10 Top Reasons to Go Organic
1. Organic produce is chemical and pesticide free. The average conventionally-grown apple has 20-30 artificial poisons on its skin, even after rinsing. Trust your instincts, and go organic!
2. Fresh organic produce contains on average 50% more vitamins, minerals, enzymes and other micro-nutrients than intensively farmed produce. Science says that it's good for you.
3. Going organic is the only practical way to avoid eating genetically modified (GM) food. And by buying organic food, you are registering your mistrust of GMO's and doing your bit to protest against them.
4. If you eat dairy or meat products, going organic has never been more essential to safeguard you and your family's health. Intensively-reared dairy cows and farm animals are fed a dangerous cocktail of anti-biotics, growth promoting drugs, anti-parasite drugs and many other medicines on a daily basis, whether they have an illness or not. These drugs are passed directly onto the consumers of their dairy produce or meat., which must be a contributing factor to meat-related diseases like coronaries and high blood pressure.
5. About 99% of non-organic farm animals in the UK are now fed GM soya. And there has never been a reported case of BSE in organic cattle in the UK. Common sense says that organic is safe food.
6. Organic produce simply tastes so much better. Fruit and vegetables full of juice and flavour, and so many different varieties to try! There are about 100 different kinds of organic potatoes in production in the UK, and that's just potatoes!
7. Organic farms support and nurture our beautiful and diverse wildlife. Over the last thirty years, intensive farming has led to dramatic erosion of the soil, a fall of up to 70% of wild birds in some areas, the destruction of ancient hedgerows, and the near extinction of some of the most beautiful species of butterflies, frogs, grass-snakes and wild mammals.
8. Organic food is not really more expensive than intensively farmed foods, as we pay for conventional foods through our taxes. We spend millions of rupees every year cleaning up the mess that agro-chemicals make to our natural water supply. Go organic for a genuine more cost-effective future.
9. Intensive farming can seriously damage farm workers' health. There are much higher instances of cancer, respiratory problems and other major diseases in farm workers from non-organic farms. This is particularly true in developing countries, and for agrochemical farms growing cotton.
10. So, go organic for the sake of the future generation, the preservation of the environment and for a healthier you!
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nagalakshmi.karunanidhi wrote:
[quote]@people staying in hyderabad,
Any idea where we get organic food stuff? :) :)[/quote]
nagalakshni below mentioned are the places where organic food is available in hyderabad
24 Letter Mantra Organic Foods In Banjara Hills, Hyderabad
The organic food products at Earth Bazaar, Hyderabad
In Hyderabad: Sahaja Aharam
[quote]@people staying in hyderabad,
Any idea where we get organic food stuff? :) :)[/quote]
nagalakshni below mentioned are the places where organic food is available in hyderabad
24 Letter Mantra Organic Foods In Banjara Hills, Hyderabad
The organic food products at Earth Bazaar, Hyderabad
In Hyderabad: Sahaja Aharam
organic food consumers, manufactuers and farmers strongly believe in organic food having following benefits over non organic food:
* Better health: Since organic food is not prepared using chemical fertilizers and pesticides, it does not contain any traces of these strong chemicals and might not affect the human body.
* Better taste: People strongly believe that organic food tastes better than non organic food. The prominent reason for this belief is that it is produced using organic means of production. Further organic food is often sold locally resulting in availability of fresh produce in the market.
* Environment safety: As harmful chemicals are not used in organic farming, there is minimal soil, air and water pollution; thus ensuring a safe world for future generations to live in.
* Better health: Since organic food is not prepared using chemical fertilizers and pesticides, it does not contain any traces of these strong chemicals and might not affect the human body.
* Better taste: People strongly believe that organic food tastes better than non organic food. The prominent reason for this belief is that it is produced using organic means of production. Further organic food is often sold locally resulting in availability of fresh produce in the market.
* Environment safety: As harmful chemicals are not used in organic farming, there is minimal soil, air and water pollution; thus ensuring a safe world for future generations to live in.
Organic Beliefs and Ideas
The average non organic fruit contains more than 20 pesticides
Organic food is much more rich in vitamins, minerals and fibre and retains the levels of nutrients for much longer
Your body will be more resistant to disease as it will have higher levels of the essential nutrients it needs to fight off infection
You will have more energy through consuming lower levels of toxins and chemicals that slow your body down
If you are eating dairy or farm produce then you are also eating the chemicals, drugs and growth hormones given to the animals
Organic food producers must meet stringent standards
Organic farms respect our water resources and do not leach nitrogens and other pollutants from their soil
Organic food just tastes so much better!
The average non organic fruit contains more than 20 pesticides
Organic food is much more rich in vitamins, minerals and fibre and retains the levels of nutrients for much longer
Your body will be more resistant to disease as it will have higher levels of the essential nutrients it needs to fight off infection
You will have more energy through consuming lower levels of toxins and chemicals that slow your body down
If you are eating dairy or farm produce then you are also eating the chemicals, drugs and growth hormones given to the animals
Organic food producers must meet stringent standards
Organic farms respect our water resources and do not leach nitrogens and other pollutants from their soil
Organic food just tastes so much better!
Organic food does not 'cost the earth' to grow. It should not also cost consumers 'the earth' to eat. At the same time however, assuming that the ruling market prices for conventionally-grown food (read chemically-grown food) are fair, it is only correct that an organic farmer should receive at least a marginally higher price for his produce and his efforts, especially when consumers are aware that organic food is better than chemically-grown food in all respects, including taste, flavour and for their own health, besides that of the earth.
Large players in agribusiness in India have sold a story that we need to produce more food and increase productivity of our fields. They also seem convinced that they hold the key to feeding the country. Their solutions consist of factory farming, biofortification (protato, golden rice), genetically-modified seeds, cloning, hybrid seeds, pesticides, weedicides, mechanisation and monocultures.
Go to: http://www.satavic.org/hunger.htm
for more info....
Anu. B)
Large players in agribusiness in India have sold a story that we need to produce more food and increase productivity of our fields. They also seem convinced that they hold the key to feeding the country. Their solutions consist of factory farming, biofortification (protato, golden rice), genetically-modified seeds, cloning, hybrid seeds, pesticides, weedicides, mechanisation and monocultures.
Go to: http://www.satavic.org/hunger.htm
for more info....
Anu. B)
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