Why Organic?
Organic produce is not covered in a cocktail of pesticides.
The average conventionally-grown apple has 20-30 potentially toxic
chemicals on its skin, even after rinsing. Trust your instincts, and go
organic!
- Fresh organic produce contains on average 50% more
vitamins, minerals, enzymes and other micro-nutrients than intensively
farmed produce. Science says that it's good for you.
- Going
organic is the only practical way to avoid eating genetically modified
food. Terminator technology is one of most controversial issues in
agriculture today. With terminator technology, farmers will not be able
to reap seeds from their crops - they'll be forced to buy new seed from
the GM corporations every season. In addition to that fact that few
farmers can afford to pay for new seed each year, Mother Nature has
spent thousands of year developing seed which is best suited for our
natural environment.
- Organic produce simply tastes so much
better. Fruit and vegetables full of juice and flavor, and so many
different varieties to try!
- Organic farms support and
nurture our beautiful and diverse wildlife. Over the last thirty years,
intensive farming has led to dramatic erosion of the soil, a decrease
of up to 70% of wild birds in some areas, the destruction of ancient
hedgerows, and the near extinction of some of the most beautiful
species of butterflies, frogs, grass-snakes and wild mammals.
- Organic
food is not really more expensive than intensively farmed foods, as we
pay for conventional foods through our taxes. We spend billion of
dollars every year cleaning up the mess that agro-chemicals make to our
natural water supply. Go organic for a genuine more cost-effective
future.
- Intensive farming can seriously damage farm workers'
health. There are much higher instances of cancer, respiratory problems
and other major diseases in farm workers from non-organic farms. This
is particularly true in developing countries, and for agrochemical
farms growing cotton.
- And if you simply like the idea of
your children and grandchildren being able to visit the countryside and
play in the forests and fields just like we did when we were young, go
organic for the sake of all of our futures.