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The Benefits of Organic Farming Run Deep, Wide, and of Course, Free

The benefit of organic farming is a two fold intricate relationship between humans and nature and humans and their needs for nutritional survival. Organic farming offers human the choice of foods that have not been heavily laden with chemicals, pesticides, or hormonal creations that are intended to enhance food production but end up in our systems as well. The benefits of organic farming run much deeper than that, though, and the positive impact on the environment is substantial.

 

Since organic farming limits the use of pesticides, chemicals, and hormonal injections, organic farming has significantly less toxic and pollutant runoff than conventional farms do. There is no expectation that organic farming will create even 50% of the runoff problems caused by basic farming practices.

The benefits of organic farming are also significant when it comes to feeding a family. One of the most impressive differences is the lack of hormone injections in organic meats. Children who are raised on meats that have been chemically altered show at least some sign of being either physically or mentally affected by the chronic consumption. Research indicate that the noticeable increase in the average height and weight of a child as compared to a child of the same age twenty years ago is in part due to the ingestion of hormones that remain in the muscle of livestock and is ingested on dinner tables across America.

Our bodies are designed to live harmoniously with nature. The natural rhythm of our bodies matches the natural rhythm of the elements around us and we are affected on levels still unknown by changes within the natural environment. Creating new and improved chemical enhancements for livestock and vegetables has not increased our overall health. It is solely to provide farmers with a higher return per pound. While the farming industry needs financial help, creating a toxic product is not serving us well. There are numerous studies that link the increase in illness, cancer, and even other conditions like low fertility especially in women and high miscarriage rates to the additional chemicals that are in our food products suggest that the healthier body wants to return to a more natural method of raising and eating our foods.

There are plenty of studies that will argue these findings and claim that there is nothing potentially or actually harmful regarding the additional chemicals used in farming. Each side of the studies related to human health are still inconclusive, but present compelling evidence. The studies on the environmental effects are most definitely conclusive and indicate that organic farmers are helping rather than hurting the environment. But when it comes to the foods that I put in my body and the potential cause for damage later on, organic foods offer the safer choice. The taste has been reported to be better or the same, and most people are living healthier lives thank to the benefits of organic farming.

 

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