| A lot of people nowadays are questioning the quality | | | | younger bodies are more susceptible to chemical |
| of the food that they buy at the supermarket. | | | | impurities, who knows what problems we are building |
| With various health scares happening in Europe such | | | | up in including pesticides in food products like fruit and |
| as Mad Cow Disease and chickens getting flu people | | | | vegetables. |
| are starting to question the intensive farming methods | | | | Buying organic foods helps to reduce the dependence |
| that are now common practice. | | | | on all the non-renewable resources. |
| It is easy to see why farming has got so intensive, | | | | Next time you are shopping for groceries, think about |
| there is massive pressure from the supermarkets on | | | | how buying organically grown food can benefit you |
| buying prices and there is also strong foreign | | | | and your family. Think about choosing a food that was |
| competition, the world is getting smaller and | | | | grown as nature intended, would you buy food |
| transportation of food, easier. | | | | knowing that it had once been saturated with harmful |
| However, this intensive farming comes at a cost here | | | | chemicals? |
| are five reasons to buy organic: | | | | At one point in time, that was something you never |
| Organic farmers are helping to preserve the quality of | | | | would have thought about, but now today in the |
| our ecosystem by not using harmful chemicals that | | | | information age, people are more aware of what they |
| leach into the rivers killing off wildlife. | | | | are putting into their bodies. |
| Organically grown food gives us a naturally healthy | | | | Some good options to try from the organic range |
| and delicious food that is completely free of harmful | | | | include the following: apples, pears, strawberries, |
| chemicals and pesticides. | | | | grapes, nectarines, peaches, raspberries, potatoes, bell |
| Keeping farm animals in close conditions is not only | | | | peppers and spinach. |
| uncomfortable for them, it can help to spread disease. | | | | If you take a bit more time next time you shop you will |
| We are seeing the various strains of bird flu start to | | | | see many other foodstuffs that are offered with |
| infect humans now creating superbugs that have no | | | | organic varieties including eggs, milk, cheese, bacon, all |
| antidotes. | | | | types of meat, pasta and baby food. |
| Organic food is particularly good for children. Their | | | | |