The system for the production and supply od agriculutual/horticultural produce under forward contracts between producers/suppliers and buyers. The essence of such an arrangement is the cooitment of the producer/seller to provide an agricultureal cooodity of a certain type, at a time and price and in teh quality required by teh buyer.

Many people are aware that food grown according to organic principles is free from exposure to harmful herbicides and pesticides, but that is only one small aspect of organic agriculture. A larger part of organic agriculture involves the health of the soil and the ecosystem in which crops and livestock are raised. Organic farmers recognize that healthy, vibrant, and live soils and ecosystems significantly benefit crops. Natural, undisturbed soil is alive with microbiotic organisms that exist in harmony with the native plant life and the inorganic minerals that provide the soil's substrate.

Vermicompost is the end-product of the breakdown of organic matter by some species of earthworm. Vermicompost is a nutrient-rich, natural fertilizer and soil conditioner. The process of producing vermicompost is known as vermicomposting .