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Organic foods are becoming more and more popular, with no end in sight. According to the Organic Trade Association, Between 2013-2022, organic sales more than doubled and sales of organic produce, specifically, totaled $22 billion, accounting for 15 percent of all fruit and vegetable sales in the US.
Organic produce is grown without pesticides, chemical fertilizers or biotechnology, including GMOs. This is important for farm-workers as well as consumers since pesticides have been linked to asthma, cancer and reproductive and childhood development problems. Organic produce has been shown to have higher disease-fighting antioxidant content and research has shown that vulnerable groups—including pregnant women, young children, the elderly and people suffering from allergies—may benefit the most from eating organic foods.
Organic agricultural practices build rich soils and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Organic produce is grown without pesticides, chemical fertilizers or biotechnology, including GMOs. This is important for farm-workers as well as consumers since pesticides have been linked to asthma, cancer and reproductive and childhood development problems. Organic produce has been shown to have higher disease-fighting antioxidant content and research has shown that vulnerable groups—including pregnant women, young children, the elderly and people suffering from allergies—may benefit the most from eating organic foods.
Organic agricultural practices build rich soils and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
