Is Organic Food Better? 4 Reasons To Say Yes!
If you are an advocate of growing organically, you cannot avoid getting asked the question “is organic food better?”. I love to be able to honestly answer “yes” to that one!
However, that’s not likely a response that appeases either the contemptuous or the concerned inquirer. We must have more information here!
Nutrients Organically grown food contains more nutrients, like vitamins and phytonutrients, than conventionally grown. This has been shown in more than one study. Plants grown in an organic manner do not grow so fast, and therefore are able to store more nutients than their fastgrowing counterparts in the non organic garden.
Less chemicals Growing organic vegetables means using other methods than strong chemicals to protect your crop. The chemicals used in non organic farming are not only toxic to the targeted pests and weeds but to all living organisms, including you and me. And what’s really scary is that we are exposed to so many different substances that all mix in our bodies, and no one really knows what kind of synergy effects that occur. Choosing to eat organic means cutting out at least some of the chemicals in the mix.
Better taste For the same reason that organically grown food contains more nutrients it also tastes better! Of course, this is a quality hard to measure in scientific terms, but blindfold tests commonly give the result that the organic variant does indeed taste better. Growing more slowly the vegetables can accumulate more of the taste-giving substances.
The environment One obvious reason that organic is better is the fact that it is better for the environment. There are more reasons for this than the absence of chemicals, but I will not go deeper into this subject in this article
Conclusion Not convinced that the answer to “is organic food better?” is YES? Then I suggest you start from the beginning again, and by all means, go look for more information. Because I do wish that all people would realize that it is so important to start eating organic!
