Here are some of our favorite health benefits of organic:

1. No pesticides, herbicides, fungicides or chemical fertilizers are used. Organic ensures that foods are grown without the use of these harmful substances, some of which are known to cause cancer.
2. Organic farming reduces long time exposure to pesticides and chemical fertilizers, for farmers, workers, and consumers which can affect the body’s ability to eliminate toxins.
3. Organic food is free of artificial colors, preservatives, flavors, trans fats, enhancers, stabilizers, fillers, sweeteners or other additives.
4. Studies show that organic foods are more nutritious and higher in antioxidants because they are grown on more nutrient rich soil.
5. Eating organic fruits and vegetables could increase your antioxidant intake by 20-40%.
6. Organic farming ensures that food is not subject to any artificial human intervention or genetic modification.
7. Diseases, pests, and weeds are managed through good soil health for natural plant resistance, selection for stronger plants, crop rotation, natural predators, and beneficial insects.
8. Organic food cannot be irradiated. Irradiation causes changes to both macro and micro-nutrients in foods and creates free radicals.
9. Unlike conventional methods, antibiotics, pathogens, or hormones are used in raising livestock. Organic livestock have higher animal welfare standards which lower levels of pathogens present in meat.