by martin | Nov 21, 2011 | News - Informative Info.
7. Preserve Local Crop Varieties for Future Generations. Today 50% of all food eaten worldwide comes from four plant species and three animal species. A handful of multi-national corporations own and control over 50% of the world’s seed market. Small organic farms...
by martin | Nov 19, 2011 | News - Informative Info.
6. Give Farm Animals a Healthy Measure of Respect. A significant share of the livestock raised on conventional farms live in crowded, stressful conditions that erode animal health, increase drug dependency, and take away any chance of carrying out natural behaviors....
by martin | Nov 18, 2011 | News - Informative Info.
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...
by martin | Nov 17, 2011 | News - Informative Info.
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...
by martin | Nov 16, 2011 | News - Informative Info.
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...
by martin | Nov 15, 2011 | News - Informative Info.
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...
