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- Fresh organic vegetables contain, on
average, fifty per cent more vitamins, enzymes and minerals
then intensively farmed produce.
- Organic fruit does not have chemical
residues on its skin from pesticides.
- Food additives linked to asthma, heart
disease and hyperactivity are amongst those banned by organic
standards. Hydrogenated fats are also banned in organic
food.
- Organic livestock is not fed with animal
proteins, antibiotics, growth hormones, anti-parasite medicines
and other drugs, so these do not get into humans through
the food chain.
- All organic eggs are free-range, but
not all free-range eggs are organic. Organic chickens and
eggs in the UK are strictly regulated. There must be less
than 500 birds in a flock, the chickens must not be de-beaked
and their diet must be free of antibiotics, animal protein
and colourants.
- By buying organic food, you can totally
avoid genetically modified ingredients int the food chain.
For example, organically raised cattle are not fed GM soya.
- Intensive farming costs the tax-payer
millions each year from cleaning up pesticides in our water
supply, to massive EU subsidies. The BSE crisis alone cost
taxpayers £4 billion. There has never been a reported
case of BSE in cattle born and raised on an organic farm.
- Organic farmers look after their soil
by rotating crops, using composted manure and planting crops
that naturally increase nitrogen in the soil. Artificial
fertilisers that can pollute water sources are banned.
- Organic farms support wildlife habitats,
with greater diversity of birds, insects and plants.
- Organic produce that is sold locally,
at farm shops and farmers markets for example, also helps
the ecology by saving on transport pollution and packaging
waste.
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