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• Tastes better
Organic farming starts with the nourishment of the soil, which leads to the nourishment of the plant and, ultimately, our palate. Many people prefer to go for organic food because they consider it tasting better.
• Keep Chemicals Off Your Plates
Organic products are free from pesticides, fungicides and other harmful chemicals.
• Protect future generations
An average child receives 4 times more exposure than an adult to at least 8 widely used cancer causing pesticides in food. The food choices you make now will impact your child’s health in the future.
• Higher levels of nutrients
A number of research findings show that organic food is far richer in vitamins, minerals and nutrients. They are particularly higher in antioxidants, vitamin C, iron, protein, magnesium, calcium, fiber and other minerals.
• GMO (Generically Modified Organism) Free
Certified organic means GMO free. Genetically modified organisms are not allowed under the strict organic certification standards.
• Prevent soil erosion and restore natural ecosystem
Organic farming does not contaminate the soil with synthetic chemicals and it restores the natural ecosystem.
• Save Energy
Synthetic fertilizers consumed more energy to be produced but organic farming reduces the need to transfer and dispose of dangerous chemicals.
• Improve Lifestyles and Value Systems
Organic farming required its practitioners to respect nature and conserve all environment resources, that it will help to improve lifestyles and value systems through it.
• Promote Bio-Diversity
Supporting organic products will promote bio-diversity due to the practice of crop rotation instead of mono cropping. Mono cropping is the practice of planting large plots of land with the same crop year after year. While this approach tripled farm production between 1950 and 1970, the lack of natural diversity of plant life has left the soil lacking in natural minerals and nutrients. To replace the nutrients, chemical fertilizers are used often in increasing amount. Single crops are also much more susceptible to pests, making farmers more reliant on pesticides. Despite a tenfold increase in the use of pesticides between 1947 and 1974, crop losses due to insects have doubled! This is partly because some insects have become genetically resistant to certain pesticides.
• Supporting a True Economy
Although organic foods might seem to be more expensive than non-organic products but the prices of non-organics products do not reflect hidden cost such as health and environmental damages.
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