Why Buy Organic Food?

Organic food is healthier. Buy organic food to enjoy the health benefit.

The research has been done and it shows that organic food is more nutritious. In 2000, Patrick Holden of the Soil Association told the BBC that:

Despite this high profile announcement on the proven benefits of organic food to human health, worried intensive farming supporters rallied against it. Now though, we have undisputable evidence of organic food benefits.

In October 2007, preliminary results from a 4-year research programme showed that:

BBC article,2007

It has been widely accepted for years that there are higher levels of vitamin C in certain organically grown vegetables and fruit. Find out more information on the health and safety benefits of organic food as compared to conventionally produced foods.

In Italy in 2002, a study found that organically raised chicken contained higher levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids, including 38% more of the highly beneficial Omega 3, than found in factory-farmed chicken.

The free-range element of organic farming affected the meat as well. Compared to the non-organic, non-free range chickens, the organic/free range contained 65% less fat! And less fat typically means that when you buy your chickens buy the pound you are actually buying more meat, rather than fat.

In 2007, the findings of a four-year EU study were published. The results proved conclusively that organic farming produces healthier and safer foods. The benefits of organic foods are significant - both to you and to the environment.

It is believed that the Food Standards Agency (FSA), the influential food safety watchdog in the UK, will change their stance as a result of these latest findings. Until now the FSA has refused to acknowledge the benefits of organic food. They will have difficulty holding that neutral position in the face of the most recent study results on the benefits of organic foods.

World wide, millions of us have already made our mind up, and are now buying organic food to the tune of $40 billion USD per year.

Buy organic food to provide you and your family with more nutritious food. Organic foods can be bought directly from farmers markets, through an organic food supplier near you (often these suppliers offer home delivery box programs), or buy organic food online (although be careful and check out the site thoroughly before buying and paying).

Affordable organic food is available, you need to plan your shopping and Buy Affordable Organic Food in a smart way that ensures no waste and that stretches your food budget, while providing you with healthier and tastier food.

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Find out more about specific organic food:

• Goji Berry Plants
• Tulsi Tea
• What is Quinoa?
• Organic Wine

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