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The Benefits of Buying Organic
The Taste
Organic food taste great because it is grown in rich well-balanced soil, containing all of the needed nutrients that result in delicious, nutritious foods.
Certified Organic, No Chemicals
Certification is the public's guarantee that products have been grown and handled according to strict procedures without toxic chemical inputs. Better for you, better for the planet.
Real Food, Better Health
Many EPA-approved pesticides were registered long before extensive research linked these chemicals to cancer and other diseases. Buying organic reducing the number of exposures to all toxic chemicals.
Organic Farming Is Rebuilding Soil
Soil is the foundation of the food chain and the primary focus of organic farming. By building healthy soil, plants are better able to resist disease and insects. Each small piece of living soil contains thousands of microorganisms, which help retain water and provide nutrients to the plants. Organic farmers foster soil fertility through proper tillage and crop rotation.
Organic Farms Respect Our Water Resources
The EPA has found 98 different pesticides in the groundwater of 40 states, contaminating the drinking water of over 100 million people. The agency has identified agriculture as the number one non-point polluter nationwide.
The elimination of polluting chemicals and nitrogen leaching, coupled with soil-building efforts, protects and conserves water resources from nitrogen contamination and sediment loading. Organic agriculture requires less water because the humus in its living soil retains moisture.
Organic Farming Reduces The Use Of Pestisides.
Organic farmers have led the way, largely at their expense, with innovative on-farm research aimed at reducing pesticides and minimizing agriculture's impact on the environment. Organic agriculture's best known production techniques include:
- Cover cropping (green manure)
- Use of beneficial insects
- Crop rotation and diversification
- Botanical and biological pest control
- Composting
- Close observation of natural soil, plant and wildlife systems
- Cultural and mechanical weed control
Organic Farming Helps Keep Rural Communities Healthy
Organic farming, often done on smaller acreage farmed more intensively, is one of the few survival tactics left for the family farm and the rural community.
Organic Farmers Work In Harmony With Nature
When you buy organic produce, you're helping farmers build a healthy environment for wildlife.
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