ABSTRACT
In the early 1980s, organic agriculture was of interest to two main groups in Australia. The first consisted of farmers, the second of regional and state-based organic gardening-farming organizations. Many of the farmers were geographically isolated and did not know of the existence of other organic farmers. The main reasons given by broadacre farmers for converting to organic agriculture was having experienced significant problems with their own or family's health or that of their crops or livestock when farming conventionally and feeling that drastic changes were needed to solve those problems (Wynen 1990).
