Healthy People
We need to remind ourselves that when we do not buy organic, we are assuming a risk to ourselves, our communities, and the farmers who produce the very food we rely on for our survival. Through a process known as bio-accumulation, all plants absorb nutrients and matter through root uptake. Conventional non-organic farms use thousands of pounds of synthetic agricultural chemicals for the crops they produce and everything they grow absorbs these chemicals through root uptake. Contrary to your mother urging you to wash your fruits and vegetables before eating them because of residue concerns, there is no way to wash the chemicals away which have been absorbed through bio-accumulation. Organic farming methods do not relay on intensive chemical applications, but rather they rely on composting, natural fertilizers, and green amendments which contribute to healthy plant uptake which is good for you and good for the planet!