Organic Food includes a variety of meat, poultry, fish, seafood, nuts, dairy, cheese, milk, vegetables and fruits. Every day, more and more people are turning to organic food as a more reliable and safer way to feed themselves and their family.

Organic farming is based on practices that replenish and maintain soil fertility, while assisting nature's balance through diversity and recycling of energy and nutrients. This method also strives to avoid or reduce the use of synthetic fertilizers and pest controls.

Be aware of the interchange of the words 'natural' and 'organic'. Many products are being marketed as ‘natural’ without having true organic certification.

Advantages of Organic Food

• Fresh organic produce contains a healthy average of 50% more minerals and vitamins.
• Organic foods are free of chemical pesticides/residues and synthetic fertilizers.
• Organic farming is good for the environment as the farmers and gardeners work with natural systems to minimize and continually replenish any resources the soil consumes.
• Overall better quality of food to eat.

Some look at the cost as a disadvantage. However, when considering the option of longevity of life and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, others argue that the latter is priceless!

Organic Food Product Statistics

• Around 55% of the organic food eaten in the UK is imported. This is because the demand for organic food far exceeds the available supply produced in the UK.
• The food industry has grown about 1% or less annually in the last 10 years while retail sales of organic food products have grown more than 20% in the same period.
• Organic farming is practiced in approximately 100 countries throughout the world, with more than 24 million hectares (59 million acres) now under organic management.
  
  
  

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