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
