Comments on: Opt for some more organic produce and reduce your pesticide intake by up to 80 percent http://sveltegourmand.com/3600_opt-for-some-organic-produce-and-reduce-your-pesticide-intake-up-to-80-percent Deliciously good for you. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:58:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: OrganicTrade http://sveltegourmand.com/3600_opt-for-some-organic-produce-and-reduce-your-pesticide-intake-up-to-80-percent/comment-page-1#comment-3464 OrganicTrade Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:35:04 +0000 http://sveltegourmand.com/?p=3600#comment-3464 Thank you for sharing this helpful information about organic with your readers. When it comes to what people buy, the Organic Trade Association would caution people against the idea of limiting their organic purchases to the list of items you outline in this blog. Doing so misses an important point: buying organic is about more than keeping pesticides out of our bodies. It is about supporting a system of sustainable agricultural management that promotes soil health and fertility through the use of such methods as crop rotation and cover cropping, which nourish plants, foster species diversity, help combat climate change, prevent damage to valuable water resources, and protect farmers and farmers’ families from exposure to harmful chemicals. In this sense, buying organic is a commitment to the bigger, more complex picture of which our personal health is a part. In thinking about which organic products to buy, consider this: instead of focusing your organic purchases on a particular group of items, choose organic versions of the products you buy most. Whether that is milk, produce, or personal care products, buying organic will not only help reduce your exposure to harmful synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, but also support a system of agricultural management that is great for the planet. Organic. It's worth it. Thank you for sharing this helpful information about organic with your readers. When it comes to what people buy, the Organic Trade Association would caution people against the idea of limiting their organic purchases to the list of items you outline in this blog. Doing so misses an important point: buying organic is about more than keeping pesticides out of our bodies. It is about supporting a system of sustainable agricultural management that promotes soil health and fertility through the use of such methods as crop rotation and cover cropping, which nourish plants, foster species diversity, help combat climate change, prevent damage to valuable water resources, and protect farmers and farmers’ families from exposure to harmful chemicals. In this sense, buying organic is a commitment to the bigger, more complex picture of which our personal health is a part.

In thinking about which organic products to buy, consider this: instead of focusing your organic purchases on a particular group of items, choose organic versions of the products you buy most. Whether that is milk, produce, or personal care products, buying organic will not only help reduce your exposure to harmful synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, but also support a system of agricultural management that is great for the planet.

Organic. It’s worth it.

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