REASONS TO EAT ORGANIC FOOD, THE TOP 10
They’re many reasons why we should eat more organic food. Not only is it more nutritious and better tasting, organic farming is also good for the environment. Below are 10 reasons why it’s important we all should consider eating organic.

1. Protects Future Generations – Children receive four times the exposure than an adult to at least eight widely used cancer-causing pesticides in food. The food choice you make now will impact your child’s health in the future.

2. Protects the soil – Soil is the foundation of the food chain. The organic farmer helps counteract topsoil erosion that has been linked to the agriculture practice of chemical-intensive, mono-crop farming.

3. Protects water quality – Pesticides pollute the primary source of drinking water for more than half the country’s population. The elimination of polluting chemicals and nitrogen-leaching fertilizers protects our water resources.

4. Saves energy – Modern farming is heavily reliant on petroleum. Organic farming tends to use more labor-intensive practices and employs green manures and crop covers rather than synthetic inputs. Organic produce also tends to travel a shorter distance from the farm to the consumer.

5. Keeps chemicals off your plate – The EPA considers 60 percent of all herbicides, 90 percent of all fungicides and 30 percent of all insecticides are carcinogenic. Pesticides are poisons designed to kill living organisms and some have been implicated in birth defects, nerve damage and genetic mutation.

6. Protects farm workers – Farm worker health is a serious problem in developing nations, where pesticide use can be poorly regulated. Several pesticides banned from use in the United States are used in these countries.

7. Helps family farmers – The U.S. Department of Agriculture calculated that half of this country’s farm production came from less than 2 percent of farms in the year 1997. Organic agriculture can be a lifeline for small farms because it offers a alternative market where sellers can command fair prices for crops.

8. Supports a true economy – Although organic foods might seem more expensive than conventional foods, conventional food prices do not reflect hidden costs, including federal subsidies, pesticide regulation and testing, hazardous waste disposal and clean up, and environmental damage.

9. Promotes biodiversity – The good news is that organic growers promote biodiversity by integrating multiple crops in the same area by collecting and preserving seeds and by growing unusual varieties for decades.

10. To taste better flavor – There’s a good reason many chefs use organic foods in their recipes. They taste better. Organic farming starts with the nutrients of the soil which eventually leads to the nourishment of the plant and ultimately our palates.

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