Commercial (non-organic) produce uses chemical fertilizers and pesticides that kill the bugs and make the fruits and vegetables grow bigger and prettier. Unfortunately these chemicals add up collectively in our systems and can cause cancer, fatigue, poor concentration, a weakening of our brain functions, and illness. They also pollute the soil of the farmland, and deplete it of minerals and vitamins so that commercial fruits and vegetables have much less nutrition in them than organic foods, and also do not taste as good. Recently commercial growers have started using human sewage as fertilizer. This is leading to several outbreaks of disease that are causing raw fruits and vegetables to be called "unsafe to eat". However raw fruits and vegetables are the most important foods we can eat. They fight disease and are the ultimate fuel for our cells. They are the foods that are the most natural and that we were designed to eat. Fruit is the food that children are all naturally drawn to before anything else, if they are exposed to it first, before the un-natural junk foods. Therefore it is important to purchase only organic fruits and vegetables. Small organic growers observe the highest standards, care about the food they grow, grow their food with love and attention, and use only natural compost (vegetable scraps that are going back to the earth) to fertilize their soil. Their methods are work-intensive and therefore they have to charge a little bit more for their food. Your family is well worth it! The money you will save on health care alone will far outweigh the few extra cents you will spend to eat organic! And the health benefits go way beyond what money can buy!
