There is an old and outdated idea that if the world’s food producers suddenly all decided to go organic, there wouldn’t be enough food to feed the world’s population. The idea simply doesn’t hold water. It’s true that when a farm that previously used conventional farming techniques goes organic, there is an initial decrease in […]
Read More...Only 2% of the world’s farmland is organically managed. That means that 98% is used for food production with conventional methods. With such a small percentage of organic farmland, you wouldn’t think that it could make much of an impact. You’d be right. Planet earth is not enjoying a lot of benefits yet from food […]
Read More...People are demanding organically produced foods. The demand gets stronger every day. With every “tainted food” headline, more and more people are seeking the safety provided by organically produced, processed, and packaged foods. We can’t see the demand lessening as long as countries like China that still permit the use of the dangerous and highly […]
Read More...Advertising is slick. You really have to pay very close attention to EXACTLY what is said. For example, the companies that produce baby food say that they “screen” for nitrates. They don’t say that there are no nitrates in the baby food, though. I have no doubt that they “screen” for nitrates, but that isn’t […]
Read More...According to the statistics issued by the government of the United States, the levels of trace MINERALS in fruits and vegetables started falling in 1940 and have declined steadily since. There is also evidence that there are more of these trace minerals in organically grown produce than in produce grown with the “aid” of toxic […]
Read More...I really don’t understand why there would be any argument in the first place about organic food being better and better for the human body than conventionally produced food. Every indicator says that organic food is better. There isn’t even a very convincing argument that conventionally produced food is better for anybody other than the […]
Read More...The subject of fat content – actually, the differences in the kind and level of fat – between organically produced meat and conventionally produced meat has been going on worldwide for a long time. I wish I could tell you that meat produced using organic methods was really lower in fat than meat produced using […]
Read More...The question, “Is organic food safer than non-organically grown food?” has been asked for many years. The fact is that organic food does cost more – a lot more. The only reason that anyone would pay double or triple the price for organically grown food is that they feel that it is safer for them […]
Read More...Most people who buy organic food say they do so because they want to avoid ingesting the harmful chemicals and drugs used to produce food by conventional methods. They also say that they buy organic food in order to help protect the earth and the air on our fragile planet. Then there are those who, […]
Read More...Guess what? You can grow your own organic vegetables in your own yard, or on your own patio, or even in your own garden – in pots! It’s a lot easier than you might think, too. Go to your local garden store and purchase pots, first. It’s better to buy environmentally friendly pots like clay […]
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