Organic vegetables burst with flavor, and it is no wonder, healthy and balanced soils produce great tasting vegetables. Numerous studies have shown that these kinds of vegetables have more nutrition and higher levels of cancer fighting antioxidants than conventionally grown vegetables.
It is scary to imagine the chemicals flooded into conventionally farmed vegetables. What factory did they come from and from how far away did they travel to be pumped into the good earth and shoved through the roots of the perfect vegetables that you may be about to eat?
Studies show that most conventionally farmed vegetables have pesticides and other chemical residues including nitrates. Almost all of these chemicals are carcinogens. These artificial toxins are even more damaging to children because they are still developing. Some pesticides that were banned decades ago are still found in the soil and show up in vegetables when tested.
Other chemicals are found in ground and irrigation water. Conventionally farmed vegetables are eight to eleven times more likely to contain multiple pesticide residues than organic vegetables, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Large, modern agribusiness food production is senseless, wasteful and obsolete. All over the world organic food is grown with love and sweat, free of pesticides, chemicals, herbicides and genetically modified foods. It has been done this way for thousands of years, but in the all out chase for profit and conformity, we have lost our way. Much of the conventional farming done today is the result of having to provide for the fast food industry. Fortunately, all over the country, organic vegetables are grown and eaten, and in increasing numbers.
Eating organic vegetables is an easy and healthy way to be proactive about your well being. They are a great alternative to depleted, mass produced vegetables that are grown with profit in mind, not tender loving care. Yes, organic veggies can be more expensive than conventional ones, but the benefits far outweigh the costs.
Consider switching to organically grown vegetables for you and your family.
