*image above, organic farm here in Hong Kong*
Maybe the title of this post is just my opinion. So far my visit here has showed me that organic fruits and vegetables are expensive. I bought two organic oranges the other day (they were really small too) for almost $2 USD, whoah mama, that is pricey.
Watching the news yesterday there was a portion about organic veggies. The coverage was done in the United States saying that organic vs. non-organics have the same amount of nutrients and that the only difference is that the price of organics are twice as much as non-organics. I was a bit irritated by this article because it lacked to mention the fact that organic foods are not harvested with pesticides which is one of the main reasons that people prefer them.
Pesticides are not only bad for people if ingested but they are also harmful to the environment. Pesticides that runoff into water sources can be contaminate it and it can also contaminate the soil.
All in all buy organic foods not for additional nutrition value but to prevent inorganic materials that are in pesticides from entering our environment.
Another note: recently a company in Davis, California has created an organic pesticide to increase the crop yield on organic farms.
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