Edit: changed farm to garden
Edit: changed farm to garden
[1] http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&SID=9874504b6f10...
[2] http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/science-sushi/httpblogss...
[1]http://www.colostate.edu/Dept/CoopExt/4dmg/VegFruit/organic....
And yes, that's the same Bt that's in Bt crops, by the way (proteins from Bt bacteria). Organic farmers use it in a spray. It's a natural substance, and they argue the spray causes less resistance than the GM varieties. I really don't have the domain knowledge to say whether they're right.
Not all organic farmers are the same, and over time the meaning of 'organic' has been diluted. Smaller, more idealistic organic farmers mostly don't use pesticides, but there are large commercial organic growers out there who meet the bare minimum for certification and will use whatever pesticides are allowed.
When "gardening", you can probably do just fine without using pesticides. But when you farm crops as a business, you have to do something.
Several family farms at my local farmers market claim their crops are pesticide free. Now granted they are probably 10s of acres, not 1000s of acres, but they are still making a living.