Posts tagged with ‘environmental working group’

Why buy organic? What’s the point? Is it just a fad? Why pay extra? These might be some questions that have gone through your head when you hear the word “organic”. In a perfect world, we wouldn’t even need the word “organic” because everything just would be. Farms would work with nature instead of against it, creating symbiotic relationships between different types of animals and crops and the land. Unfortunately, the majority of farming in the United States is a monoculture, only producing a single crop or type of livestock and by doing so destroying the land and environment. So let’s dive into what this means in terms of our food and health.