Question

Based on what you have read about Suarez Farms, what are the costs and benefits of growing organic vegetables? Check all that apply.

Growing organic vegetables takes less time, which will keep costs lower.
Growing organic vegetables helps improve the health of soil, allowing for a healthier crop.
Growing organic vegetables may limit the resources available for new farm equipment.
Growing organic vegetables requires more land, limiting how much can be grown.
Growing organic vegetables is more expensive than traditional methods.

Answer 1

- Growing organic vegetables helps improve the health of soil, allowing for a healthier crop. (✔)
- Growing organic vegetables may limit the resources available for new farm equipment. (✔)
- Growing organic vegetables is more expensive than traditional methods. (✔)

Not applicable:
- Growing organic vegetables takes less time, which will keep costs lower. (✖) — organic usually requires more labor/time.
- Growing organic vegetables requires more land, limiting how much can be grown. (✖) — this was not presented as a cost in the Suarez Farms reading.