Benefits of Organic Foods

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Organically raised food is not a new concept. Farmers from way back have raised crops organically. Composting was used to fertilize the garden crops, and the farmers spread the manure from the animals on their fields. Today, this is done much easier with Honey Wagons and manure spreaders.

The concept of "growing organic" is to not use any commercial fertilizer, herbicide or pesticide that is not natural. There are natural insect enemies some of the organic growers use to deter the insects. Many use a mulch to keep weeds down. There are also some who employ workers to pick the insects off the plants to save them.

Scientists determined that there is no difference in the nutrition of the organic foods and non-organic foods. You have heard the old adage "you area what you eat," but check out the website organicconsumers.org/organic. More meat producers believe if you put unnatural compounds into an animal, like growth hormones, it gets into the meat, therefore tainting it. Milk producers cannot sell milk for several days if a cow has been treated for mastitis since it may taint the taste of the milk and enter into the human body. There may be no other way to treat a sick cow, but a cow raised on organic feed is much healthier and produces healthier meat and milk.

Organics have more benefits since there are no chemicals to get into the human system. Therefore, organic foods are cleaner and better for consumption. Organic farms are better for the environment since there is no chemical run-off from the fields into the nearby streams, lakes and rivers. Any manure that is left on the ground fertilizes the fields making for organically grown crops. More organic products make for healthier lives.