Organic food production limits the release of toxic chemicals into the environment and into our food supply. By eating organic foods
you support a healthy lifestyle for yourself, your children, and for farmworkers in the fields.
Organic agriculture positively effects the environment by creating a long term farming solution which sustains our land and
water resources, as well as supports the balance of our natural ecosystems.
Organic agriculture does not use chemicals that will pollute our ground water, a primary source of drinking water.
Organic farming practices respect and support of our environmental diversity by allowing a wide variety of plant species and wild
animals to thrive in their natural habitats.
Organic agriculture builds the topsoil on the fields and keeps it from eroding into our waterways.
Because organic farming does not rely on petroleum based chemicals for crop production, it requires less non-renewable resources to
operate. Instead, organic farmers rely on cover crops, plant rotation and natural insect control which does not involve the use of
synthetic chemicals.
Organic foods are never genetically modified or engineered, nor are they ever irradiated.
The Organic certification process ensures that crops have been grown and handled according to the strict standards put forth by
the USDA National Organic Standards, assuring that no toxic chemicals have been used in the growing and handling process. http://www.ams.usda.gov/nosb
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