| Many of us still wonder when we walk down the | | | | Organic food is not just beneficial to the body but |
| supermarket aisle which is the best food for the | | | | also to the environment. Organic farming |
| family-organic or conventional. Going organic has | | | | preserves the wildlife and ecosystem. The ground |
| now become more of a trend. | | | | water and soil are not contaminated; waste |
| Most health magazines have been quoting their | | | | production is under control and the environment is |
| experts who firmly believe that eating organic | | | | pollution free. |
| food is healthier, more nutritious and taste better. | | | | Many turn to organic food because they believe it |
| Fruits and vegetables are not laden with harmful | | | | tastes better, more juicy and full-flavored and this |
| chemicals which in turn seem to increase the | | | | psychologically gives them a good feeling. Organic |
| incidence of cancer, Alzheimer's disease and | | | | fruits and vegetables are free from artificial |
| certain birth defects. | | | | coloring, flavorings and residual antibiotics. They |
| Conventional foods are sprayed with pesticides | | | | are devoid of growth hormones and genetically |
| that could contain chemicals that have been long | | | | modified ingredients. |
| banned. The fertilizers added are chemical based | | | | Organic fruits and vegetables are costlier than |
| and synthetic herbicides are used to curb weed | | | | conventional foods but it is a small price to pay |
| growth. These foods when consumed regularly | | | | for healthy and disease free life. Organic gardening |
| can have a detrimental effect on the well being of | | | | is catching on as people want to grow their own |
| a person in the long run. | | | | food and in a small way help the environment. |