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Don't Panic, It's Organic! |
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by Dharmendra Kapri | 17-07-2016 03:55
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Organic vegetables and fruit are ones which have not been sprayed with chemicals. Normally farmers use chemicals called pesticides on their fields to protect their crops from damage and disease. Pesticides are used to kill bugs which might damage the crops but they can harm other insects too. This means there is less food for creatures which might like to eat those insects, like bats and frogs. Farmers want to grow as much food as possible on their land in a short space of time so a lot of man-made fertilizers are used. This is called intensive farming. Intensive farming can damage the soil so that even more chemicals have to be used which is bad for wildlife and can pollute the streams. There is also less space for wild flowers and plants to grow which would attract wildlife.
If you see the word ?organic? on a label, it means no chemicals were used to grow the plant. Yet sometimes meat and dairy products such as milk, yoghurt, cheese and also eggs are labelled as organic too. This means that the animals are only fed organic food and are looked after better than non-organic farm animals.
Why is it a good idea? Eating foods which may have traces of chemicals on them all our lives can?t be good for us! Organic is better for wildlife and some insects can actually help the plants. Ladybirds and lacewings love eating aphids, those little green flies which destroy plants. So why not? Organic food tends to be more expensive because more people are needed to work on the farms and because farmers can?t grow as much food. However, the more people buy it, the cheaper it will become.
One way to be sure your food is organic is to grow your own! Then you know exactly what you have put on it and you might attract some wildlife too! Try buying at least one organic product every week. |
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Dharmendra, thanks for sharing information regarding organic foods! Though organic crops contribute a lot in saving Earth from pollution, some people refuse from eating them because they are expensive compared to the original ones. However, we should keep persuade them that it is worth it! Thanks for sharing!
Posted 24-07-2016 13:17
In Africa, there are lots of organic farms. It is recently that some farmers are getting used to fertilizers and pesticides. Organic food is the best! Thanks for the report
Posted 21-07-2016 17:21
Thanks for pin-pointing the good points of organic foods! I think more people would rather consume organic food but just cannot afford them. Thanks for posting!
Posted 21-07-2016 14:42
Organic food has more nutritional value compared to non-organic food. The risk of illness and health disorders associated with exposure to chemicals present in pesticides is also greatly reduced with the consumption of organic food.
Organic farming also fosters a healthier environment and reduces the pollution of surface and ground water with harmful chemicals.
Thanks for sharing Dharmendra!
Posted 17-07-2016 20:17
Once I read your report, I immediately surfed on net to find more information and I found that the word 'organic' refers to the way farmers grow and process agricultural products, such as fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy products and meat.
Organic farming practices are designed to encourage soil and water conservation and reduce pollution.
Thank you so much Dharmendra for sharing so many facts on organic food!
Posted 17-07-2016 15:31
Organic food is the safest(most hygienic) food and the most environment friendly as it travels minimum food miles thereby having minimum carbon emission. As you rightly pointed, many people don't buy organic food as it is expensive but if masses start to buy it, it will bring down it's price. I like the title of your report'Don't panic, it's organic.'
Thanks for sharing.
Posted 17-07-2016 05:42