From the seeds themselves to the machinery, fertilizers and pesticides - The Green Revolution regimen depend heavily on technology. One (1) __alternative____ , however, depends much (2) ___less____ on technology - organic farming. Many organic farmers use machinery, but (3) ___not____ chemical fertilizers or pesticides. (4) ___Instead of____chemical soil enrichers, they use animal manure and plant parts not used as food -,natural, organic fertilizers that are clearly a renewable (5) ___source____. Organic farmers also use alternatives (6) ___to_____ pesticides; for example they may rely on natural predators of certain insect pests. (7) __If_____the need arises, they can buy the eggs and larvae of these natural predators and introduce them into their crop fields. They use (8) ___other_____ techniques to control pests as well, like planting certain crops together because one crop repels the other's pests. Organic farmers do not need a lot of land;(9) __in fact____organic farming is perfectly (10) ____suited____to small farms and is relatively inexpensive. Finally, many organic farmers' average yields compare favorably with other farmers' yields
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