Not Just A Label
These days, not just anyone can sell organic foods. All food products bearing an organic certification must follow strict guideline that are monitored by government bodies such a the Quality Assurance International organization. The standards are there to ensure that food growers and producers must stick to the principles or organic food production regarding, chemicals fertilizers, GM crops and artificial pesticides.
Does Organic Taste Better
Most would agree that an apple or a carrot that is grown in organically, without the use of chemicals tastes better that the equivalent factory farmed product. Modern farming is highly reliant on nitrogen based fertilizers which can result in very high yields for many types of crops.
The down side to this large scale farming is that the soil quickly becomes depleted of the natural mineral content. In effect, factory farming is producing crops grown in an artificial chemical soup. It’s no wonder that a lot of supermarket fruit and veg is tasteless and unpalatable.
Organic food on the other hand however, contains all of the trace minerals that have been present in the soil for millions of years. Healthier soil produces healthier crops and one of the side benefits of this is much tastier food!
Health Risks Of Conventionally Grown Food
Modern pesticides are relatively safe compared to many of the chemicals used in the past for controlling crop pests. However, long term health studies are few and far between when it comes to examining the various weed killers and insecticides that are routinely sprayed on conventionally grown foods.
Some studies have look at the links between modern food production and so-called Western diseases including cancer.
By eating organic, you are immediately removing these risks from your lifestyle. Eating ON natural grown foods is a sure way to decrease the amount of chemicals ingested into your system every day.
The Cost Of Organic
There’s no getting away from the fact that organic food costs more. Basic economics dictates that the scale of economies in producing smaller amounts of fresh organic food from a larger number of suppliers will push up the prices.
Many families on a budget find it hard to justify spending the extra just to have locally grown fruit, veg, meat and eggs. However, there are ways that you can find organic food much cheaper that in the supermarket.
Check out your local farmer’s market. A lack of overheads means buying directly from the farmer is usually substantially cheaper than from the store. You can also find organic food coupons online or in local newspapers. You should also try to find out if there is a food coop based in your neighborhood. By grouping together with other like minded individuals you can negotiate a better price for your organic food.
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