Everyones going

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Everyones going ORGANIC!!! SHOULD YOU?
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What well cover today

• What organic really means(and what it doesnt)
  
• Why organic food is more expensive
• Reasons to consider buying organic foods
• How to choose organic products wisely(without
  busting your budget!)

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Top Reasons Americans Are Choosing Organic

• Prefer fewer chemicals in food
• Healthier for self/family
• Better for the environment
• Prefer the taste

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ORGANIC What it is
And what it isnt

• Organic IS a production claim
• It is about how a food is produced and handled
• Organic IS NOT a content claim
• Does not represent that a product is free of
  something.
• Organic IS NOT a food safety claim
• Not a judgment about the quality and the safety
  of any product
• Organic does not mean a product is superior,
  safer, or more healthful

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ORGANICWhat it meansMEAT, POULTRY, EGGS, DAIRY

• come from animals that are given no hormones or
  antibiotics
• animals are fed organic feed
• health and natural behavior of the animals are
  accomodated

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ORGANICWhat it meansPRODUCE AND GRAINS

• produced without
• conventional pesticides
• synthetic fertilizers
• bioengineering
• radiation

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ORGANICWhat it meansFARMS CROPS

• maintain or improve soil condition
• Reduce soil erosion
• Use rotation, cover crops, and application of
  plant and animal material
• DO NOT contribute to environmental contamination
  through application of plant and animal material

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ORGANICWhat it meansCERTIFICATION

• Government-approved agents inspect the farms and
  all growing processes to ensure that the
  processor is following all the rules

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The organic label what it really means

• 100 Organic
• must contain only organic ingredients
• Organic
• Must contain at least 95 organic ingredients

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The organic label what it really means

• Made with organic ingredients
• processed foods that must contain at least
  70 organic ingredients
• CANNOT USE USDA SEAL

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The organic label what it really means

• MEANINGFUL
• 100 Organic
• Organic
• made with organic ingredients

• MEANINGLESS
• free-range
• free-roaming
• natural
• all natural

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Why are organic foods so expensive?

• High consumer demand may be increasing cost
• Production costs higher
• Fertilize with compost and animal manure
  bulkier and more expensive to ship than sewage
  sludge and chemical fertilizers
• Crop rotation keeps the soil healthy, but doesnt
  allow farmer to grow highest value crop all the
  time
• Organic feed costs almost double conventional feed

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Why spend the money on organic foods?

• Environmental benefits
• Organic farms conserve energy and protect the
  environment by maintaining ecological harmony
• Organic farming enhances biodiversity highly
  diverse genetic pool helpful in future when
  beneficial characteristics can be tapped
• Crop rotations, intercropping prevent soil
  erosion minimizes nutrient losses and boosts
  soil productivity
• No fertilizers or pesticides to pollute
  groundwater

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Why spend the money on organic foods?

• Social benefits
• Promote higher standards of animal welfare
• Avoidance of health risks to farmers due to
  inappropriate handling of pesticides
• Promote rural development generate additional
  farm employment
• Prevent serious dangers of anti-biotic resistant
  bacteria

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Why spend the money on organic foods?
What about HEALTH benefits?

• Reduces your exposure to pesticides
• May increase your intake of beneficial vitamins
  and minerals, essential fatty acids, and
  antioxidants
• As of now, effects of pesticides are not well
  understoodbut concern is evident
• Evidence not conclusive that organic foods are
  healthier

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When buying organic pays.

• And when it doesnt

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Buy ORGANIC version of these products
AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE

• Peaches
• Apples
• Sweet bell peppers
• Celery
• Nectarines
• strawberries

• 7. Cherries
• 8. Lettuce
• 9. Grapes (imported)
• 10. Pears
• 11. Spinach
• 12. Potatoes

The DIRTY DOZEN
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Buy ORGANIC version of these products
AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE

• MEAT, POULTRY, EGGS, DAIRY
• Greatly reduce your exposure to agent that causes
  mad cow disease
• Avoid results of hormones and antibiotics

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Buy ORGANIC version of these products
AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE

• BABY FOOD

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Buy ORGANIC version of these products
IF IS NO OBJECT

• Asparagus
• Avocados
• Bananas
• Broccoli
• Cauliflower
• Sweet corn

• Kiwi
• Mangos
• Onions
• Papaya
• Pineapples
• Sweet peas

Consider conventional version Organic offers only
marginal benefits
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Buy ORGANIC version of these products
IF IS NO OBJECT

• Breads
• oils
• Snack foods
• Pasta
• Cereal
• Other packaged foods such as canned or dried
  fruit or vegetables

Consider conventional version Organic offers only
marginal benefits
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Dont bother buying organic

• Seafood
• Cosmetics

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Enjoy the rest of September!!!