In recent years there has been alot of buzz about going organic. I try to buy as many organic products as I can afford and feel that my family benefits from this. When I first started understanding the importance of organic products I was appalled about what really goes on in the food industry. I am by no means even remotely perfect at buying organic but I am making an effort. If an organic super spy came to my house they would throw me in the your an organic fraud jail. I think I could plead innocence because I do not profess to be more than a wannabe so you genuine health nuts go easy on me. I really do the best I can as far as purchasing organic and you will see why below.
What Does Organic Really Mean??
An organic product is raised, grown, and processed without the use of synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, antibiotics or hormones. Only farmers who produce food according to USDA organic standards and become certified by an independent third-party accredited agent can label their product as "certified organic" (with the exception of very small farms with sales under $5000 annually).
Why You Should Consider Going Organic
**Organic products meet stringent standards. Organic certification is the public’s assurance that products have been grown and handled according to strict procedures without persistent toxic chemical inputs.
**Organic farmers build healthy soil. Soil is the foundation of the food chain. The primary focus of organic farming is to use practices that build healthy soils.
**Organic production reduces health risks. Many EPA-approved pesticides were registered long before extensive research linked these chemicals to cancer and other diseases. Organic agriculture is one way to prevent any more of these chemicals from getting into the air, earth and water that sustain us. More here.
**Taste Better and Truer Flavor. Scientists now know what we eaters have known all along: organic food often tastes better. It makes sense that strawberries taste yummier when raised in harmony with nature, but researchers at Washington State University just proved this as fact in lab taste trials where the organic berries were consistently judged as sweeter. Plus, new research verifies that some organic produce is often lower in nitrates and higher in antioxidants than conventional food. Let the organic feasting begin! More here.
** Reduce The Toxic Load: Keep Chemicals Out of the Air, Water, Soil and our Bodies. Buying organic food promotes a less toxic environment for all living things. With only 0.5 percent of crop and pasture land in organic, according to USDA that leaves 99.5 percent of farm acres in the U.S. at risk of exposure to noxious agricultural chemicals.Our bodies are the environment so supporting organic agriculture doesn’t just benefit your family, it helps all families live less toxically.
I do understand that going organic can be more expensive so for me I pick and choose on the what the best choices to go organic on are and I will share those with you in my next post (I always, always go organic on dairy before anything and if I ate meat I would absolutely go organic there too).
27 comments:
Great work
Cheers,
Kim (Natural Health)
I guess it pays to do research to know what we are really buying.
peace,
mike
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Organic has come down in price quite a bit since it became all the rage. I eat a lot of fruit and raw vegetables so now I pretty much always buy them organic.
Have a relaxing...oh you have little ones...have a fun holiday, lol.
Take Care!
Think about it - although it's more expensive to eat organic food, you will end up healthier and therefore less likely to fall sick, so you save on medical bills. And we all know how expensive medical bills are!
I always think that there is a strong link of these fertilizers and pesticides to colon cancers, especially when produce are eaten raw, such as in salads and fresh fruits. Not only colon cancers, but a host of other cancers that I think these chemicals are responsible for. No researchers have claimed these, these are just my personal belief and theory on cancers, pesticides, and fertilizers.
I agree with the others that it would be nice if the prices of those organic products are not too high.
Tashabud
I love knowing that I'm doing something great for my health (and the health of my family) and for the environment. It's a double bonus!
-rick
It's unfortunate that the better things in life cost so much.
Going to get some organic milk and see how Lisa has been!
Hi from Speedy :-)
Cheers
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