Do you know where your food comes from? If your answer is, “The grocery store,” or “some warehouse somewhere,” chances are you aren’t really aware of how your food gets to your table. If you hit up a local farmers market or join a CSA, you might start to get more of a feel for what efforts are put into bringing you that delicious apple or nutritious spinach. Additionally, by going out of your way to buy organic, you’re almost forced to become more mindful about what you put into your body. – CC
over 600 active chemicals are approved for agricultural use in the US with the current application, it amounts to about 16 pounds of chemical pesticides per person per year 90% of these chemicals have not been tested for long-term adverse effects before being called “safe” only 1% of food is tested for pesticide residue
“Safe” may not mean what you think it does. – CC
