Buying Organic....
Protects your family’s health. Conventional farmers rely heavily on pesticides that may
cause cancer and detrimental reproductive effects. Of the 28 most commonly used
pesticides, at least 23 are carcinogenic. Pesticide residues in food cause 20,000 cancer
deaths and thousands more new cancers per year, according to the National Academy of
Sciences.
Prevents soil erosion. We are facing the worst topsoil erosion in history due to our current
conventional agricultural practices of chemical-intensive, mono-crop farming. The Soil
Conservation Service estimates more than 3 billion tons of topsoil are eroded from U.S.
croplands each year. Organic production practices inherently build long-term soil health
and stability.
Protects water quality. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that
pesticides contaminate the groundwater in 38 states, polluting the primary source of
drinking water for more than half the country’s population. Conventional agriculture is
considered the largest non-point source of water pollution in the U.S.
Supports small farmers. For the most part, organic farms are small, independently
owned family farms of fewer than 100 acres. It’s estimated that the U.S. has lost more than
650,000 family farms in the past decade. Organic farming could be one of the few survival
tactics left for family farms.
Supports a true economy. Although organic foods might seem more expensive than
conventional foods, conventional food prices don’t reflect the hidden costs borne by
taxpayers, including billions of dollars in federal agricultural subsidies. If you add in the
environmental and social costs of irrigation to a head of lettuce, for example, its price
would range between $2 and $3.
Tastes better. There’s a good reason why many chefs use organic foods in their recipes
-- they taste better! Because organic foods are not treated with fungicides, they must be
sent to market as close to harvest as possible. Produce is ripe and may have suffered
less nutritional loss by the time you eat it.
Need More Information? Go To www.organic.org
Protects your family’s health. Conventional farmers rely heavily on pesticides that may
cause cancer and detrimental reproductive effects. Of the 28 most commonly used
pesticides, at least 23 are carcinogenic. Pesticide residues in food cause 20,000 cancer
deaths and thousands more new cancers per year, according to the National Academy of
Sciences.
Prevents soil erosion. We are facing the worst topsoil erosion in history due to our current
conventional agricultural practices of chemical-intensive, mono-crop farming. The Soil
Conservation Service estimates more than 3 billion tons of topsoil are eroded from U.S.
croplands each year. Organic production practices inherently build long-term soil health
and stability.
Protects water quality. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that
pesticides contaminate the groundwater in 38 states, polluting the primary source of
drinking water for more than half the country’s population. Conventional agriculture is
considered the largest non-point source of water pollution in the U.S.
Supports small farmers. For the most part, organic farms are small, independently
owned family farms of fewer than 100 acres. It’s estimated that the U.S. has lost more than
650,000 family farms in the past decade. Organic farming could be one of the few survival
tactics left for family farms.
Supports a true economy. Although organic foods might seem more expensive than
conventional foods, conventional food prices don’t reflect the hidden costs borne by
taxpayers, including billions of dollars in federal agricultural subsidies. If you add in the
environmental and social costs of irrigation to a head of lettuce, for example, its price
would range between $2 and $3.
Tastes better. There’s a good reason why many chefs use organic foods in their recipes
-- they taste better! Because organic foods are not treated with fungicides, they must be
sent to market as close to harvest as possible. Produce is ripe and may have suffered
less nutritional loss by the time you eat it.
Need More Information? Go To www.organic.org
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