this means:<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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Soils are depleted, rivers are polluted, and beneficial insects like bees are disappearing.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/missioninclusion.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/icone-cercles-vert-pale.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;icone cercles vert p\u00e2le&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; positioning=&#8221;relative&#8221; position_origin_r=&#8221;bottom_left&#8221; vertical_offset=&#8221;-16px&#8221; width=&#8221;50%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;50%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#00a341&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#BE0055&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; 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