TOP 10 ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS TO BUY ORGANIC FOOD
- Organic agriculture does not use persistent chemicals that pollute groundwater, a primary source of our drinking water.
- Songbirds and other wildlife are not harmed by organic farming methods.
- Organic farmers keep the topsoil on the fields, not eroding into our waterways.
- Unique varieties of crops and livestock are more likely to be raised organically, helping to maintain a diverse gene pool for our food products.
- Watersheds being farmed by organic farmers stay much cleaner and fish stocks healthier and more plentiful.
- Organic farming produces a very healthy topsoil, rich with biological matter.
- Rainwater is cleaner since persistent chemicals do not get absorbed into the atmosphere.
- Organic farming builds and nurtures the earth so we can grow our food on the same fields indefinitely.
- A wide variety of wild animal and plant species thrive on organic farms, supporting continued biodiversity on our planet.
- Recent studies show that organic farming methods are evolving to the point that they produce equivalent yields to conventional farming.
