The Organic vs. Intensive Farming Debate

As consumers cut back on spending this year, will higher-priced organic foods look less appealing? In case you’re starting to hesitate in the grocery aisle, here’s a little refresher course on why organics are not only better for our bodies but also for our environment.

According to IFOAM,

organic agriculture:

• enhances soil structures
• conserves water
• mitigates climate change
• ensures sustained biodiversity

conventional agriculture:

• employs harmful inorganic fertilizers, herbicides and insecticides
• increases the suffocation of aquatic plants and animals due to rapid growth of algae
• spreads toxic dosages of herbicides and insecticides up the food chain to humans

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