### person | farmer | grower:

Bulb grower
* Many bulb growers add a layer of mulch such as pine bark, pine needles, leafmold or buckwheat hulls.
* Some bulb growers sprinkle bone meal in each hole, and others use superphosphate.

Commercial grower
* Most commercial growers pinch the growing points on shoots
  - propagate new plants by grafting cuttings to a rootstock
* Most commercial growers use chemical pesticides and fertilizers
  - drip-irrigation systems on their arable land
* Some commercial growers add brewers yeast to increase growth and add protein content.
* can use hexythiazox or abamectin in greenhouses.
* watch the condition of the leaves and especially the tendrils for water stress.

### person | farmer | grower:

Organic grower
* Most organic growers are small or family-owned farms whose owners walk the land
  - raise vegetables and fruits
* build healthy soil by using compost, crop rotations and green manures.
* feed the soil, which enhances soil life and increases long-term fertility.
* make use of insects, mulch, and sustainable cultivation techniques.
* manage soil fertility using a number of different strategies.
* tend to use organic insecticides as a last resort.
* use non-toxic means of controlling cotton pests
  - pesticides too
* work with nature, rather than trying to dominate it.

Idaho farmer
* benefit when there is real competition in the pricing of farm chemicals.
* have generations of experience in growing potatoes.

Japanese farmer
* Some Japanese farmers grow melons inside cube-shaped containers.
* raise a tremendous variety in crops and livestock.

Local farmer
* bring vegetables.
* grow food.
* report customers.
* use hoes.

Many farmer
* Some many farmers kill animals.
* make progress
  - significant progress
* raise chickens
  - pigs
* suffer damage
  - extensive damage

### person | farmer:

Organic farmer
* Many organic farmers rely on a natural bacterial spray to control certain crop pests
  - use fertilizer and various non-toxic pesticides
* Most organic farmers know certain plants
  - rely on crop rotations to break pest and disease cycles
* Most organic farmers use natural pesticide
  - synthetic pesticide
* Some organic farmers sell vegetables directly through box schemes
  - treat goats
* are limited to non-synthetic sources of nitrogen fertilizer
  - often early adopters, refining technologies that spread to all farms
  - risk-takers
  - society's brightest hope for change
* build healthy soils by fertilizing and building soil organic matter
  - the soil using composted organic matter and crop rotations
* depend heavily on plowing to manage weeds without herbicides.
* foster soil fertility through proper tillage and crop rotation.
* grow just one crop each season, which helps to conserve the soil's nutrients.
* have no trouble sleeping at night.
  - plant certain plants
* manage and promote diversity within their ecosystem.
* produce foods for the discerning shopper
  - high yields of healthy foods without chemicals
* refrain from using chemicals and mineral fertilizer.
* take special care to insure that their soil is fertile and nutrient rich.
* use Bt as their main line of defense against insects
  - because it is produced by a natural bacterium
  - a blend of old and new technologies and scientific practices
  - biological pest control to selectively hold down the populations of pests
  - complex crop rotations to maintain as natural a habitat as possible
  - sulphur as a weak pesticide
  - techniques to protect their most valuable resource
  - wireless technology to sell online
* work hard to ensure that plants are naturally strong and disease-resistant
  - in harmony with nature
  - to raise the fertility of their soil through sustainable agricultural methods