Archive for December, 2011
Why are prices higher organic or biological products?
The equation of conventional agriculture is more economical because it allows higher output at lower cost. In the case of organic or biological agriculture, this is more specific processes that require higher costs to be transferred to the consumer. So it is good to know how to incorporate organic foods into our diet without affecting our budget beyond the permissible.
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Are some truths and lies about food and organic agriculture. Organic products contributes to caring for our bodies and our health, and contributes to caring for our environment.
Organic farming promotes the care of the soil.
True. The ecological agricultural production is related to the SUSTAINABLE development. Organic farming prevents soil erosion, and preserve the fertility of farmland. In addition to organic production provides energy savings. Read the rest of this entry »
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Do you want to incorporate organic food into your diet?. It is a good start to start caring more about our health. This requires learning how to identify organic products. A true organic product must be correctly identified by a certificate from a competent authority.
How to identify organic and biological food at first sight?.
Non-organic products are associated with an image of near perfection: they have a regular, serious size and color. They are very aesthetic sight. By contrast, organically grown foods are more irregular shape and have varying sizes. Organic foods grow naturally and are not perfect, but taste better and are more nutritious and healthy, ideal for our diet ..
What defines a true organic food?
Are considered “organic” foods in which it during any stage of production used fertilizers, herbicides or chemical pesticides, nor in the soil where they are grown. They are also products that grow healthy fruit respecting the natural development time and the environment in which they grow. Read the rest of this entry »
Increasingly, diets based on organic foods gain popularity among consumers. We are facing a new era of consumer concern about their food and how to eat a healthy diet. The ecological organic food becomes an alternative, a new standard for responsible and sustainable consumption.
Increasingly, new studies come to light revealing the advantages of organic and healthy diet. Healthy diets with organically grown products such as reduced to undetectable levels of dietary exposure of children to pesticides commonly used in agricultural production in the U.S. (1)
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Organic foods are by definition products reaching the consumer market through a series of procedures that ensure a natural and in tune with the care of the environment and healthy diets. The concept of organic food is the result of applying non-polluting methods of production, without chemical additives or synthetic substances. Organic foods are the ideal complement to a healthy lifestyle and health care.
Are organic foods are produced with chemical additives?
No, do not use organic food additives and agricultural chemicals in their production. Nor are genetically modified (GM). Organic foods are produced with natural methods with special emphasis on the treatment of the land to preserve nutrients. Read the rest of this entry »