Organic foods are made according to certain production standards.Organic Foods are produced without antibiotics; growth hormones;most conventional pesticides or genetically altered organism.

In 1939, Lord Northbourne coined the term organic farming in his book Look to the Land , out of his conception of "the farm as organism," to describe a holistic, ecologically-balanced approach to farming—in contrast to what he called chemical farming.

The Advantages of Organic Foods

~ Organic food is much richer in vitamins, minerals and fiber and retains the levels of nutrients for much longer.

~ Your body will be more resistant to disease as it will have higher levels of the essential nutrients it needs to fight off infection.

~ You will have more energy through consuming lower levels of toxins and chemicals that slow your body down.

~ Organic food just tastes so much better!

The disavantages of organic foods

The Cost factor:

Organic food items are approximately 40% more expensive than conventional food, making it a luxury for the common man

The Quality of food:The critics acclaim that if the soil and water are already contaminated through years of manipulated farming, the organic food grown on these soils is likely to be contaminated as well.

Ploughing or tilling the farm has more damaging effects than employing herbicides, like glyphosphates.

Critics claim that conventional farming makes use of only specific chemicals as fertilizers, while organic farming employs manure and compost, which leads to a wide variety of chemicals being unnecessarily introduced into the soil

Recent controversies include, using so called ‘organic’ products from cloned animals. The majority of these animals have been derived from animals raised non-organically.

Low Production:

Most of the organicfood is sold out assoon as it reachesthe market, as theproduction of thesefood items isinsufficient to meetthe growing demand.The yield of organicfoods is far too lowcompared to theconventional yield.

Organic farming

Organic farming is the form of agriculture that relies on crop rotation, green manure, biological pest control, and mechanical cultivation to maintain soil productivity and control pests, excluding or strictly limiting the use of synthetic fertilizers and synthetic pesticides, plant growth regulators, livestock feed additives, and genetically modified organisms.

Organic agriculture is a production system that sustains the health of soils, ecosystems and people. It relies on ecological processes. Organic agriculture combines tradition, innovation and science to benefit the shared environment and promote fair relationships and a good quality of life for all involved.

Geographic producer distribution

The markets for organic products are strongest in North America and Europe, which as of 2001 are estimated to have $6 and $8 billion respectively of the $20 billion market . However, as of 2007 organic farmland is distributed across the globe. Australasia has 39% of the total organic farmland with Australia's 11.8 million hectares, but 97 percent of this land is sprawling rangeland , which results in total sales of approximately 5% of US sales (. Europe has 23 percent of total organic farmland (6.9 million hectares), followed by Latin America with 19 percent (5.8 million hectares). Asia has 9.5 percent while North America has 7.2 percent. Africa has a mere 3 percent

Therefore, organic food isnot only very healthy for thosewho want to like , not only survivebut also very tasty ! My advice is to try and reduce the amount of chemicals in yourfood by going organic !

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