The NOFA Organic Land Care Program, a project of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut, has guided and overseen land care professionals offering organic services to customers for more than 10 years. This article is an excerpt of theNOFA Standards in Organic Land Care, Practices for Design and Maintenance of Ecological Landscapes, first published in 2001 and updated every two years. This excerpt, edited for style and length, is from the section titled "Soil Health." In caring for trees, most practitioners know that the methods used to care for the surrounding landscape can significantly affect the trees, especially the feeder roots that extend out to the drip line and beyond. Organic land care that works holis-tically, encouragesdiversity and avoids harsh fertilizers and toxic chemicals is an important strategy to encourage tree health.
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