| You too can make smarter choices in the
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| | soup, meat, nuts, pasta and many baby
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| food you buy. Organically grown foods
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| | foods.
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| have been increasing in popularity as
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| | 4. What Does Organic Mean?
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| people are choosing to live a smarter and
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| | Being organic is referring to the way the
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| healthier lifestyle. Organic farmers
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| | agricultural products of fiber and food
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| around the world are doing their part in
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| | are processed and grown. The ecological
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| preserving the quality of our ecosystem
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| | system heavily relies on the rich soil to
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| and to improve our health by growing food
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| | produce plants strong enough to withstand
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| the way nature intended. Organically
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| | diseases and other pests. Organic farming
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| grown food gives us a naturally healthy
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| | means that the use of any chemicals and
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| and purely delicious food that is
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| | toxins are prohibited and work only in
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| completely free of harmful chemicals and
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| | favor of the earth friendly habits that
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| pesticides. Most foods contain a high
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| | work with nature. In livestock,
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| level of pesticides that can be more
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| | preventative measures are taken to keep
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| harmful that organically grown foods.
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| | the animals productive and healthy
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| 1. The Five Reasons
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| | because the use of antibiotics is
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| - Organic foods are free of additives and
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| | forbidden. Genetically modified organisms
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| preservatives and therefore taste more
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| | are also strictly prohibited in the
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| delicious and pure.
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| | organic production.
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| - Buying organic foods helps to reduce
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| | 5. The Three Categories
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| the dependence on all the non-renewable
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| | 100% Organic
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| resources.
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| | Means the food item is made purely and
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| - The organic food industry promotes
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| | 100% of organic ingredients.
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| healthy farmland and supports those small
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| | Organic Made
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| family owned farms that produce the
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| | Means the food item is made of at least
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| organic food.
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| | 95% organic ingredients with the
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| - Growing organic foods help to keep
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| | remaining 5% heavily restricted and with
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| chemicals out of the water supplies and
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| | no genetically modified organisms.
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| help protect the farmers and other
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| | Made With Organic Ingredients
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| workers from having contact with harmful
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| | The food you choose can be made with
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| chemicals and pesticides.
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| | ingredients containing no lesser than 70%
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| - Organically grown food is exceedingly
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| | of organic ingredients with the remaining
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| safe for children because it is free from
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| | 30% heavily restricted and no genetically
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| harmful pesticides.
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| | modified organisms.
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| 2. Consider The Organic Alternitive
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| | 6. USDA Standards
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| Next time youre shopping for groceries,
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| | The USDA has set strict regulations when
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| think about how buying organically grown
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| | labeling organic foods. An organic food
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| food can benefit you and your family.
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| | must contain at least 95% of organic
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| Think about choosing a food that was
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| | ingredients in order for it to be labeled
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| grown as nature intended, compared to one
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| | as í˙organic.í˘ Any foods
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| that had frequently been covered with
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| | that have less than 70% of organic
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| poisonous pesticides and other chemicals.
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| | ingredients can not make any claims on
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| Would you buy food knowing that it had
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| | the front of the package that it is
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| once been saturated with harmful
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| | organic in any way, but may list the
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| chemicals? At one point in time, that was
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| | specific organically grown ingredients on
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| something you never would have thought
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| | the side panel.
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| about, but now today in the information
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| | Price is the main bargaining issue when
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| age, people are more aware of what they
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| | considering foods. Eating healthier is
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| are putting into their bodies. Now people
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| | sometimes more expensive than the
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| are aware of how food is grown and
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| | chemically treated foods. Of course, as
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| produced and now people have a choice.
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| | the organic food industry is steadily
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| 3. Organic Foods List
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| | rising as the varieties and
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| Some great organically grown foods to buy
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| | availabilities are increasing, the prices
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| are apples, grapes (imported),
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| | are becoming more competitive and more
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| nectarines, pears, peaches, red
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| | appealing. Consider the real importance
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| raspberries, strawberries, bell peppers,
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| | of staying healthy, it shouldn't have to
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| celery, potatoes and spinach. There are
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| | cost a ton either, find a local grower or
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| even many other foods coming to market as
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| | a good organic place and they will offer
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| organic foods such as eggs, cheese,
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| | a competitive offer.
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| yogurt, ice cream, milk, juice, bread,
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