12 Reasons to Go Organic (5of12)

5. Decrease your Intake of Unnecessary Hormones and Antibiotics. Most conventional livestock farmers use a combination of growth hormones, drugs, feed supplements, and high-grain diets to push their animals to grow faster, get bigger, and produce more milk and eggs...

12 Reasons to Go Organic (4of12)

4. Steer Clear of Unknown Genetically Engineered Food Risks. Most of today’s genetically engineered (GE) foods were approved over 15 years ago during a period when the government was aggressively promoting biotechnology. The prevailing “wisdom” was that GE foods were...

12 Reasons to Go Organic (3of12)

3. Boost the Nutritional Quality of Your Food. Organic crops are grown in healthier, biologically active soils. While crops on organic farms tend to yield somewhat less per acre and often take longer to grow than crops on conventional farms, plants nurtured by soil on...

12 Reasons to Go Organic (2of12)

2. Reduce Your Exposure to Harmful Synthetic Pesticides. Conventional farmers apply 2-12+ synthetic pesticides to their crops. The average serving of conventionally grown leafy greens, peppers, tree fruits, berries, and grapes contains three to four pesticide...