Buying organic food promotes a less toxic environment for all living things. Our bodies are the environment so supporting organic agriculture doesn’t just benefit your family, it helps all families live less toxically.

Industrial agriculture doesn’t singularly pollute farmland and farm workers; it also wreaks havoc on the environment downstream.

Before a mother first nurses her newborn, the toxic risk from pesticides has already begun. Studies show that infants are exposed to hundreds of harmful chemicals in utero. In fact, our nation is now reaping the results of four generations of exposure to agricultural and industrial chemicals.

Feeding the soil with organic matter instead of ammonia and other synthetic
fertilizers has proven to increase nutrients in produce, with higher levels of vitamins and minerals found in organic food, according to the 2005 study, “Elevating Antioxidant levels in food through organic farming and food processing,” Organic Center State of Science Review.

Scientists now know what we eaters have known all along: organic food
often tastes better. Plus, new research verifies that some organic produce is often lower in nitrates and higher in antioxidants than conventional food.

Family farms that are certified organic farms have a double economic benefit:
they are profitable and they farm in harmony with their surrounding environment. Whether the farm is a 4-acre orchard or a 4,000-acre wheat farm, organic is a beneficial practice that is genuinely family-friendly.

Cloned food. GMOs and rBGH. Eleven years ago, genetically modified food was
not part of our food supply; today an astounding 30 percent of our cropland is planted in GMOs. Organic is the only de facto seal of reassurance against these and other modern, lab-produced additions to our food supply.

Whether it is local fruit, imported coffee or artisan cheese, organic can
demonstrate a reverence for the land and its people.Eat more seasonably by
supporting your local farmers market while also supporting a global organic
economy year round. It will make your taste buds happy.

Visit an organic farm and you’ll notice something: a buzz of animal, bird and
insect activity. These organic oases are thriving, diverse habitats.As best said by Aldo Leopold, “A good farm must be one where the native flora and fauna have lost acreage without losing their existence.” An organic farm is the equivalent of reforestation.

Food is a ‘language’ spoken in every culture. Making this language organic allows for an important cultural revolution whereby diversity and biodiversity are embraced and chemical toxins and environmental harm are radically reduced, if not eliminated. But for the sake of culture everywhere, from perm culture to human culture, organic should be celebrated at every table. Let the organic feasting begin!